Volume XXIX, Issue I
September 2009
President’s
Message
Jerry Hunter, EBEA President
BCIT –
I am happy
to welcome each of you back to another school year. With the opening of school comes the annual challenge
of mem-orizing names of students, learning new technology, developing new
courses, and staying a step ahead of our students. What was considered “new” last June when
school ended has quickly become “old” by the time school starts in the fall.
For some
of us, these challenges are met through participation in professional state,
regional, and national conferences, attending EBEA’s summer computer camp, enrolling
in college courses, reading professional journals, searching for information
online, and participating in blogs, wikis, twitter, and other social networking
sites online.
The days
of beginning a new school year expecting nothing new to be added to our plate
are long gone; and as professional business educators, we must each step up to
the plate eager to prepare our students with the latest skills and facilitate
their mastery of technology that relates to our field of business and computer
education.
This past
summer, EBEA sponsored our first annual Computer Camp. Participants from
Both
traditional and hands-on computer sessions will be offered. Technology sessions will include Adobe Photoshop
CS4, Flash CS4, Dreamweaver CS3, Scratch, Creating Safe On-Line Identities, SAM
2007, and Web 2.0 Tools. Other session
topics and their descriptions will be appearing soon on both our website, www.ebea.info as well as
on PBEA’s website at www.pbea.info.
The registration deadline has been extended until November 9, 2009, due to issues with bulkmailing our newsletter.
Click this here for the
PBEA/EBEA Convention Registration Form
Tentative Schedule
Thursday, November 19
10 am – noon EBEA
Executive Board Meeting
2:00-3:30 “State of
4:00-6:00 pm Your choice of two great hands-on
sessions; SCRATCH or *Photoshop CS4. Take-home materials will be
provided—Bring your own laptop, hands-on fee required. (2 hours
ACT 48 credit)
8:00-10:00 pm Cengage Social/Karaoke—Wear your college
gear and gear up to sing! Refreshments will be served and prizes will be
awarded!!
Friday sessions begin early, so get a good night
sleep!
Friday, November 20
Enjoy a hot buffet breakfast, awards luncheon, breaks,
professional exhibitors, useful tools and take-home materials. All
sessions receive ACT 48 credit.
Hands-on Sessions—Bring your own Laptop: (Hands-on fee
required. New this year!!!--take-home materials provided for each hands-on
session.)
7:30 – 9:30 am *Flash CS4
Thinkfinity & Ning Network
11:05 am – 1:05 pm *Dreamweaver
CS3
SAM 2007
12:10 – 1:10 pm Web 2.0 Tools
*Requires software: go to www.adobe.com to
download free 30-day trial.
**Requires browser/plug-in specifications, check www.pbea.info
for details.
Friday’s Non-Hands-On Sessions Include:
Sexting/Cyberbullying, JAVA, Middle School Computers, Games in Business
Education, Starting a Financial Literacy Course at Your School, Hot
Technologies in 2009, Second Life, Keys to a Successful First Year, Strategies
to Enhance Student’s Desire to Learn, Financial Literacy, and Gangs in Schools.
Visit www.pbea.info for up-to-date details.
Sessions subject to change.
Help EBEA Sponsor PDPP Stipends
Each year EBEA sponsors Professional
Development Partnership Program stipends to first-time NBEA Convention
attendees. If you are planning to
attend your first NBEA Convention, March 30-April 3, 2009, in
The amount of stipends available for
EBEA members is determined by the amount of contributions received. Each stipend is in the amount of $200 to help
defray convention expenses. You can join
supporters of business education by making a contribution of $10 or more. Please send your check and the form printed
below as soon as possible. Your
contribution will be acknowledged in the EBEA Newsletter and is tax deductible.
