ECHO in the Classroom

The California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, LBUSD Superintendent Chris Steinhauser, and Project ECHO representatives Chip Goodman and Angela Lee visited Dan Adler’s AP Seminar and AP Economics classes on Monday, November 30.
The group came to Poly to see how Project ECHO is taught in a regular academic class and to see how Adler’s district funded computer lab has improved his AP Economics classes.
Project ECHO is a business plan competition challenging students to create a business idea and plan present in front of a panel of judges at UCLA. Currently, Adler’s CIC ninth graders are working on the project. In AP Seminar, the students worked on their marketing plans and presented a PowerPoint in front of the class and its visitors.
The District Officials stayed for AP Economics to see how a computer lab can benefit an academic classroom. They also spoke to seniors Andrea Garcia and Valerie Zawicki, past competitors in Project ECHO.
“We talked about my experience with Project ECHO and the classroom resources that have been helpful in combining business with other interests,” said Zawicki.
The class then gave a presentation about the status of the national economy and possible recommendations for proper fiscal and monetary policy.