ENTREPRENEURSHIP
; August 16 - Introductions
1. Roll Call--Fav Food/Where?
2. Ice Breaker-Same Same
August 17 - Entrepreneurs
1. Roll Call--Favorite Place you have traveled to/where do you want to go?
2. What is an Entrepreneur?
3. Play Entrepreneur Kahoot; Who Am I (Sporcle) and American Entrepreneurs (Sporcle)
August 18 - Creative Thinking
1. Roll Call--Activities/Athletics at SW (or outside)
2. Creativity (Nearpod)
3. Creative Thinking Giraffe Riddle
4. Creative Thinking 9 Faces
5. Creative Team building: Pigs Fly
6. Warm Up Your Brain--kangaroo, laptop, red balloon, pizza; make up a story
August 21 - Creative Thinking
1. Seating Chart--choose wisely
2. Roll Call--Favorite TV Show/Movie
3. Welcome to Entrepreneurship! Syllabus/Tour de Canvas
4. Warm Up Your Brain--Alternate Uses (Creativity Nearpod)
5. Complete the picture (hand out blank paper; draw triangle); complete the picture the right way
6. One right answer (tie into ways to be more creative in business; businesses are not just products)
7. Let's Raise Kids to Be Entrepreneurs
8. Discussion Board: Let's Raise Kids to Be Entrepreneurs (Canvas Modules)
August 23 - Innovation
1. Warm Up Your Brain--SCAMS (Innovation Nearpod)
2. Bad Ideas
3. Innovation out of Necessity
4. Discussion Board: Innovation Out of Necessity (Canvas Modules)
August 25 - YouScience Pre-Test
1. 3rd Hr--ZSQSCR8XD
2. 5th Hr--A25FYCTDS
3. Innovation out of Purpose
August 28 - Innovation from Purpose--Your Why
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Come up with a new form of Rock, Paper, Scissors
2. Innovation out of Purpose
3. What is your why? Purpose-Driven Company; Toms Passion; Toms Story; Netflix; Apple; Disney; Disney
4. Discussion Board: Purpose Driven Companies; Examples and why important (Canvas Module)
August 30 - Entrepreneurial Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Think of as many uses for a piece of cardboard as you can
2. Cain's Arcade
3. Presentation--Entrepreneurial Traits (Nearpod)
4. H.W.--Entrepreneurial Traits Assignment (Canvas Modules); due by next class
September 1 - Entrepreneurial Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Creative Sales Pitch (need items); Clever Name, Features, Price, Where to buy (slide in Onedrive Folder)
2. Best Advice from the Sharks; Starbucks Story
3. H.W.--Entrepreneurial Podcast--Starbucks (Canvas Modules); Submit to Canvas by next class
September 4 - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
September 5 - NO SCHOOL - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
September 6 - Entrepreneur Traits
1. Discuss Podcast--what were some traits that you identified? What made Starbucks successful?
2. Intro Famous Entrepreneur Assignment; you all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Canva
3.Famous Entrepreneurs; Successful Entrepreneurs; Choose your Entrepreneur!
4. Begin with Famous Entrepreneur Research--Part 1 (Canvas Modules)
September 8 - Famous Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Begin work on Famous Entrepreneur Research--Part 1 (Canvas Modules)
2. When Part 1 Research is complete, begin work on Entrepreneur Assignment-Part 2;
*You all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Canva
September 11 – Famous Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Finish Entrepreneur Assignment Presentation; be ready to present next class
September 13 - Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
1. Present Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations; take notes-assignment tomorrow related to your favorites
*Go over info for Fri/Monday since there will be a sub
September 15 - Famous Entrepreneur Presentation Discussion Board (sub plans)
1. Discussion Board: Famous Entrepreneur Presentations; Due before next class
September 18 - Coffee Shop (sub plans)
1. Play Coffee Shop; Recording Chart; Coffee Shop Questions; Submit questions to Canvas for a grade
*leave Coffee Shop recording chart for sub to pass out
September 20 - Market/Supply vs Demand/Competition
1. Discuss Coffee Shop...how did you do??
2. Finish any Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
3. Intro to the Marketplace Activity--Start Planning
4. Intro to The Market (Star Wars)/Supply vs. Demand (Indiana Jones); Beanie Babies (Nearpod)
September 22 - Supply and Demand/Competition
1. Real-Life Supply and Demand: Air Jordan Supply/Demand Video; Birken Bag
Stanley Cup and Nintendo Switch (watch first-where does this go?)
