Entrepreneurship30

1) [|Junior Achievement Program] In EBUS300 Barbara McKinnon gave us a presentation on Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement is a program that I would like to implement in an Entrepreneurship30 classroom. Junior Achievement is a free resource that helps students collaborate and discover the world of business. In particular, I would be interested in using the [|"Company Program"] which has students create a venture in order to understand the role of business in our society. Students will discover the risks and rewards of starting a business, solve actually business challenges, demonstrate the importance of ethical standards in business, and foster positive relationships between youth and business communities. I believe that this program would help my students become engaged in the entrepreneurial process since they are working "hands on" to develop a venture that they are interested in. Students also are given the opportunity to make real money and win scholarships. As a teacher I would also receive support from Junior Achievement to guide my students and I through the learning process. I believe that Junior Achievement would tie into the Entrepreneurship curricula but as a teacher this would not be the only focus in the classroom. This is a resource for teachers to be used with their students.

2) [|Canadian Foundation for Economic Education] The link will not take you to the exact resource that I would like to use. Click on "CFEE Resources" and then "Entrepreneurship for Canadians." Although this resource is outdated I would still use some of the videos to help my students see the entrepreneurial process in action. In particular, I would use Program #3 "Recognizing the Opportunities." The entrepreneurial process is based on recognizing opportunities which is a hard thing to "learn." The videos provide examples of how entrepreneurs recognized an opportunity which resulted in the creation of a successful business. I would play part of the video for students and then ask them to brainstorm opportunities that exist in the school, town/city, and country. This is a resource for teachers to use with their students.