DECA

1446 DECA

Grade 10 - 12 1 Credit College Prep

DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program supports the marketing, business management, finance, and hospitality and tourism career clusters. DECA’s programming, including competitive events, educational conferences, video challenges, educational publications, school-based enterprises, educator professional learning and more, support the development of necessary knowledge and skills for careers in these four career clusters.

Knowledge and skills defined in the National Curriculum Standards and Career Clusters® are infused in DECA programs. For example, the certification standards in DECA’s School-based Enterprise Certification Program are designed to directly support the teaching and learning of the National Curriculum Standards. DECA’s Competitive Events Program also directly aligns with Career Clusters® and National Curriculum Standards. Each role-play and case study are developed using performance indicators which directly link to the knowledge and skill statements that comprise the Career Clusters® and National Curriculum Standards frameworks.

Project-based learning (PBL) is a dynamic classroom approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges while acquiring a deeper knowledge. DECA’s written and prepared events can help teachers engage students in project-based learning while teaching and reinforcing course curriculum. DECA’s written events and PBL support both formative and summative assessment. Throughout the project, students are self-assessing and improving their work. At the end of the project a business professional evaluates and scores the project.