ICDC PREVIEW
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CHAPTER RESOURCES
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CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION: Learn how DECA’s exams match to instructional areas and performance indicators. PAGE 3
GET AMPED AT DECA’S NEWEST ADVISOR CONFERENCE
This summer, get DECA AMPED at the all-new professional learning series experience while enhancing your role as a teacher and DECA advisor. Now is the time to begin the approval process and secure funding to attend this conference, to be held June 29-July 2, 2015, on Johnson & Wales University’s Charlotte campus in North Carolina. This re-imagined conference will feature a variety of learning formats including motivating keynote speakers, hands-on learning labs, express learning and deep dive sessions. Participants will be able to attend engaging concurrent sessions from any of the following strands: compete, connect, chapter, classroom and school-based enterprises. Some specific topics may include how to: use role-plays and case studies as learning and assessment tools, utilize resources to prepare members for competitive events success, integrate a strategic communications plan to increase membership, improve members’ financial literacy or prepare your members for success with school-based enterprise certification. Presenters will consist of leaders in the content areas, including DECA staff, advisors and alumni and business and industry experts.
GET MORE WITH DECA DIRECT ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DECA ADVISORS Write your own #IamDECA story this year with these advisor-only scholarships. http://bit.ly/advisorscholarships15 PREPARE FOR CTE MONTH WITH DECA’S ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN Use DECA’s Advocacy Campaign to guide your chapter’s CTE Month activities. http://bit.ly/advocacycampaign SAMPLE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS TO HELP MEMBERS PREPARE FOR COMPETITION These role-play sample video scenarios are a great way to prepare competitors. http://bit.ly/decasamplevideos CHAPTERS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS IN THE 2014 DECA CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS More than 800 chapters participated in this year’s chapter campaigns. http://bit.ly/campaignresults
Scholarships are available for DECA advisors, including five $1,000 scholarships provided by Johnson & Wales University specifically for this conference. The application deadline is March 2, 2015. Learn more at http:// www.deca.org/classroom/advisor-scholarships-recognition.
2015 EMERGING LEADER HONOR AWARD Recognize your outstanding senior members with this prestigious DECA award. http://bit.ly/emergingleader15
Continuing education unit (CEU) credits will be awarded to advisors completing all professional learning activities. DECA AMPED is sponsored and hosted by Johnson & Wales University.
2015 SBE ACADEMY PREVIEW Get to know this year’s SBE Academy speaker. http://bit.ly/sbeacademy15
Learn more and register at www.deca.org/amped.
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