Virginia Tech Center for Economic Education
Jan 23, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grade Level: High School, Middle School, Post-high School
Potential Recertification Credits: 2
Entrepreneurship is an engaging, real-world context for teaching economics, personal finance, CTE, and core academic subjects across grade levels using current events while simultaneously equipping students with the workforce readiness skills they need for the Innovation & Gig economy, whether as an entrepreneur or intrapreneurial employee. A form of inquiry, project, and service-based learning, teachers will understand the basics of design thinking then practice applying this 5-step process in small breakout groups, culminating with a brainstorming session on multidisciplinary curriculum connections. Teachers will receive a collection of classroom-ready resources, instructional strategies, and current events resources. Details about the national Online Entrepreneurship Institute for Middle & High School Teachers and the aligned U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination for high school students and adult learners will also be shared.
NOTES:
This webinar is part of the Council on Economic Education (CEE) Winter Institute on January 21-23, 2025. Details linked here.
Thanks to VCEE funding, Virginia teachers attend their own separate Online Entrepreneurship Institute at no cost. Details linked here.
Fee: NO CHARGE
Additional Information:
Registered teachers will also need to register with Zoom to join the webinar. Please be watching for that email with further instructions closer to the webinar date.
Instructor: Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Contact Person:
Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Center for Economic Education
Virginia Tech
434.258.2380
cheryl42@vt.edu
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This program is offered at no cost with support from Council for Economic Education (CEE) .
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