Career Education
News and Updates
Middle School Students Attend 3rd Annual FBLA State Leadership Conference
Over 175 students from around the state attended the third annual Middle Level State Leadership Conference for Future Business Leaders of America March 12 at the Resort at Port Arrowhead. Led by the FBLA state officer team, attending students heard a keynote address by state FBLA president, Jake Busker. In addition, they attended a series of leadership workshops and finished the day with an awards ceremony to highlight their work in middle level competitive events.
Missouri FBLA-PBL: Rooting for Joplin
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Members of Missouri FBLA-PBL are “Rooting for Joplin” in a community-
wide effort to replenish over a million trees lost from the tornado that devastated the city of Joplin in May 2011. You can join this effort by giving
a cash donation, donating a tree, or volunteering your time to prep and/or help plant trees. Local FBLA-PBL chapters are currently accepting cash and tree donations and will be planting the trees in Joplin on May 5, 2012. To volunteer, fill out a donation form or for a list of approved trees for donation, visit www.rootingforjoplin.org.
New Math-in-CTE Program Eye-Opening Experience for Teachers
The Office of College and Career Readiness launched a new program this year with support from the National Research Center in Career Technical Education (NRCCTE) called
Math-In-CTE. The program was kicked-off this past June with a voluntary week-long professional development training for math, and business and health occupations CTE teachers from across the state. Math-in-CTE gives math and career education teachers the opportunity to collaborate and identify areas where math intersects with career education concepts and applications.