Practical Professional Development Created by a Business Teacher for Business Teachers
Professional development should leave teachers with ideas, strategies, and resources they can actually use in their classrooms.
After 28 years in the Business Education classroom, Denise Leigh understands the challenges today’s Business Education and CTE teachers face—from teaching multiple preps and keeping students engaged to integrating new technology and preparing students for a rapidly changing workplace.
Denise Leigh provides engaging, practical professional development specifically designed for Business Education, Career & Technical Education (CTE), Personal Finance, Career Readiness, Computer Applications, and related educators.
Whether you’re planning a school district in-service day, state conference, association meeting, virtual training, or professional learning event, my goal is simple:
Teachers will leave energized, supported, and ready-to-use what they learned in Denise Leigh’s training sessions.
Contact Denise Leigh today to schedule your ‘best professional development session ever’.
Meet Denise Leigh
28 Years in the Business Education Classroom
I’m Denise Leigh – a longtime Business Education teacher, curriculum developer, professional development provider, keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for Business Education.
Before becoming a full-time curriculum developer and professional development provider, I spent 28 years teaching Business Education. I know what it’s like to be the teacher juggling multiple preps, creating curriculum, trying to engage reluctant learners, adapting to new technology, and preparing students for a world that keeps changing.
That classroom experience shapes every professional development session I deliver.
Denise Leigh’s professional experience includes:
28 years teaching Business Education
2022 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Finalist
President of the Pennsylvania Business Education Association (PBEA)
Pennsylvania Department of Education-approved Act 48 Professional Development Provider
Texas Education Agency-approved Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Provider
Approved Montana Professional Development Provider and Instructor
Keynote speaker and professional development presenter for 10+ state Business Education and CTE associations
Presenter at National Business Education Association (NBEA) conferences
Creator and host of The Art of Teaching Business Podcast
Curriculum developer serving Business Education and CTE teachers around the world in 70+ countries
Denise Leigh Professional Development Provider Credentials
Pennsylvania Act 48 Provider
Crown Collaborative, LLC dba Business Education with Denise Leigh is an approved Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Development Provider.
Texas CPE Provider
Crown Collaborative, LLC is an approved Continuing Professional Education provider through the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Texas CPE Provider ID: 910043
Montana Professional Development Provider
Crown Collaborative, LLC is an approved Montana Professional Development Provider, and Denise Leigh is an approved professional development instructor.
Denise Leigh’s professional development sessions can be delivered through:
In-person training
Live virtual professional development
School district professional development
Conferences and professional learning events
Sessions are designed specifically for educators teaching Business Education, CTE, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Career Readiness, Computer Applications, and related subjects.