COLLEGIATE

FUTURE BUSINESS EDUCATOR

Future Business Educator provides competitors with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in the training world, either through training in the business world or a more traditional business education field. This competitive event consists of pre-judged and presentation components.

Event Overview

Division: Collegiate
Event Type: Individual
Event Category: Presentation
Event Elements: Pre-judge and Presentation
Pre-judged Component: Resume, Cover Letter and Lesson Plan
Presentation Time: 3-minute set-up, 10–15-minute lesson plan presentation, 10-minute interview

NACE Connections: Career & Self-Development, Critical Thinking, Communication, Leadership, Professionalism

Equipment Provided by Competitors: Technology, presentation items for both the preliminary and final round presentation
Equipment Provided by FBLA: Table for preliminary round presentation and final round presentation

2023-2024 Topic

AI and You. How does Artificial Intelligence impact individuals as they prepare for college and/or career? Develop a training or lesson plan that teaches the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence.

State

Eligibility

· FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on February 1st of the current program year.

· Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.

· Members must stay in an official FBLA hotel to be eligible to compete.

· Each chapter may submit one entry per event.

· Members on the state level may enter up to three different events in the following combinations:

o Three objective tests OR

o Two objective test and one production OR

o Two objective tests and one performance OR

o One objective test, one performance, and one production

· In addition, on the state level, a member may compete in one chapter event (Community Service Project or State of Chapter Presentation).

· Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, prepare, and set up their presentations.

· Each competitor must compete in all parts of an event for award eligibility.

· If competitors are late for an objective test, they may be either disqualified or permitted to begin late with no extension of the time as scheduled. If competitors are late for a presentation time, they may be disqualified or placed later in the schedule. The decision is solely up to the judges.

· Participants must adhere to the Florida FBLA dress code established by the Florida Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.

Recognition

· The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5.

Event Administration

· This event has a pre-judge, preliminary and final presentation round. If there are less than 15 competitors registered, the presentation component will proceed directly to the final presentation round.

· Pre-judged Materials

o Submission Deadline: A PDF of the cover letter, resume and lesson plan must be uploaded in Blue Panda by the date specified in the SLC registration packet.

o Cover Letter Specifics

§ Not to exceed one page.

§ Address letter to: Dr. Terry E. Johnson, Director of Human Resources, Merit High School, 1640 Franklin Place, Washington, DC 20041

§ Note: Merit High School is a fictitious school

o Resume Specifics

§ Not to exceed two pages.

§ Highlight the competitor’s work, work-based learning and volunteer experience.

§ Photographs are not allowed.

o Lesson Plan Specifics

§ The lesson plan should not exceed three (3) pages.

§ The lesson plan should account for one full class period.

§ The lesson plan can be formatted as the competitor chooses.

o Competitors must prepare resume, cover letter and lesson plan. Advisers and others are not permitted to write the resumes & cover letters. Resumes and cover letters must be original, current, and not submitted for a previous SLC.

o Pages must be formatted to fit on 8 ½” x 11” paper.

o The pre-judged materials are pre-judged before the SLC.

o Pre-judged materials will not be returned.

Preliminary Presentation

o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes

o Lesson Plan Presentation Time: 10-15-minutes (one-minute warning)

o Interview Time: 10 minutes (one-minute warning)

o Internet Access: Not provided

o The presentation is judged at the SLC. The presentation is not open to audience members.

o Competitors/teams are randomly assigned to sections.

o Competitors can present with and bring any of the following technology into the presentation as long as it fits on the small table in front of the judges’ table or is held by the competitors:

§ Laptop

§ Tablet

§ Mobile phone

§ External monitor that is approximately the size of a laptop monitor

o Competitors present directly from a laptop/device. Screens and projectors are not allowed for use, and competitors are not allowed to bring their own. Power will not be available.

o Facts and working data must be cited and be secured from quality sources (peer review documents, legal documents, experts in the field, etc.).

o Pre-judged materials, visual aids, and samples related to the project may be used during the presentation; however, no items may be left with the judges.

o When the equipment set-up time has elapsed, the timer will automatically start the presentation time.

o No animals (except authorized service animals) will be allowed for use in any competitive event.

o Judges will play the role of students. Competitors will select one part of their lesson plan to teach to the judges during the 10-15-minute presentation time.

o After the presentation, judges will conduct an interview, lasting no longer than 10 minutes.

Final Presentation

o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes

o Lesson Plan Presentation Time: 10-15-minutes (one-minute warning)

o Interview Time: 10 minutes (one-minute warning)

o Internet Access: Not provided

o An equal number of competitors from each section in the preliminary round will advance to the final round.

o The presentation is judged at the NLC. The presentation is not open to audience members.