Junior Achievement Titan Business Simulation Training

Teachers and economic development staff from around the region attended a Junior Achievement (JA) Titan training on April 17^th at the SW/WC Service Cooperative’s office in Marshall. The session was led by Jaci Siebenaler, from JA, and Mark Ulman, a veteran Titan teacher from Maple River High School.  

The JA Titan program provides eight classroom sessions that teach students how to run a business.  Students learn about production, marketing, capital investments and research and development, then have a chance apply their knowledge using Titan’s online computer business simulation.  The program can culminate in a school district or regional JA Titan Business Challenge.  There is no fee to participate in the JA Titan Business Challenge and there are competitive events taking place in Mankato, St. Cloud, Duluth, Brainerd, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Fargo. A regional competition is tentatively being planned for southwest and west central Minnesota during the 2014-15 school year.  Winners from regional competitions can advance to a final event that is held at the Best Buy corporate headquarters in Richfield, MN.  

For more information about JA Titan go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FytZCvJhWUc  and  http://jaum.org/ja-titan/.