Startup 101: Entrepreneurialism for K-12 Classrooms
I'll repeat the question: What happens when learning at school is more like working at a startup? No homework. No grades. No exams. No scheduled class periods. No teachers. A starting point and ending point. A space to gather and work. Opportunities to expand networks and gain experiences. Near continuous feedback. Guidance. If this sounds more like the “real world” and less like “school,” then perhaps schools are not following the wisdom of John Dewey who stated that school must reflect life, and life must reflect school. Through a combination of storytelling, small group brainstorming, and a mini design project of our own, the goal of this session is for participants to leave with ideas for encouraging entrepreneurial and innovative thinking at any scale and for any age group.
Conversational Practice
Participants will work together to brainstorm and build out plans for supporting entrepreneurial thinking for whatever age levels, discipline, and time and effort commitment they can realistically support. This will not be a lecture by any means, and I will always be the first to admit that I am no expert on the topic but rather an very interested and enthusiastic learner about it!
Conversation Links
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Joshua SpodekNYU, Columbia University
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Garreth HeidtPerkiomen Valley High School
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Alex RagoneCity and Country School
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Cynthia SchachtHyla Middle School
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Mary MurphyDouglas County School District
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Reshan RichardsTeachers College, Columbia University
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Harlan HoweThe Kinkaid School
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Carl AckermanOffice of Teaching and Learning - School District of Philadelphia
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Karen ShaffranCheltenham School District
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Amy GorzynskiEast Leyden High School
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Jesse DownsProvidence Day School
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Beth Lloyd
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Augustine GarciaRio School District
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Kilolo MoyoHarambee Institute of Science and Technology
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Rob KeithTrinity School
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Stevie HallCopycat
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Scott TottenFlemington-Raritan School District
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Natalie WoodCrescent Elementary
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Stephanie Casperson
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John RisonAbington Friends School
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Craig KahnEgg Harbor Township School District
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Bryan LakatosThe Miami Valley School
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Rabia SandageStaunton City Schools
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Wendi Moss
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Julian MillerLearnmetrics
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Laura HayAshoka Start Empathy Initiative
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Marissa Dolan
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Beth BarcaHighland Park High School
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Christian Kunkel
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Michael Singer
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Nelson RibonFair Haven Public Schools
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Mark SilberbergLittle Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin HS
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Katharine HudsonHaverford School
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Kris Devereaux
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Marita FitzpatrickBodine High School for International Affairs
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Christopher FornaroThe Shipley School
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Huie Douglas
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Montgomery Ogden
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Misty GarvinGriffin-Spalding School District
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Michelle CrowleyFriends' Central School
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Kyle HorneFreire Charter School
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Deanna StephanGarnet Valley High School
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Chris AlfanoSLA, Jarvus
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Melissa Beemsterboer
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Lori Huber
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Deb SchianoRoselle Park High School
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