High School of Business ™ November 15, 2010

Did you know… NextHowWhatWho Why 1)Why create this program? 2)Who…students. Building knowledge, skills, confidence. 3)What does the program look like at a school? 4)How has it grown over the last four years? 5)Next steps for getting involved

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Did you know… 1)By 2020, 75% of all jobs will require a college degree 2)More students choose a major in business 3)Preparation is key. Knowledge, skills, credits= student success 4)21st Century workplace demands....no matter the career. 5)Business degrees land jobs-- even in a tough economy. NextHowWhatWho Why

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhatWho Why We listened… and found inspiration

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhatWho Why For more than 30 years, MBAResearch has been interested in determining what skills and knowledge are relevant to the business community Secondary and primary research has been conducted to determine these skills and knowledge

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhatWho Why Industry interviews 1 on 1; small group Industry certifications Labor statistics Job web sites Journals White papers Textbooks State curriculum guides Syllabi/course descriptions Executive interviews Research Activities

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhatWho Why Key Question: How can we prepare students to EXCEL?

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why KnowledgeSkillsConfidence Building entrepreneurs and business leaders

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Knowledge Start with the standards

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Knowledge Model college program design Accelerated pace Career Clusters: Business Management & Administration, Marketing & Finance

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Business StrategiesPrin. of Management Grade 12 Principles of FinancePrinciples of Marketing Grade 10 Business EconomicsPrinciples of Business Grade 11 Wealth ManagementLeadership Grade 9 2 nd Semester1 st Semester Program Design Knowledge

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Program Design Program–long project Final course, Business Strategies, brings it all together Pieces incorporated into each course Over-arching project In addition to course-specific projects… Knowledge

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Skills Project management via project-based learning

Plan the work Work the plan High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Program Design Teams of students work on projects at Columbus Grove High Skills Why

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Skills Project management "I believe High School of Business projects are a better way for students to learn about business concepts without regurgitating a laundry list of vocabulary terms and reciting economical theories." -Yvette Schroeder, Business Teacher, Leipsic High School, Leipsic, Ohio

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Skills Project management 21 st Century Skills

Team-based strategies High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Program Design Skills Why

Integrated technology High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Program Design Skills

International business High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Program Design Skills

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why KnowledgeSkillsConfidence

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Confidence Builds project management skills gradually "As the projects progressed, the students became more and more independent in their critical thinking abilities, in their abilities to work as part of a group, in their abilities to delegate responsibilities, and overall in their excitement in learning about economics and what is going on in the world around them.“ -Terri Fletcher, Business Teacher, Ft. Osage (MO) l, Ft. Osage, MO

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why Confidence Builds project management skills gradually Builds business venture gradually

CourseCapstone Project piece Principles of BusinessIdeas generated Business EconomicsIdea selected Principles of MarketingBusiness’ marketing Principles of FinanceBusiness’ finances Principles of ManagementBusiness’ management issues Business StrategiesBusiness plan finished and start-up

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhat Who Why KnowledgeSkillsConfidence What happens behind the scenes?

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Professional Development Steering Team Assessment Comprehensive Program Post-sec connections

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Steering Team Site administrator HSB instructors District administrator Counselor Two area professionals College faculty

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Steering Team Higher education input and guidance Business community involvement Cross-functional management Continuous improvement of program Purpose

Interaction with business community High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Steering Team

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Observational Internship High-level executive 20 hrs minimum During senior year or just prior Steering Team

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Professional Development Comprehensive faculty development Course content training Pedagogy training “The best part of High School of Business, for me, has been the training and constant communication with the HSB developers and other pilot site teachers.” --Deanna Penn, Riverside High, WV

Teacher as facilitator High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who “In history class, they tell us what to do. In Leadership, we tell Ms. Nockengost what we’re planning to do.” --Tim Ellison, 9 th Grade, Ellet High Professional Development

“Do as I do” High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Teachers participate in PBL during professional development Comprehensive faculty development Professional Development

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Professional Development Teacher Peer Group Monthly conference call Continuous communication via listserv and wiki Sister schools “I had considered retiring this year, but teaching High School of Business™ has re-energized me. I can’t wait to get back to school and work through the projects with the students.” -- Howard Foltz, Columbus Grove High School (OH)

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Assessments Course Assessments Quizzes Reflection Rubrics Online objective exam Multiple formats

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Assessments Program Assessments Student/academic measures Philosophy of Continuous Improvement Are we making a difference?

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Post-sec Connections College faculty advisory council Researched programs Post-secondary bridge Local relationships between secondary and post-secondary

High School of Business ™ NextHow What Who Why Near or at college-level curriculum = Options Honors weighting? Credit through a local college or university? CLEP preparation? A·S·K Institute Certification? Post-sec Connections

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhatWho Why Current sites Pilot phase Next Future growth

High School of Business ™ Year 1: schools in 5 states

High School of Business ™ Year 4: Schools in 9 States

High School of Business ™ NextWhatWho Why 40+ business and/or marketing teachers Comprehensive, career centers, partnerships Urban, rural, suburban 9 states represented Snapshot: Participating schools Diverse group of 31 How What

High School of Business ™ NextHowWhatWho Why Detailed Handbook Research.org/HSB Next Applications for

Did you know… NextHowWhatWho Why 1)Why create this program? 2)Who…students. Building knowledge, skills, confidence. 3)What does the program look like at a school? 4)How has it grown over the last four years? 5)Next steps for getting involved

"The students work together, learn to work toward finishing and coming up with a completed product. This is valuable experience. This will serve them well in their professional career and in their college career before they even get to the working world. These are the skills that are necessary regardless of what industry or what technical aspect of business they decide to pursue." -Mark Hyssong, Parent, Centennial High, Franklin, TN Manager of Supply Chain Coordination Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations