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Business, Marketing & Management
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Business
Curriculum Revitalization Initiative (CRI)
Overview
Business CRI History
Updates & CRI Progress Summaries
State of the Art Paper- Business Education
Statewide Advisory Committee
Teacher Steering Committee
Special Recognition
Monthly Business Reports for ISBE
Sample Lesson and Matrix
Tutorial
DACUM & Sample Business Lesson
Tools for Business Teachers
Universities--Business Education Certification/Coursework
Promising Practices Submission
CRI Teacher Lesson Writers needed |
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| History of
Curriculum Revitalization Initiative (CRI) for Business, Marketing, and
Management |
| In May of 2006 individuals from
across Illinois met in Springfield for a Statewide Advisory Committee
meeting. Attendees consisted of personnel representing business and
industry, secondary business educators, post-secondary business educators,
Education for Employment system directors, a representative from the
Illinois State Board of Education, and staff from the Illinois Office of
Educational Services. The purpose was to gather information regarding the
effectiveness of business and information technology education when applied
to the workforce and post-secondary education. The results of this meeting
are available for download. |
| Using the input from the
Statewide Advisory Committee for Business Education, a curriculum framework
was developed and subsequent lessons identified as critical need for
infusion at the orientation-level. Based upon the highly successful
Agricultural Education model, business teachers from around the state began
writing lessons from those identified during the summer of 2006.
Resources are available via
ISBE web site and the IOES
library has cataloged curriculum materials available.
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| Many educators and
administrators from around the State of Illinois are unaware of the
Curriculum Revitalization Initiative curriculum project in the four CTE
areas of Business, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Science Technology,
and Technology & Engineering Education. In an attempt to inform all educators
and administrators across the state from high school through university
about this curriculum initiative, presentations are being made to groups at
their request. |
| Below is a summary
of presentations in which Diane Mahinda, Business CRI Facilitator from the
Illinois Office of Educational Services, and/or Carol Brooks, Principal
Consultant for Business, Marketing, and Management from the Illinois State
Board of Education have made to date.
If your school or organization would like to
have someone present the CRI project to your group, please contact Diane
Mahinda at dmahinda@ioes.org to
arrange a time. |
- December 8, 2006 --
Statewide Area Vocational Center Directors.
The CRI staff from the Illinois Office of Educational Services went to
Bloomington and had the opportunity to present information regarding the
CRI to area vocational center directors throughout the State of Illinois.
The presentation explained the benefit of the CRI for all CTE areas,
content of sample on-line lessons in each of the four areas, and the value
of the tutorial for all teachers and administrators especially in terms of
how these lessons meet the goals of the Illinois Learning Standards.
- December 6, 2006 -- System
Director Leadership Council. After the
regular meeting of the System Director Leadership Council at the Illinois
State Board of Education office in Springfield, Illinois, the Curriculum
Revitalization Initiative staff from the Illinois Office of Educational
Services presented information regarding the CRI for all CTE areas,
content of sample on-line lessons in each of the four areas, and the value
of the tutorial for all teachers and administrators especially in terms of
how these lessons meet the goals of the Illinois Learning Standards.
- December 6, 2006 --
Southwestern Conference. The Southwestern
Conference Business Education Department Chair Meeting was held at East
St. Louis Senior High School where department chairs from four area
schools and one EFE System Director were present. Thanks to the invitation
of Ms. Rochelle Reed, Business Education Department Chair of East St.
Louis Senior High School, information regarding the CRI in all CTE areas,
CRI in business, sample lessons, and the on-line tutorial for the search
ability of learning standards was presented by Diane Mahinda.
- November 17, 2006
-- BPA Advisers. Thanks to the invitation of Glenna Pyzik,
Executive Director, BPA Illinois Association, Carol Brooks met with BPA
advisors in Chicago at their Fall Leadership Conference on Friday,
November 17. Ms. Brooks presented information regarding the CRI curriculum
project and the progress of the lesson development to teacher advisors.
Teachers were presented with two brochures--one outlining the general
Curriculum Revitalization Initiative and the other giving information
regarding teacher writers recruitment.
- November 15, 2006
-- ISU Business Methods Class. Thanks to the invitation
of Dr. Glenn Baily, professor of Illinois State University, Diane Mahinda
had the opportunity to speak with upcoming business teachers who are
presently in their methods course for business. Students were very
interested in the CRI project, but especially how the lesson "smorgasbord"
will benefit them as they begin their careers as business teachers.
- November 9, 2006
-- Regional Business Teachers in the Quad City area. At
the invitation of Cathy Bodine, Chairman of the Regional Business Teachers
in the Quad City Area, Diane Mahinda presented the information regarding
the CRI curriculum project to 15 teachers of Larry Shimmin's EFE regional
business teachers. One teacher from this region, Sue Garlick, also wrote
lessons for the project during the summer of 2006.
- November 7, 2006
-- Suburban Cook & Lake Counties EFE Directors meeting.
Dr. Rebecca Woodhull and CRI Facilitators Linda Cozzolino, Robert Hotes,
and Diane Mahinda presented information regarding the total CRI curriculum
project and the progress in each area at the invitation of the EFE
directors in the Suburban Cook & Lake Counties EFE Directors.
- November 2, 2006
-- Annual Illinois Business Education Association Conference
-- At the annual IBEA conference, IOES provided a booth where Project
Assistant Kevin Kirby provided information regarding the Business CRI
curriculum project. He played two PowerPoints, one with a photo montage of
business participants thus far and one with specific CRI information.
Teachers from high schools, community colleges, and universities attended
from across the state of Illinois. Since the NCBEA held their conference
concurrently with the IBEA conference, many teachers from other states
also visited the booth and expressed interest in the CRI project. At the 3
p.m. presentation on Thursday afternoon, Diane Mahinda, CRI Business
Facilitator, presented an in depth look at the CRI project as a whole and
specifically the process and progress in business. From that session, two
additional requests for information presentations were received. Teachers
demonstrated interest in the fruition of this project.
- October 26 & 27, 2006
-- The 27th Annual Mount Vernon Conference. At the Annual
Mount Vernon Conference, Diane Mahinda help two workshops--one each of the
26th and 27th. Twenty business teachers from the area attended the
presentation including two lesson writers from the summer, Holly McKay and
Karen Haile. Teachers were very interested in the CRI and had many
questions regarding its progress and development.
- October 19, 2006
-- EFE 290 Regional Business Teachers. At the request of
System Director and IACTE President Cindy Stover, Diane Mahinda had the
opportunity to meet with and present the Business CRI information to 13
teachers in the region. Teachers expressed great interest at the
possibilities of having a "smorgasbord" of lessons from which to choose in
order to address many of the needed areas of instruction.
- October 12, 2006
-- EFE 340 Regional Business Teachers.
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| At the request of
System Director Susan Hanfland, Carol Brooks from ISBE and Diane Mahinda
from IOES met with EFE 340, Region 4 business teachers to discuss the
Curriculum Revitalization Initiative. Teachers were presented with date
regarding the general CRI curriculum project, business education in the
state of Illinois, and the progress of the business CRI. One teacher present
Janice Ochs, also wrote lessons during the summer writing sessions. |
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D. Diane Mahinda
CRI Business, Marketing, and Management Facilitator
dmahinda@ioes.org
(217) 786-3010 ext. 228
Toll-Free: (800) 252-4822 ext. 228
Fax: (217) 786-3020 ATTN: Diane Mahinda |
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