
Spirit Box Tips & Tricks
We share ongoing updates, ideas and solutions from other Spirit Box school stores.

Spirit Box Academy Curriculum Overview: September Advisor Roundtable Recap
Here is what you missed in our September Advisor Roundtable. This video outlines a detailed overview of Spirit Box Academy. We walk through each unit and go in depth on a lesson.
Our next Advisor Roundtable is on October 21st at 3:30pm central time. Our next session will cover Spirit Box Certification and end with a Q&A session. We hope to see you there!

How to Plug Spirit Box Academy Curriculum Into Your Classroom Today!
Welcome to your “how to” guide to Spirit Box Academy!
Spirit Box Academy was developed with you at the top of our mind. As a teacher who goes above and beyond for your students, it’s obvious that you are hungry for new resources to engage your students.

Spirit Box Certification Breakdown
Become a Spirit Box Certified Team by completing a business plan, operating plan, and marketing plan. Build a thriving business while providing your students with real world experiences. This Certification aligns with Spirit Box Academy and is the perfect post-assessment for each unit.

Advisor Corner: Building Community in the Classroom
If you are feeling like the year is just flying by like I am, I found another short video from Edutopia that may help with building community within the classroom. As a teacher I am always striving to provide peer-to-peer collaboration for learning.

Advisor Corner: What Have Our Students Learn During the Pandemic?
Tips from Spirit Box Advisor Dave Perreira! Practical advice to engage your students and make your classroom planning easier.

Is Learning Just for the Classroom? Literacy in the 21st Century Explained
Literacy is more than just reading in the 21st century. As technology has advanced our literacy skills have become more diversified: information, media, and technology literacy.

Critical Thinking in the 21st Century
"Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action" - (Scriven, 1996)

Fact or Fiction? Can Anyone be Creative?
The purpose of using Creativity in the real world is to think outside the box, take calculated risks, and effectively problem solve in their career. Creativity is the act of channeling imagination into something concrete. Many people associate creativity with being an artist but creativity is applicable to any job.

Learning to Collaborate in the 21st Century
Collaboration in business and life is essential for success in the real world. Every day, we interact with a variety of different people, whether it is a cashier at a coffee shop, a coworker, our family, or classmates. Collaboration is to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor (Miriam-Webster). This definition can expand to many situations.

The Beginner's Guide: Growing a Business
The overarching goals of growth marketing are common goals for any business to retain existing customers, acquire new customers, and increase profits. In order to do these things, they must reach these customers.