ADVISOR ACADEMY
DECA’s Advisor Academy is designed to help DECA advisors with fewer than six years of experience understand their various roles and responsibilities, enhance their teaching using DECA, and develop innovative ideas. DECA advisors also learn how DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program integrates into classroom instruction, applies learning, connects to business and promotes competition.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
MONDAY, APRIL 25
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
DIAMOND FUNDRAISING
n Michelle Walker, DECA Inc.
9:00 AM
DECA CONNECTS TO THE CLASSROOM Create relevance in the educational process by learning how to demonstrate DECA’s connection to key educational initiatives such as Career Clusters, Common Core Standards and 21st Century Skills.
10:00 AM
CHAPTER STRATEGY Learn the core elements of a successful DECA chapter strategy, including mission-based chapter officer positions, DECA goals and a chapter program of leadership.
11:00 AM
USING DECA’S COMPETITIVE EVENTS IN THE CLASSROOM Begin to understand how to use DECA’s industry-validated competitive events as an integral part of the classroom curriculum. All events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism.
NOON
LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 PM
COMPETITIVE EVENTS SUPER SUCCESS DECA advisors often wonder how to create a comprehensive system to help members succeed in DECA’s Competitive Events Program. This session is designed to lay the groundwork for you to create a customized system to help your chapter members succeed in competitive events. At the conclusion of this session, you’ll leave with the tools necessary to formulate your chapter’s plan.
2:00 PM
DECA GOES LEAN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Learn how and why DECA is aligning entrepreneurship competitive events with the lean startup business model. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the lean startup business model and canvas, outlines of the entrepreneurship competitive events, and have the opportunity to begin planning how to integrate the entrepreneurship events and activities into their programs and courses.
208 9:00 AM
Just like businesses have financial growth plans, DECA chapters also need to create financial plans that support forecasted expenses, identify possible revenue sources, and diversify access to financial resources. This module helps DECA advisors and chapter leaders develop a diversified fundraising model to support the chapter’s annual activities.
10:00 AM
CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS Learn about the five campaigns, brainstorm activities to meet the goals, and leave with three ready-to-go classroom activities. DECA’s five chapter recognition programs are designed to help promote your program and engage your chapter’s members.
11:00 AM
ADVOCACY Need to garner deeper support for DECA learning activities from your administration? This session helps administrators understand how DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program aligns with education initiatives and enriches the student learning environment. Packed with resources to share with prospective administrators such as the Let’s Talk About DECA video, presentation slideshow and promotional flyer, this content allows you to have conversations with existing and potential stakeholders.
NOON
LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 PM
COOL IDEAS During this two-hour session, network with experienced colleagues in a series of round-table discussions and receive tangible cool ideas you can take back to the classroom.
3:00 PM
BE EPIC WITH DECA During this 15-minute session, set action plans for when you return to the classroom.
ADVI SOR ACADEM Y AGENDA
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