Professional Development Partnership Program
Yes,
I wish to make a tax-exempt donation of at least $10 to the Professional
Development Partnership Program for Patrons to go toward $200 stipends for EBEA
members to attend their first NBEA Convention in 2010. Make your checks payable to EBEA and send
your donation to:
Jerry
Hunter,
Name
__________________________________
Address
________________________________
_______________________________________
Telephone
______________________________
Donation
Amount $_______________________
EBEA
Computer Camp
August 3-7, 2009
Eight campers, led by four instructors -
Jerry Hunter (EBEA President), Sara Sutter and Alice Barr (Certified Google
Apps Specialists), and Drew McNeely (SMART Board Trainer) spent an entire week
immersing themselves into the latest technology that they hope to be using in
their own classrooms during the coming year. A special thanks goes to
Edwina Kaliku (Cengage Rep for Maine, Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire) for
providing each camper with a huge assortment of the latest technology-related
textbooks dealing with Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash CS4, Century 21
Accounting (9th edition including the use of Aplia Online Working Papers),
Google Apps Course Notes, etc.
Day 1 -- After a roundtable discussion on what each camper taught for
courses in their own schools and what they each hoped to learn during the camp,
they spent the majority of the first day learning to use Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Day 2 -- More detailed instruction with Photoshop was conducted.
The day was hot and humid so we went for a spontaneous field trip to the
Portland Headlight ... the world's most photographed lighthouse.
Each camper was given a digital camcorder and a digital camera and given an
assignment of taking a variety of video and still images. Upon their return to the high school, EBEA
members were then taught how to do a project which included images that they
had photographed earlier in the day.
Day 3 -- Another hot and humid day was forecasted in
Day 4 --Guest instructor, Drew McNeely, spent approximately 1 1/2
hours providing instruction on how to use a SMART Board. We then
moved to the Video Production classroom where we learned to create a video of
the Portland Headlight footage from Tuesday using iMovie. After lunch we
then covered wikis, blogs, twitter, learned about SKYPE, and shared tips on
using search engines including bing.com. Our group enjoyed a night dining
together in
Day 5 -- Today was the final day of our week-long camp. In
the morning, Jerry provided each camper with a certificate that he/she may use
with his/her school for recertification. We then spent time on Microsoft
Photostory 3, MS Office 2007, and Adobe Dreamweaver CS4.
The camp was extremely
successful. The small group setting
allowed participants to receive detailed instruction while at the same time
feeling free to branch out in areas specifically interesting to them. We are hoping to offer the camp again next
summer. Watch our website (www.ebea.info) this winter for details on our
2010 Computer Camp!
2009 Computer Campers – above left to right: Eric Robinson, JoAnn MacPherson, Shelley
Burek, Carlene Campbell, Terry Bodenstein, David Madore, and Jerry Hunter. Absent from photo are Catherine Boudreau
and Linda Davis.
EBEA Executive Board
Vacancies
Would you or someone you know like to
assume a leadership role in EBEA? If so, why not take the first step in
becoming a member of the EBEA Executive Board. By assuming a professional
leadership role in EBEA, you will help keep business education active and alive!
The following positions are open for nomination and election at the EBEA
Convention in
President-Elect
Secretary
EBEA Representative to the NBEA Board
(1-year
term)
Post-Secondary
(3-year term) (3-year
term, beginning July 1, 2010)
(The
role of President-Elect may become eligible for a member from ANY level pending
approval of bylaw changes at the EBEA/PBEA Convention November 20, 2009.
The President-Elect must be serving or
have served in an elected or appointed position on the EBEA Executive Board for
a minimum of one year. (See Article VIII, Section 2, of the Bylaws for complete
qualifications on eligibility for office.) A vitae and letter of intent must be
postmarked before November 9, 2009,
and sent to Mr. Jerry Hunter, EBEA
Nominating Committee Chair,
2009 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to OCTOBER 2005 BYLAWS
BYLAWS OF THE
EASTERN BUSINESS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, INC.
(Proposed
amendments appear in boldface and italic)
Article 1. Name
CURRENT: The name of this organization shall be
the Eastern Business Education Association (EBEA), the Eastern Region of the
National Business Education Association (NBEA).
The association includes: the
states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; the District of
Columbia; Bermuda; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the United States Virgin
Islands; and the Canadian provinces adjacent to the Eastern Region (New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Newfoundland, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island).
PROPOSED: The name . . . . (
REASON:
Alphabetize Canadian province names.
