Presentation about what works in entrepreneurial education.

1. Entrepreneurial Education
A study in necessity and implementation

2. Entrepreneurship is
more than Start-Ups
and New Jobs
World Economic Forum
Entrepreneurship is
turning ideas into action
A key competency for ALL
(Schimmel, 2016)
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3. Benefits of
Entrepreneurial
Education
• Analytical Thinking
• Creativity
• Reflection
(Norwegian Directorate for
Education & Training, 2011)
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4. What Works
and
What Does Not?

5. Authentic Learning Experiences Not Available in Most Schools
We need more programs that immerse learners in active
environments where they acquire life-long skills (Adams et al., 2016)
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6. Learn Lessons From Established Entrepreneurs
Utilize novels, short stories and guest speakers as case studies
(Bumpus & Burton, 2008)
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7. Create Meaningful
Partnerships Between
the Community and
Your School
Engage students in community-
based learning that both serves
the community and addresses
their learning needs (Boethel &
Southwest Educational
Development Lab, 2000)
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8. Students Are Not Prepared for 21st
Century Economy
Workers frequently change
jobs
Memorizing facts and
standardized tests is no
longer sufficient
Deeper learning along with
transferable skills and
competencies are now
needed
(Hilton, 2015)
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9. –John Dewey
“Education is not preparation for life;
education is life itself.”

10. Develop the capacities of young people to be self-directed
innovators not passive receivers of knowledge (Wagner, 2012)
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Transform the Classroom Experience

11. We NEED students with an entrepreneurial spirit
Active Learning Environments • Authentic Problems • Connected to
Community Leaders and Entrepreneurs • Self-Directed Innovators

12. Authentic Problems and Active Learning Environments
Students will create their own coffee shop and learn to perform all
aspects of the business from the selection of product to the
marketing mix to the profit and loss statement.
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13. Connected to
Community Leaders
and Entrepreneurs
Community leaders and
entrepreneurs will be brought
in to mentor our students
throughout each phase of
building their business.
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14. Self-Directed Innovators
Throughout the initiative students will be constructing their learning
based on the questions they devise to build their business.
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15. Adams Becker, S., Freeman, A., Giesinger Hall, C., Cummins, M., and Yuhnke, B. (2016). NMC/CoSN horizon
report: 2016 k-12 edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
Boethel, M., & Southwest Educational Development Lab., A. T. (2000). Rural student entrepreneurs: Linking
commerce and community. (Benefits)[Squared]: The Exponential Results of Linking School Improvement and
Community Development, Issue Number Three.
Bumpus, M. A., & Burton, G. (2008). Chapters in the life of an entrepreneur: A case study. Journal Of
Education For Business, 83(5), 302-308.
Hilton, Margaret. (2015). Preparing students for life and work. Issues in Science and Technology, 31(4). Retrieved
from http://issues.org/31-4/preparing-students-for-life-and-work/
Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training. (2011). National curriculum for knowledge promotion in primary
and secondary education and training. Oslo: Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.
Schimmel, I. (2016). Entrepreneurial educators: A narrative study examining entrepreneurial educators in
launching innovative practices for k-12 schools. Contemporary Issues In Education Research, 9(2), 53-58.
Wagner, T. (2012). Creating innovators: The making of young people who will change the world. New York, NY:
Scribner.
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