Business Bytes By Barb - May 2000 Special Edition

Business Bytes By Barb

A Newsletter for Business & Marketing Educators May Special Edition 2000

In this issue... Dr. Betty Brown Honored Curriculum Development Future Plans Voice Recognition Software Financial Knowledge for Investing 2000-2001 In Service Workshops Economics Summer Workshops In Baskets & Internet Workshops

Dr. Betty Brown Receives John Robert Gregg Award at NBEA Convention
The John Robert Gregg Award is presented to an individual whose outstanding contributions to the advancement of business education are widely recognized by colleagues and students. Dr. Betty Brown, Ball State University, received the John Robert Gregg Award at the 47th awards presentation at the NBEA Convention in Anaheim, California, in April. Dr. Brown began her career as a high school business teacher in Muncie, Indiana. Three years after receiving her Bachelor's degree in business education from Ball State University, Dr. Brown earned her Master's degree from the same institution. While pursuing her education, Dr. Brown continued to teach business at Muncie Central High School. In 1971, she received her doctorate in education at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and launched her college teaching career there. She received the Delta Pi Epsilon Award for her doctoral dissertation and served the university first as an Assistant Professor of Business Education, from 1971 to 1978, and then as Associate Professor from 1978-1985. She was named business Educator of the Year by the Tennessee Business Education Association in 1982. Fifteen years ago, Dr. Brown's career came full circle when she returned to Ball State University as an Associate Profession of Business Education. In 1989 she was promoted to full Professor and in 1997 received the Outstanding Business Educator Award form the Indiana Business Education Association (IBEA). In 1998, she was awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Indiana Department of Education for her work on curriculum.
Throughout her illustrious teaching career, Dr. Brown has actively published and conducted research in the field of business education. Her professional vitae runs ten full pages! Most recently, she co-authored the fourth edition of the text, Introduction to Business: Our Business and Economic World with John Clow. She has also written workbooks, a teacher's manual, and a test series. Dr. Brown has contributed dozens of articles to professional journals, including the NBEA Yearbook, the Business Education Forum, the Journal of Business Education, and the Journal of Data Education. She has conducted research in her field funded by the U.S. Office of Education and by the University of Tennessee, and has written research-related articles and served as a reviewer for a number of journals and business associations. For the past three years, she has assisted in creating curriculum materials for the Indiana Department of Education. In addition, Dr. Brown has served on a number of key professional and university committees. Presently, she is serving her second term as Secretary of the Indiana Business Education Association and as a member of Ball State's College of Business Promotion and Tenure Committee. Dr. Brown belongs to several academic and professional honor societies, including Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Pi Epsilon, and Phi Kappa Phi. In recognition of her impressive achievements, Dr. Brown has been honored as the 1999 recipient of the John Robert Gregg Award in Business Education. We are extremely proud of Dr. Betty Brown and her accomplishments at the national level. Indiana is honored to have one of our own receive such a prestigious award. Congratulations, Betty! Indiana is indeed proud of your accomplishments and the work you have done in Business Education! Curriculum Development Future Plans Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year, Computer Programming will be offered in the Business Technology Education offerings only. In the past, Computer Programming was listed as a Multidisciplinary course and a Business Education course. The same is true for Computer Applications courses. This will no longer be a multidisciplinary course. We would like to begin development of Computer Programming course standards and performance expectations in August or October of this year. A committee of 4-6 individuals will serve as the developers of the curriculum. If you know of someone in your school who would be able to contribute to this project, please contact Barb Beadle immediately! We also plan to revisit the Computer Applications course standards and performance expectations. We are looking for individuals who are innovative and visionary. Teachers who are teaching an office suite in a Windows based environment and incorporating high-end technology such as multimedia, desktop publishing, web design, etc. are candidates for this committee. We are looking for 4-6 individuals who will meet October-January to revise this curriculum. If you know of someone in your school who would be able to contribute, contact Barb Beadle immediately!
Voice Recognition Software At the NBEA Contention in Anaheim, a software company agreed to donate 15 copies of voice recognition software to each state department. Since voice recognition software should be included as part of the computer applications and vocational curriculum, we are looking for 15 individuals throughout the State who would be willing to attend a three-day workshop in August or October to train on the software and serve as trainers throughout the State. Once again, we are looking for innovative teachers who have a desire to move their curriculum forward and are also willing to provide training for other teachers during the next three years. If you are interested in this training, please contact Barb Beadle immediately at bbeadle@doe.state.in.us.!
Financial Knowledge for Investing Financial Knowledge for Investing is a CD Rom that provides financial resources in investment. The CD may be used in such courses as Global Economics and Personal Finance. The Indiana Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, is looking for four teachers who will be teaching Global Economics and four teachers who will be teaching Personal Finance to attend a one-day seminar in Lafayette during the summer. Tentative dates have been set for August 7 and/or 8. The purpose of the meeting will be to brainstorm potential possibilities for statewide rollout of Financial Knowledge for Investing. In addition to the above individuals, there will also be four representatives from Consumer Economics and four from Economics. If you would be willing to serve on this Advisory Committee, please contact Barb Beadle immediately. Provide address, email, and phone number where you can be reached during the summer. 2000-2001 In Service Workshops During the 2000-2001 school year, our focus will be on providing in service workshops throughout the State in the following areas: Global Economics, Technical Business Communication, Business College Level, Vocational Business Programs, etc. Training will be offered in at least two locations throughout the State for each area. The Vocational Business Programs in service will be provided on Friday, November 17, at the BE/ME Fall Conference. Please watch for details on these in service workshops, especially if you are planning to teach in these areas.
Economics Summer Workshops The Indiana Council on Economic Education has several summer workshops planned. These workshops would be helpful to those planning to teach Global Economics or other business and marketing courses. Visit ICEE at http:///www.mgmt.purdue.edu/icee for a list of the 2000 ICEE Summer Workshops. Take this opportunity to enhance your economics teaching skills by attending one of these workshops.
In Baskets & Internet Workshops We still have a number of opportunities for the In Basket and Internet Workshops planned for this summer in Indy. The In Basket Workshop will be held July 10-14 and the Internet Workshop July 31-August 4. Three hours of college credit are available for each class. Visit the web site at www.doe.state.in.us/octe/bme for a registration form.
For information in this newsletter, contact Barb Beadle.