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  • Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education: Open

    01 April 2010
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  • Table of contents:

    1. National Entrepreneurship Week has MOVED - www.entre-week.org
    2. The 28th Annual Entrepreneurship FORUM Needs Your Expertise
    3. LOOKING FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES?
    4. HOW DID THE UNITED STATES BECOME SO ENTREPRENEURIAL?
    5. JOIN US IN SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION "everywhere"

  • 1. National Entrepreneurship Week has MOVED - www.entre-week.org

    Check out the UNIQUE new look for the website that promotes entrepreneurship activities and events for the WEEK in February and Year Round ... http://www.entre-week.org

    Consortium sites are easy to remember..."entre" is the easy spelling for "entrepreneurship"
    ** www.entre-ed.org - the home page for "entrepreneurship education" information and resources
    **** www.entre-week.org - the home page for "entrepreneurship week" publicity for programs in every state Year Round.

    The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education is proud to be able to host a celebration of America's entrepreneurs and the education programs that are creating the entrepreneurs of the future. We have just had a wonderful 4th Annual Celebration and now will be planning for the 5th Annual celebration of "NEW", February 19 - 26, 2011.

    The map of the states is all NEW too. Now it is a PDF file featuring pictures and events that will open easily and can be updated by your state team leaders. Just send announcements to your state coordinator and/or to Cullen Gurganus at
    cgurganus@entre-ed.org . We want every state to SHINE!

    STAY CONNECTED AND VISIBLE NATIONWIDE! www.entre-week.org - Contact your state team leader!

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  • 2. The 28th Annual Entrepreneurship FORUM Needs Your Expertise

    Imagine a conference where entrepreneurship is the topic and the content is programs from elementary school, all the way up to college and adults! YES, that is our annual FORUM... a professional development conference that meets the needs of every kind of entrepreneurship program across the US (and Canada too). Put November 12 - 16 on your calendars to be in Columbus, OH.

    NOW is the time to put your proposal together to be a presenter and share your wealth of ideas with new teachers as well as the experienced. The Call for Programs is on our website for instructions on putting together a very simple proposal http://www.entre-ed.org/_network/forum.htm Note that the deadline for proposals in April 15. We want to get the program organized to share with everyone before summer vacations.

    You will love the hotel we have chosen...the Hyatt on Capitol Square...in downtown Columbus across the street from the Ohio State Capitol. Learn more about this vibrant city with the video posted on our website. And the hotel rate is fabulous ...$99 per night for up to 4 persons.

    PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHERS.

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  • 3. LOOKING FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES?

    We invite you to visit the "Future CEO Stars" magazine http://www.fcsmag.org , provided FREE online every month. You will find great stories of the ideas students have created as entrepreneurs while still in school...written by the students. The teacher's guide provides you with opportunities to use the stories as part of your curriculum, tied to chosen performance indicators from the National Content Standards. Use these problem-based activities to encourage your students to have even better ideas and to THINK about possibilities for themselves.

    Sign up on the website and you will receive an email announcement when a new issue is released.

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  • 4. HOW DID THE UNITED STATES BECOME SO ENTREPRENEURIAL?

    Check Out OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER . . . http://www.entre-ed.org/newsletters/17-3.pdf

    Read the article "How Did the United States Become So Entrepreneurial?" to learn about the history of the free enterprise system and discuss what we need to do to keep it alive.

    QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION....
    Suggest that students explore more details on the Jamestown colony, the differences between the 13 colonies, the meaning of "Natural Law", difference between a republic and a democracy, and contents of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Then use the following questions for discussion.

    ** What is the difference between mercantilism and a free market economy?
    ** What actions led the Colonies to declare war on Britain?
    ** What could a central government be able to do if Adam Smith's principles had not been the foundation of the American Constitution?
    ** What are the implications of Adam Smith's ideas on your career opportunities?
    ** How does this discussion apply to political and economic issues of today?

    SEE NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK IN ACTION ... featuring three pages of some of the activities from National Entrepreneurship Week 2010 from all over the US.

    Learn more about Problem-Based Learning Activities with the young entrepreneur's story "EZPuck" by Riley Giauque, a Marketplace for Kids program star.

    Finally, don't miss the featured program .. "SERVING UP SUCCESS - Entrepreneurial Transitional Program for Special Needs Students" from Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.

    Feel free to copy any of these Consortium newsletters and share the link with friends. http://www.entre-ed.org/newsletters/17-3.pdf

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  • 5. JOIN US IN SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION "everywhere"

    Membership options are on our website at http://www.entre-ed.org/_contact/index.htm

    Options FOR MEMBERSSHIP include ...
    CORPORATE Members (for statewide support) http://www.entre-ed.org/_contact/member.pdf

    PARTNERS (other organizations of all kinds) http://www.entre-ed.org/_contact/join.pdf

    AMBASSADORS (individual teacher memberships) http://www.entre-ed.org/_contact/ambassadors.pdf

    FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS

    Cheers,
    Cathy

    Cathy Ashmore, Executive Director
    Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
    Columbus, Ohio - 614-486-6538

    cashmore@entre-ed.org
    http://www.entre-ed.org
    http://www.entre-week.org
    http://www.fcsmag.com
    http://YEAleaders.org

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