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INSIGHT DECA Direct Online
FEATURES MANY CLASSROOM RESOURCES If you haven’t already, point your browser to www. decadirect.org, and encourage your members to do the same! Launched November 15, 2012, this new online platform is full of resources to help you and your members take advantage of all that DECA has to offer. With how-to articles on topics ranging from community service and using social media to competitive events strategies, there is certainly something for everyone. Updated at least once a week — and often more — DECA Direct is the place for everything DECA.
DECA advisors have two opportunities for exceptional professional development. DECA’s four-day chapter advisor summer institutes provide resources and generate new ideas to increase student achievement while making DECA an integral part of students’ learning experiences. The Charlotte institute (June 18-21) is designed for newer chapter advisors, while the Miami institute (June 24-27) focuses around entrepreneurship instructional best practices. Apply for advisor scholarships by March 1. <www.deca.org/advisors/
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Submit your online membership by March 1 for your DECA members to be eligible to compete at the International Career Development Conference. Your association may have an earlier membership deadline, so consult your association advisor for more details. <www.deca.org/membership
Participate in the Advocacy Campaign
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DECA Advisor Summer Institutes and Scholarships
ICDC Competitor Eligibility is March 1
New School-based Enterprise Instructional Units available Check out DECA’s new School-based Enterprise (SBE) instructional units. Each of the ten units corresponds with a standard from the SBE certification guidelines and features an instructional pamphlet and corresponding PowerPoint presentation. These are great classroom lessons or independent learning modules. Use these new tools to familiarize your DECA members with key concepts and help them prepare for SBE certification! <www.deca.org/sbe/resources
Participate in DECA’s Advocacy Campaign and highlight the importance of your DECA chapter throughout February which is Career and Technical Education Month! <www.deca.org/events/ctemonth
Share your best practice on DECA Direct Online Share a great idea you have with fellow DECA advisors by simply sending a short write up and photograph to DECA Direct. We’ll publish your idea! <communications@deca.org
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