Indiana Marketing Educators' Update
A Newsletter for Marketing Educators	September 2000

In this issue...

Business and Marketing Education Conference
Barb Beadle Elected To NBEA Board
Entrepreneurship Bonus Activity
Tip of the Month
New Faces In Marketing Education
MarkED Info
Rate Your Efforts With "3-6"
Economic Education Grants

Business and Marketing Education Conference
A New Direction is the theme of the Business and Marketing Education conference to be held November 17-18 at the Adam's Mark Airport Hotel in Indianapolis. A copy of the program and a registration form are enclosed.
Several special sessions have been planned for marketing coordinators. Ken Kaser, author for Sports and Entertainment books, will be hosting three sessions on Saturday morning. These sessions will deal with Sports and Entertainment Marketing and International Marketing. We have exciting new opportunities with Hospitality and Tourism and Lodging Management. These industries need partnerships with schools. Susan Land will be sharing her experiences with USA Today. Dr. Greg Valentine, USI, will also be presenting an International Trade curriculum on Friday morning

In addition to all these opportunities, Judy Commers and Dr. Rod Davis, Ball State, will be facilitating our Friday afternoon session for marketing teachers. You will receive a copy of our new Internet Projects and a multimedia CD presentation from MarkED along with other materials that Indiana teachers will be sharing with you. You won't want to miss this opportunity to network with other teachers, visit exhibits, and attend some exciting presentations.

Be sure to contact the Adam's Mark Airport Hotel requesting your hotel reservations by October 13. We look forward to seeing you November 17-18. You won't want to miss this exciting and informative conference.

Barb Beadle Elected To NBEA Board
Barbara Beadle, Program Specialist for Business and Marketing Education was elected to a three-year term on the National Business Education Association Board in May. A special thank you to all of the NBEA members in Indiana who provided support to Barb. She is also serving on the NBEA Curriculum Committee. This group will be reviewing the NBEA National Standards for Business Education to decide what changes need to be made.
Barb also serves on the MarkED Board of Trustees and will serve as the Chairperson this year. She recently completed a term as President of the National Association of Supervisors of Business Education. "Serving on national Boards and being involved in national initiatives in Business and Marketing gives me an opportunity to see what other states are doing and where business and marketing are moving at the national level. It also allows me to provide better direction and leadership for Business and Marketing programs in Indiana, " Barb said.

Entrepreneurship Bonus Activity
A bonus activity, Profits Come From Taking Business Risks, is enclosed for your use in your marketing classes.

Tip of the Month
Try this simple tip to help you project a good first impression. Notice the color of a person's eyes as you shake hands. Why it works? You'll gain strong eye contact in a way that shows you're interested in what the person has to say.

New Faces In Marketing Education
Please welcome the following new teachers and some "old" ones who have changed jobs:

• Kerry Bennett, Rensselaer. Kerry will be the DECA sponsor and will be teaching a first-year marketing class. She is a graduate in Business with an insurance emphasis from Indiana State University.
• Cory Schultz, Wawasee. Cory replaces Kerry Murphy who will be full-time ICE coordinator this year. Cory will serve as DECA sponsor and will be teaching the first-year marketing classes.
• Nat McCann, South Bend Riley. Nat is a recent graduate from Ball State University and replaces Jim Fenters who retired this year. Dwight Mood will also be assisting Nat in the first-year marketing classes.
• Amanda Graham, Frankfort High School. This is a brand-new marketing program. Amanda is a BSU graduate and will be teaching several marketing classes and sponsoring DECA.
• Kris Miller, Ebbertt Education Center. Kris replaces Becky Wimmer who moved to the high school. She will be teaching a two-hour marketing class at the career center including Lodging Management.
• Charlene Bredemeyer, Bellmont High School. Charlene is a former business teacher turned marketing coordinator. She will be teaching first-year marketing and co-op classes and sponsor DECA.
• Amiee Schmetzer and Stan Wilkison, Blue River Career Center. Amiee moves from Rensselaer to Blue River CC. She was married this year and her husband, Jim, is a pilot based out of Indianapolis. Amiee will be teaching ½ time marketing and ½ time business. Stan taught at Greensburg HS last year, is a BSU graduate, and recently married. He also will be teaching ½ time marketing and ½ time business.
• Steve Knudson, Delta High School. Steve is a recent graduate from BSU and hails from New York. He will be teaching first-year marketing classes and sponsor DECA. Steve also attended the Marketing Academy this summer.
• Evansville. Many of the schools in Evansville have expanded their marketing programs so much that they will be having one individual at each school who will be coordinating co-op and another teacher who will teach the first-year classes. Although I do not have all the names of these new teachers, we congratulate Evansville on a great job of promoting their marketing programs and wish them well this year.
• Nicole Mayes, New Albany. Nicole moves from Prosser School of Technology to New Albany. She will be teaching Economics and sponsoring a DECA chapter.

Please join me in welcoming these individuals to the marketing family. Offer your assistance and make them feel welcome! If there are other changes that you know, please contact Barb Beadle.

MarkED Info
Check out the MarkED web site at www.mark-ed.com. There are a number of great values from their garage sale. You can also access information from their MarkED/Career Paths Resource Center catalog.

The MarkED Conclave will be held in Cleveland June 29-July 1. If you are interested in attending and have never attended Conclave, contact Barb Beadle about a special discount for first-time attendees. Make plans early to attend this outstanding professional development conference.

Rate Your Efforts With "3-6"
Evaluate your worth to your present employer and your marketability by answering these questions:

• What have I done to deliver more value to the organization than I did three to six months ago?
• How have I grown and what new skills have I learned in my job in the past three to six months?
• What new things do I plan to learn in the next three to six months?
  Source: 1001 Ways To Take The Initiative At Work, by Bob Nelson.

Economic Education Grants
The Indiana Department of Education announces the availability of $60,000 for the purpose of awarding economic education grants to Indiana school corporations. Proposals should focus on integrating economic education into the existing curriculum. These grants are competitive among school corporations, K-12. No more than one grant per school corporation will be funded.

Start-up grants of $600-$1000 for first time applicants to plan and initiate programs and Program Improvement and Continuation grants of $1000-$2500 for previous grant recipients are available.

If you wish to receive a copy of the grant proposal, contact Christeen Stansberry, Administrative Assistant, at 317 232-9155 or Barb Beadle. Questions concerning the grant proposal may be directed to Dave Ballard at 812 256-8000.

This page maintained by Barb Beadle.