NBEA - National Business Education Association

NBEA Website: http://nbea.org/

The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is an organization established for those interested in education for and about business. NBEA was established in 1892 and has evolved over time from being focused on just Business and teaching to the integration of technology in business education. NBEA members are engage in many aspects of business education.

 

NBEA is primarily a national organization; however, it does have five regional divisions and international association to the International Society for Business Education (ISBE) , as well as associations in Canada. Other associations include National Associations for Business Teacher Education (NABTE), Delta Pi Epsilon (DPE), Pi Omega Pi, Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). At the Utah level if you are a member of NBEA you are also a member of UATCE – Utah Association for Career and Technical Education and WBITE- Western Business and Instructional Technology Education.

 

Some of the benefits of being a member of NBEA include receiving regular and special publications and quarterly journal, NBEA yearbook, Business Education Forum magazine and the quarterly newsletter Keying In. NBEA published an annual yearbook that addressed different educational themes. In addition to publications NBEA offers regional and national conferences.

 

NBEA serves individuals and groups engaged in instruction, administration, research, and dissemination of information for and about business.

 

Publication, yearbooks, and conferences address different issues in business education. Some of the recent issues and topics covered include:

·         Instructional Concepts for Business Education

·         Providing Differentiated Instruction

·         Integrating Business Education and Technology

·         Emerging technologies

·         Blogs

·         Using Service Learning Activities with Technology