CURRENT: The objectives of the association are as follows:
a. To promote all
phases of education for business provided that the association shall not engage
in any activity which would be inconsistent with the status of an educational
and charitable organization as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954 or any successor provision thereto;
b. To serve as a
unifying agency among area, state, and other groups dedicated to serving
education for business in the Eastern Region; and
c. To promote the
professional growth of educators for business.
PROPOSED:
b.
To serve . . . education for and about business in the Eastern
Region; and
REASON: Indicate the broader base that business
education serves in preparing students for both employment and life.
CURRENT:
SECTION 2. The president shall:
a. Serve as a member
of the NBEA executive board;
b. Preside at all
meetings of the association and the executive board;
c. Appoint committees
and committee chairs with the approval of the executive board;
d. Represent the
association at seminars, meetings, or conventions of other professional groups
and associations;
e. Notify the
executive board of all executive board meetings;
f. Serve as an
ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee; and
g. Perform any other
duties that the executive board may direct.
PROPOSED:
Delete current a.
Re-letter current b to g
as new a to f.
REASON:
Comply with amended NBEA Bylaws
whereby the regional presidents no longer serve on the NBEA executive board.
CURRENT:
SECTION 1. The general administration of the association
shall be vested in an executive board, which shall be composed of the
following:
a. Voting members:
president; president-elect; secretary; treasurer; immediate past
president; one director from the secondary level to include middle/junior high
to high school teachers and local or state secondary
administrators/supervisors; one director from the post-secondary level, any
institution to include faculty and local or state post-secondary
administrators/supervisors; and two EBEA representatives to the NBEA executive
board, one from the post-secondary level and one from the secondary level.
PROPOSED:
a.
Voting members: ... and one EBEA representative to the NBEA executive board.
REASON:
Comply with amended NBEA Bylaws
whereby only one representative from each region serves on the NBEA executive
board; that representative can come from the secondary or post-secondary level.
CURRENT:
b.
Non-voting members: chairs of all
standing committees and the state, district, territory, and province president
or designee from the host state of the annual convention who are not elected
members of the executive board.
PROPOSED:
b.
Non-voting members: chairs of all
standing committees. [Delete remainder of sentence.]
REASON:
Reduce number of members on EBEA
executive board and cost to EBEA to attend functions; input will still be
sought from host state, district, territory, or province president/representatives,
but the person will not serve on the EBEA executive board.
CURRENT:
SECTION 3. EBEA representatives to the NBEA executive
board shall:
a. Serve as board
coordinators for one or more convention sessions;
b. Fill vacancies at
assigned convention sessions;
c. Chair at least one
standing committee as appointed by the president;
d. Work with the
regional membership chair in recruiting NBEA/EBEA membership;
e. Attend the two
NBEA executive board meetings and the NBEA annual convention as representatives
of the Eastern Region;
PROPOSED:
SECTION 3: The EBEA representative to the NBEA
executive board shall:
a. Serve as the EBEA regional membership director to recruit
NBEA/EBEA membership;
Re-letter current a as b. Serve as board coordinator
. . . sessions;
Re-letter current b and c as
new c and d.
Delete current d.
e.
Attend
the two NBEA . . . as the representative of the Eastern Region;
REASONS: Comply with amended NBEA Bylaws
whereby only one representative from each region serves on the NBEA executive
board.
Appoint the EBEA
representative to the NBEA executive board as the regional membership director,
as this position was formerly held by the senior of the two representatives to
the NBEA executive board.
CURRENT: SECTION 2. The following officers, directors, and EBEA
representatives to the NBEA executive board shall be elected by a ballot at the
annual convention for their respective terms.
The terms of office for elected officers and directors shall be from
annual convention to annual convention.
PROPOSED:
SECTION 2. The following officers, directors, and EBEA representative
. . . .
REASON:
Comply with amended NBEA Bylaws
whereby only one representative from each region serves on the NBEA executive
board.
CURRENT: a. The president shall serve a
one-year term at the expiration of which he/she shall serve as immediate past
president for a term of one year. The
EBEA president shall serve on the NBEA executive board from July 1 to June 30.
PROPOSED: a.
The president shall serve a one-year term at the expiration of which
he/she shall serve as immediate past president for a term of one year. [Delete second sentence.]
REASON:
Comply with amended NBEA Bylaws whereby
the regional presidents no longer serve on the NBEA executive board.
