Traveling literally around the world this past
year brought the topics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the spotlight
for us. While Americans talk about, and acknowledge the need for innovation and
entrepreneurship, we remain mired down in problems related to standardized
testing, teacher evaluations and a torrent of buzzwords, quick fixes and
acronyms. For the most part, education and learning (in America and around the
world) have been replaced by test prep factories, and American schools have
become known as "pipelines to prison" as disillusioned students drop out of
school at the rate of one student every 9 seconds!
In the meantime, national governments, industries and ministries of education
around the world are seriously focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, and
they know that developing these habits, skills and mindsets begins in the
classroom. We saw absolute determination and dedication to innovation and
entrepreneurship in the
countries we visited. Also see
Lessons from Turkey.
What's to be done?
Attend this 3-day workshop to explore
possibilities for teaching creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in
schools.
Examples of Innovation and Entrepreneurship -
Drew's Lemonade Stand - 6-year-old boy raises monies for his dad's
cancer treatment! He raised $10,000 on the first day!
Caine's Arcade - find out how this 9-year-old's ingenuity, exploration and
play - and Facebook - led to a flash mob which raised almost $180,000 in
just a few days! This is truly thinking outside the box.
Astronaut Underwear !- NASA awards student team $5,000 for
development of new undergarments for astronauts.
Few workshops include snack breaks! You can pay our price or more for
professional development workshops that don't even provide morning coffee. We
make great efforts to treat you special, like the professional you are who
deserves luxury treatment.
Continental breakfast
Mid-morning snacks
Mid-afternoon snacks
Now is the time to reserve your dates
for planned professional staff development at your campus or district. We can
bring you one of our workshops, or we can work with you to develop a unique
professional development plan tailored to the needs and goals of your district
and community. Call Anne Shaw, Director of 21st Century Schools, to discuss your
needs for the upcoming school year and to reserve your preferred dates. See our
web site for additional information. Call (850) 457-2946 or
email us.
