Tieing FBLA into Your Business Classes

As a business education teacher we are constantly looking for way to make our classes relevant for our students.  Incorporating FBLA (Future Business Leaders of American) into the class curriculum is a excellent way to add relevance and promote and offer exciting opportunities for you student both within and outside of the classroom.  FBLA is a non profit education association which extends exciting opportunities for students preparing them for careers in business.  FBLA is made up of four levels which are:

1. FBLA for High School Students
2. FBLA for Middle School
3. Phi Beta Lambda for post-secondary students 
4. Professional Division for business people, FBLA-PBL alumni, educators, and parents. (FBLA 2013) 

FBLA gives students the opportunity of attending regional, state and national conferences and the opportunity of participating in a wide range of competition at these events. Within the school student develop a professional organization that helps them to build their leadership qualities, complete a service project, coordinate events for FBLA week and prepare for competitions. It provides teachers with another valuable resource to us to promote student engagement in the classroom.  Teachers are able to tie competition preparation into their curriculum.  For example, if you are teaching an objective on business correspondence you can incorporate the guidelines for the resume writing competition in to you lessons. This will help to add more rigor to your curriculum and promote 21st century learning skills.

FBLA is a valuable student resource that should be implemented in every career technical education department with each school. To join and obtain the necessary resources to organize an FBLA organization within your school go to the FBLA website.

By joining FBLA student get to explore many great opportunities, as well they have the opportunity to make friend all over the world. Watch the video below and organize FBLA in your school today!!!!

References

FBLA (Image). 2013 June 19, 2013 http://www.fbla-pbl.org/

Future Business Leaders of America. 2013. June 19,2013 http://www.fbla-pbl.org/web/page/614/sectionid/614/pagelevel/1/main_interior.asp