International Business

Summary: A collection of lesson plans and learning resources for students studying concepts of business in an international setting.

Minnesota Academic Standards Information

Subject Area Focus: Social Studies

Educational Level: Teachers may adapt the activity for the various grade levels.

Primary, Intermediate, Middle, High

High (9-12) Level

1. Foundations of International Business
2. Global Business Environment
3. International Trade Relations
4. Global Business Ethics
5. Organizational Structure for International Business
6. International Business Communications
7. International Management
8. International Marketing
9. International Finance

Middle (6-8) Level

1. Foundations of International Business
2. Global Business Environment
3. International Trade Relations

Intermediate (4-5) Level

1. Foundations of International Business
2. Global Business Environment
3. International Trade Relations

Primary (K-3) Level

1. Foundations of International Business
2. Global Business Environment
3. International Trade Relations

LEARNING ACTIVITY

Lesson Plans:

http://www.edgate.com

http://lessonplans.btskinner.com/

http://www.executiveplanet.com/

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview.cgi?core=8

http://www.microsoft.com/education/LessonPlans.mspx

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies/Economics

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

http://lyman.dtc.millard.k12.ut.us/

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Technology/Business/Business.html

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K-12/home.cfm

http://www.howard.k12.md.us/connections/highschool/bused.html

Preparation: Varied

Time Required: Varied

Learning Resources:

Student Organizations

Business Professionals of America (BPA)

National site http://www.bpa.org/

Minnesota site http://www.mnbpa.org/

DECA - Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)

National site - http://www.deca.org

Minnesota site - http://www.mndeca.com

Other organizations with curriculum materials:

BestPrep

www.bestprep.org

National Business Education Association

www.nbea.org

MarkED

www.mark-ED.org

Junior Achievement

http://www.ja.org

Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

http://www.jumpstart.org

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank

http://minneapolisfed.org/

National Endowment for Financial Education

http://www.nefe.org/

National Council on Economic Education

National Council on Economic Education: 1140 Avenue of the Americas: New York, NY 10036 (212) 730-7007.

http://www.ncee.net/

Public Broadcasting System (PBS) videotapes and book: Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

http://www.pbs.org

Career Clusters

www.careerclusters.org

Entire List of Curriculum Activities