CURRENT: b.
The president-elect shall:
1. Be elected for a term of one year. To be eligible for election as
president-elect, the candidate shall be serving or have served in an elected or
appointed position on the executive board as an officer, director, or chair of
a standing committee for a minimum of one year.
The president-elect shall be actively employed or retired from the
membership level for which he/she is nominated at the time of election. If the president-elect’s membership level
changes after election, succession to the presidency will not be affected;
2. Be elected from the membership level in the
two-year cycle as follows: (1) secondary schools; and (2) post-secondary
schools and
3. Succeed to the office of president upon
completion of the president’s term of office; if the president resigns or
becomes unable to complete his/her term of office, the president-elect who
serves for the unexpired term of his/her predecessor shall continue to serve as
president for the term for which he/she was elected.
PROPOSED: b.
The president-elect shall:
1. Be
elected for a term of one year. To be
eligible for election as president-elect, the candidate shall be serving or
have served in an elected or appointed position on the executive board as an
officer, director, or chair of a standing committee for a minimum of one
year. The president-elect shall be
actively employed or retired. [Delete
remainder of section.]
Delete
current 2.
Re-number
current 3 to new 2.
REASON: Attract more candidates for the
office of president-elect by eliminating the rotating teaching-level
requirement.
CURRENT: e.
Directors shall:
1. Be elected for three-year terms from two
levels: secondary level to include
middle/junior high through high school teachers and local or state secondary
administrator/supervisors and post-secondary level, any institution to include
faculty and local or state post-secondary administrators/supervisors; and
2. Be actively employed in the membership level
from which they were originally elected or appointed at the beginning of each
year of their term.
PROPOSED:
e.
Directors shall:
1. Be
elected for a term of three years each from two levels: . . . .
REASON: Clarify term of office by changing
wording.
CURRENT: f.
A retired member may run for a director’s position at the level in which
he/she was last employed.
PROPOSED: f.
A retired member may run . . . level in which he/she was once employed.
REASON: Attract more candidates for the directors’ positions
by allowing a retired member to represent any level in which he/she once
taught.
CURRENT: g.
EBEA representative(s) to the NBEA executive board shall:
1. Be elected for a three-year term in
accordance with the NBEA’s fiscal year; and
2. Be eligible for election as EBEA
representative to the NBEA executive board by serving or having served in an
elected or appointed position on the EBEA executive board as an officer,
director, or chair of a standing committee for a minimum of one year.
PROPOSED: g.
The EBEA representative to the NBEA executive board shall:
REASON: Comply with amended NBEA Bylaws
whereby only one representative from each region serves on the NBEA executive
board.
CURRENT: SECTION 3. The executive board shall make the decision
on holding or omitting an annual convention should unforeseen circumstances
occur (natural disasters, depleted treasury, hotel bankruptcy, etc.).
PROPOSED: SECTION 3. The executive board shall make the decision
on holding or omitting an annual convention should unforeseen circumstances
occur (natural disasters, fiscal restraints, hotel bankruptcy,
etc.). In the absence of an annual
convention, officers and executive board members shall remain in office until
the next annual convention.
REASONS: Revise wording on financial
issues.
Provide for continuance of EBEA officers and executive board members in
the absence of an annual convention.
2009 EBEA Educator-of-the-Year Award
Criteria
and Nomination Procedures
Excellence in business education is
alive and well in the schools and colleges. Too often, however, business educators
are too humble to “spread the word” about the innovative strategies in place in
their classrooms and departments. That humility goes even a step further when
it comes to gaining recognition for themselves and the work that they do as
part of their professional careers.
All EBEA members are acquainted with
an outstanding educator, whether it is a colleague or a mentor. Now is the time
to seek recognition for that educator for his/her outstanding contributions to
business education by nominating eligible recipients in the three following
categories for the 2009 EBEA Educator-of-the-Year Awards:
· Secondary Business
Educator
· Post-Secondary (2-year
schools)
· University (4-year
schools)
Purpose
To recognize and express the Association’s appreciation to outstanding service
to the business education profession.
