Bring your
classroom to life

Recognize outstanding achievements of your members by holding a year-end celebratory event. Celebrate your outgoing leaders and congratulate your student leaders selected to serve the upcoming year. Make a “pride points” list of all the accomplishments of your members and chapter. Try to use quantitative data that includes measurable figures. Share it with your students and their parents, your administration, counselors, school board and the media. Post it in your classroom for all to be proud!

DECA’s Integrated Marketing Campaign Events are prepared competitive events that make a perfect introduction to written events because they only allow a maximum of 10 pages and can easily be integrated into a unit on integrated marketing. Dive into these events now to consider how you can integrate them into your instruction during the upcoming school year.

This is the time to shine by sharing measurable figures about your members’ achievements to key stakeholders. Show how your program supports your school’s overall mission. Make a list of all of those that have helped you this year – business partners, judges, counselors, administrators, parents, fellow teachers. Recognize them whether it’s with a gift, thank you note or banquet. You can never say thank you enough.