Bret Willhoit

Male

Lake In The Hills, IL

United States

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Student Teacher
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http://mrwilhoit.blogspot.com
About Me
I just completed my student teaching! I I am going to teach Business Education on the Secondary level. I also hope to coach. In my free time, I am very active. I love to do anything outdoors, mainly involving running, biking, etc. I used to compete in triathlons and would like to get back into that someday. I was formerly a bank manager for four years so I have a considerable amount of real-world experience in Business/Management/Finance/Marketing. That is why I am becoming a Business Ed teacher. That journey also sparked a tech-geek passion that I was previously unaware of. That passion led me to Classroom 2.0!

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  • H Songhai

    Dynamic exchange between you and Will Richardson.
    I read his post "Oh and You have a degree..." and then read your comments.
    You both make some very strong points. Really good food for thought. I will share with my colleagues.

    Have a happy new year!

    Dec 30, 2008

  • Jack

    Hey Bret,

    Our Brainyflix video contest just ended, and I wanted to thank you for helping us get the word out. We got 800 submissions from across the country!

    That said, MIT was really happy with the results and will let us run another contest, so we're going for it! But this time, we're gonna have kids create Brainypics flashcards - which are images and sentences paired up with a one of our SAT/ACT words. The contest ends May 22nd, and there'll be iTunes and a cash prize like last time. To boot, we'll double the payout if the kids can hit a certain goal. More details at brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules.

    Do you mind passing my message along to students and your colleagues again?

    Thanks,
    Jack

    Apr 25, 2009

  • Todd Benrud

    Hello,

    My name is Todd Benrud and I’m a high school teacher in San Diego County, California.  The reason I’m contacting you is because of your background in education and finance.

    In 2008 myself and three of my students started the Charity Student Investment Project. The goal of this not-for-profit organization is to teach students about personal finance, careers in finance and investing in the stock markets through the management of a real-money investment portfolio and while working with other students and industry professionals.

    Currently the CSIP is only a handful of high school students at Grossmont High School, three college students and a professional mentor (Personal Financial Manger) that works for Morgan Stanley.  I’d like to get other students, teachers and professional mentors involved.

    If you think this sounds like an interesting and/or you have students that may be interested please contact me at tbenrud@guhsd.net. You can also check out our site for more info - http://charitystudentinvestmentproject.com

    Thank you for your time and consideration.
    Have a great day!
    Todd

    Apr 8, 2011