Presentation
of Awards
A
plaque will be presented to each EBEA Educator-of-the-Year (not to exceed one
for each of the three categories) at the 113th Annual Business Meeting of EBEA to be held at
the 2009 EBEA Annual Convention in
Eligibility
Each recipient of the award must be an NBEA member for the last five (5)
consecutive years prior to receiving the award, including the year of
nomination. Each recipient of the award must be involved with the instructional
processes in business education, including their administration and
supervision.
Nominations
Any teacher or administrator may nominate any eligible member of EBEA for the
award. The nominator must be closely acquainted with the qualifications of the
nominee and must follow the nomination procedures as listed on the next page.
Criteria for Nominations
The nominee must have made a significant contribution to the field of business
education through participation in and involvement with instructional processes
and services. The following criteria may be helpful when considering a candidate
for this award.
¨
Instructional
Accomplishments
Has been a strong participant in the instruction process of
business education as a teacher and/or as a supervisor of teachers and has
demonstrated competence in these endeavors through the learning accomplishments
of students.
¨
Demonstrated
Leadership
Holds or has held leadership roles in school and community
agencies as well as in professional organizations.
¨
Professional
Interests
Attends and participates in
conventions, conferences, seminars and workshops, and advanced studies; shares
knowledge through publications; shows evident interest in discovery through
formal and informal research; has demonstrated through practice a receptive
attitude toward experimentation.
¨
Personal Qualities
Enjoys a reputation for integrity and honesty in all aspects
of life; is fair in relationships with others and is tolerant of those with
different professional styles and methods.
¨
Civic and Cultural
Activities
Attends and participates in the affairs of the community and
is well informed with respect to local issues relevant to education.
¨ Other
Such other professional or personal accomplishments that seem relevant in
establishing the candidate as an appropriate nominee.
Nomination Procedures
Nominations must be submitted in writing to the chair of the EBEA
Educator-of-the-Year Committee postmarked by October 1, 2009. A brief letter naming the nominee and award
level is all that is necessary. (A copy of the nomination letter should also be
sent to the nominee.)
The chair of the committee will
request the nominee or nominator to complete appropriate materials. All
completed application forms and supporting materials must be postmarked by October
24, 2009. Receipt of the nominations
will be acknowledged by the chair. Please send to the following address:
Dr. Hector Lopez, Chair
EBEA Educator-of-the-Year Awards Committee
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Regional News
New Hampshire Business Education Association Fall Conference
November 3, 2009 Keynote Speaker: John Jacobs, Co-founder, Life is good For more information, view the NHBEA website. contact Dorothy Morin at (603) 589-6400 Professional Development Opportunity The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is in the process of updating the National Standards for Business Education and is in need of business education teachers to serve as reviewers. This will be the fourth edition of the national standards with a publication date of spring 2011. As a member of the NBEA Administrative Curriculum Committee, I have been asked to forward to the national office the names of 25 business educators who would be willing to serve as reviewers for this important document. I have chosen you because of your expertise and overall understanding of the business education curriculum. I hope I can include your name on my list. In January/February 2010, if you are chosen by NBEA to serve as a reviewer, you will be sent an electronic and hard copy of the standards section(s) you were willing to review (Accounting, Business Law, etc), and a feedback form to complete consisting of four questions. You will be given approximately two weeks to complete the review process. This process consists of reviewing the section(s), keeping in mind these questions: The review process should take no longer than two (2) hours. The content area sections of the national standards are: As business educators, our mission is to prepare students for the workplace by teaching them the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed. I hope you can assist NBEA and me in this important project. Please say “yes” to have your name considered as a reviewer by completing the attached form and returning it to me by November 13, 2009. Should you have questions, contact me. I look forward to receiving your completed form on or before November 13, 2009. Enjoy the rest of the fall weather. I hope to see you at PBEA in Grantville, PA, November 19 & 20. email attachment PS If you cannot help with this project, do you know of someone who can? If the individual is willing, send me his/her information to forward to the national office. I am also in need of business people to serve as reviewers. If you know of any, please send me their information. John J. Olivo, Ph.D.
River College
Nashua, NH
Professor, Chair,
M.Ed in BE Coordinator
BE & ITM Department
Bloomsburg University of PA
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
http://cob.bloomu.edu/jolivo
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