{"id":1774,"date":"2025-10-22T15:53:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/?page_id=1774"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:13:00","slug":"classroom-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/students\/classroom-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"header has-background has-background-gradient has-dark-gradient-background header--cover header--text-left header--width-wide\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"header__media\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"header__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\n<h1 class=\"header__title\">Classroom Connections<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"header__excerpt\">We are pleased to partner with DECA to bring Classroom Connections\u00a0&#8211; engaging lesson plans featuring interactive games to bring insurance topics to life for students!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-70-30 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e6ff2d15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:80%\"><div class=\"card-grid alignwide has-2-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"has-h3-variant\">Tap into our newest\u00a0Classroom Connections Lesson Plan focused on Insurance Careers.<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-grid__layout\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__layout\"><figure class=\"card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2025\/07\/home-auto-insurance.jpeg\" height=\"768\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"card__text\"><h3 class=\"card__heading has-medium-heading-variant\"><a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2025\/10\/invest-classroom-connection-insurance-careers-lesson-plan.pdf\"><span class=\"card__heading-text\">Insurance Careers Lesson Plan<\/span><\/a><\/h3><div class=\"card__content\">Download our Insurance Careers Lesson Plan including key steps to kick-start your career journey regardless the profession.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__layout\"><figure class=\"card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-position: 36% 69%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2025\/07\/talented-canidate.jpeg\" height=\"678\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"card__text\"><h3 class=\"card__heading has-medium-heading-variant\"><a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2025\/10\/National-Invest-Program-Insurance-Careers-Classroom-Connections-March-2025.pptx\"><span class=\"card__heading-text\">Insurance Careers Presentation Slides<\/span><\/a><\/h3><div class=\"card__content\">Download the full PowerPoint presentation slides including Insurance Careers Jeopardy.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__layout\"><figure class=\"card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-position: 0% 53%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2025\/07\/creative-innovative-solutions.jpeg\" height=\"547\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"card__text\"><h3 class=\"card__heading has-medium-heading-variant\"><a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2025\/10\/invest-lesson-plan-risks-and-perils-february-2024.pdf\"><span class=\"card__heading-text\">Risk &amp; 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