JA BizTown Teacher Resources

Thank you for choosing to participate in JA BizTown! We are looking forward to working with you and your students. Access a JA BizTown Program Brief for an overview of the new curriculum.

Below you will find tools from the teacher curriculum guide to download, copy to school letterhead and share with your families as you prepare for your JA BizTown simulation.

JA Teacher Learning Platform

To access the digital curriculum and tools

To login:

1. Go to https://learn.ja.org

2. Use your school email address

3. If you are new or your forgot your password, you will need to set a new password, click “Create/Reset Password”

4. You will then receive an email to create a password, then select "JA Learning Platform/D2L".

   Educator Quick Start Guide

   Volunteer Information

Volunteers are an important part of the students’ experience at JA BizTown. The tools below (as found in the Volunteer Information tab of the curriculum guide) includes information about managing volunteers and providing them with information about the program and their responsibilities during the simulation visit.

Portland

Intro to JA BizTown Letter - Portland

  Intro to JA BizTown Letter - Portland, Spanish

Volunteers Needed - Portland

Volunteers Needed - Portland, Spanish

Volunteer Assignment Form - Portland

Volunteer Confirmation Letter - Portland

Volunteer Confirmation Letter - Portland, Spanish

Volunteer Lottery (nonspecific location)

  Volunteer Lottery (nonspecific location) Spanish

Volunteer Follow-Up Letter (nonspecific location)

  Volunteer Follow-Up Letter (nonspecific location) Spanish

Visit Information

The tools below include information and details about the simulation visit (as found in the Visit Information tab in the curriculum guide).

Portland

On-Site Visit Overview - Portland

Parent Consent Form - Portland

Parent Consent Form - Portland, Spanish

On-Site Visit Reminder - Portland

Teacher Pre-Simulation Check list - Portland

Directions & Map to Facility - Portland

Job Information

The tools below include information and details for job placement of students for the simulation visit (as found in the JA BizTown Job tab in the curriculum guide).

Portland

Staffing Model - Student Job Assignments - Portland

Bulleted Job Descriptions - Portland

Classified Ads - Portland

Sample Employment Letter - Portland

JA BizBrief - Portland

We want your feedback!

Following your participation in JA BizTown, please complete this survey to share more about your experience.

Thank you!