006.07A Grade
Levels: 7-12
006.07B Endorsement
Type: Field
006.07C Persons with
this endorsement may teach all business education courses and will also be
endorsed in Cooperative Education-Diversified Occupations in grades 7 through
12.
006.07D Certification
Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement shall
require a minimum of 54 semester hours, including:
006.07D1 36 semester hours in business
administration, including preparation in finance, business law, business
organization and management, accounting, economics, international business,
marketing, and insurance;
006.07D2 9
semester hours in information technology systems; and
006.07D3 9 semester hours in the foundation,
organization, and administration of vocational education; vocational
coordination techniques; vocational special needs; and the management of
vocational student organizations.
006.07E Work Experience: The endorsement is
available only to those persons who have (A) 1000 verified hours of paid work
experience in a business-related job; OR (B) at least 300 hours of supervised
work experience in a business under the direction of the college or university
recommending the endorsement.
006.07F Endorsement Program Requirements:
Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must
have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and
the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant
credit toward completion of this endorsement.
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR
INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS
ENDORSEMENT.
Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution
should prepare prospective teachers to be able to:
A. Create, revise, analyze and implement
curricula to prepare students for a dynamic and rapidly changing world. The
business teacher prepares students:
1. For
initial employment and careers in business;
2. For their roles as consumers and
citizens;
3. For advanced education
in business;
4. For roles as owners
and managers of businesses;
5. To
understand the role and function of business in our global society;
6. To understand the domestic economy and how
it is similar to and different from other economies; and
7. To locate, access, use, and present
information;
B.
Facilitate collaborative learning by having students work together in groups
that may include students, teachers, business and community people, and
others;
C. Demonstrate competence
in touch keyboarding, the ten-key pad, document formatting, correct technique
and employable speed;
D. Practice
positive and effective management techniques to include programs, learning
environment, and activities outside the classroom that support and complement
the program;
E. Integrate the
professional student organization into the curriculum;
F. Communicate effectively with all
publics;
G. Build relationships
with various publics to produce a learning environment that reflects the real
world and provides tangible and intangible benefits for the student and the
community;
H. Facilitate students
in the realization of their full potential through career
development;
I. Demonstrate an
understanding of and be able to apply business concepts, principles and
processes in each of the following areas: accounting, economics, marketing,
management, business law, and business communications;
J. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to apply business concepts, principles, and processes, including being
able to:
1. Demonstrate the basic principles
of economics as applied to the domestic economic system and its role in the
global economy;
2. Analyze the role
of the consumer in the global economy;
3. Analyze consumer problems and provide and
evaluate a variety of solutions;
4.
Describe the role of the entrepreneur in the economy and the process of
starting and maintaining a business;
K. Identify concepts and strategies needed
for career exploration, development and growth in the business area;
L. Demonstrate the skills and strategies of
the positions in business for which they will prepare students;
M. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to utilize information technology systems, including:
1. Network management and operating
systems;
2. Technology concepts and
operations;
3. Management and
accounting information systems;
4.
Telecommunications; and
5.
Technological issues and concerns; and
N. Integrate core academic areas (reading,
writing, mathematics, science, social sciences, and history) into business
education.
