Virginia Tech Center for Economic Education
Jul 23, 2025
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Registration Deadline: July 23, 2025
Grade Level: High School, Middle School, Post-high School
Teachers will understand/review that the Innovation and Gig Economy requires students to graduate with an entrepreneurial mindset (opportunity recognition, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, innovation, initiative, collaboration, etc.) even if they do not start their own business. Entrepreneurial skills are an increasingly essential part of workforce development and overlap with the workplace readiness skills employers say they want in new hires in a rapidly changing, innovation-based workplace. Additionally, teachers will brainstorm opportunities to integrate entrepreneurship content as a real-world instructional context in existing business education courses in a way that optimizes student engagement and motivation by unleashing students’ potential to pursue their own unique interests, hobbies, and passions in the classroom. Free, field-tested curriculum and classroom-ready resources will be shared that are highly adaptable across grades, core academic subjects, and CTE courses, including in business education, so students have the option to own their own business in any career field. The curriculum and resources are also aligned with the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination approved by the Virginia Board of Education. The Exam Resources Package will also be shared at no cost.
Fee: NO CHARGE
Additional Information:
To attend this session, please register for the Virginia Business Education Association (VBEA) conference at https://www.vbea.net/conferences-meetings
Instructor: Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Contact Person:
Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Center for Economic Education
Virginia Tech
cheryl42@vt.edu
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