2. Competition; Discuss Competition (Nearpod)
3. Be ready for Marketplace Activity next class; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
September 25 - Marketplace Activity (606 Set Up)
1. Marketplace Activity; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
2. Marketplace Make-Up Activity
3. Marketplace Reflection/Discussion
4. Go over assignment for Wed (sub); hand out graphic organizer
**Summarize, will collect for grade next class (don't hand to sub)
September 27 - Business Structures (sub)
1. Intro Business Structures Video; Legal Business Entities
2. Business Structures Assignment--Canvas Modules
September 29 - NO SCHOOL - P/T CONFERENCES
October 2 - Franchising
1. Share out about Business Structures Assignment Info; turn in (use TPT presentation as visual)
2. What is Franchising?
3. Pros/Cons; Slim Chickens; what it takes
4. Name That Franchise Game; Franchise or Not?
5. Crubml Cookie discussion board--HW
October 4 - TESTING DAY
October 6 - Franchising
1. Subway; Subway Franchisees; Subway Case Analysis (goes with assignment)
2. Franchise Assignment; submit to Canvas when completed
October 9 - Marketing/Problem Solving Products
1. Go over Entrepreneurship Interview Assignment-Due Oct. 30
2. Discuss Franchise Assignment; would you choose to own a franchise?
3. Discuss Marketing--4 Ps (NearPod)
October 11 - Ideas/Pain Points
1. Problem Solving Products--Breathometer, Drop Stop, Lumio, Lollacup, Mission Belt, Groovebook
2. EZPZ
3. What were your pain points from last class? Can we turn one of those into a product/service?
4. Discuss; list what products were shown and what problems were solved; some were improvements on old ideas; brainstorm; Find a Pain Point (Problem to Solve) - what can you invent or make better?
5. Find a Pain Point - what can you invent or make better? Go through your day and ask yourself
- Is this the best way this can be done?
- What can I do to make it better? - even if it seems ridiculous
- Start making a list of your best ideas
***Pain Points--start thinking about products/product improvements that would solve a problem; can even think of large scale business ideas for future use...Start making a list...you will need these for next class!
6. Research your top 2 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem; does it already exist?
7. Submit Pain Point list in Canvas assignment to discuss with Mrs. Krewson BEFORE next class!
October 13 - NO SCHOOL - END QTR 1
October 16 - Shark Tank Ideas
1. Shark Tank (ABC/Hulu)--fill out accompanying activity sheet and turn in
2. Shark Tank Data Analysis
3. Intro to "Shark Tank" presentation
4. Go over Pain Point List with Mrs. Krewson
October 18 - Shark Tank Project
1. Choose your product/service; conference with Mrs. Krewson for approval
2. Begin work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 20 - Shark Tank Project (sub)
1. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 23 - Shark Tank Project
1. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 25 - Shark Tank Project
1. Emazing Lights; 10-31; 10-31; 10-31 Update; Simple Sugars; City Kitty; Baby Toon; Discuss How To Pitch
2. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 27 - Shark Tank Project (sub)
1. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 30 - Shark Tank Project (sub)
1. Entrepreneurship Interview Assignment DUE
2. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation; Presentations next class
November 1 - NO SCHOOL - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
November 3 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Present "Shark Tank" presentations
November 6 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Finish "Shark Tank" presentations
2. Shark Tank Reflection; Upload to Canvas for grading before next class
November 8 - Industry/Market Analysis
1. Finish "Shark Tank" presentations
2. Industry/Market Analysis Overview (NearPod)
3. Value Proposition
November 10 - Trends Assignment
1. What are business trends? Business Trends 2023-Go over/update/resubmit
*Discuss; how can some of this info help you create a new business plan idea?
2. Begin 2023 Trends Assignment
November 13 - Trends Assignment
1. How to Sell
2. Finish 2023 Trends Assignment; due before next class
November 15 - Guest Speaker
1. Welcome to Guest Speaker Entrepreneur--Lindsey Weiss; KC Happy Campers
2. Guest Speaker Assignment; due at end of class
November 17 - Lean Business Plan
1. Stick with what you know or can research; Examples of Cool New Business Ideas
***What are problems around us/needs? Does your business idea solve a problem or satisfy a need/want? ***Think about service businesses (easier to start)
2. Intro to Lean Business Plan and Getting Started; Lean Business Plan Explained
*Research existing products or businesses in the same area (Ibisworld.com)
*Research your top ideas for your own business and look at the industry and competition
November 20-24 -- NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 27 - Final Business Plan Project
1. Discuss Revenue Streams
2. Work on Lean Business Plan; submit to Canvas for idea approval
November 29 - Final Business Plan Project (sub plans)
1. Final Business Plan Presentation Project
2. Idea Exchange--talk about your idea with 2-3 different people in the room; get feedback; should you move forward or make changes?
3. Work on Lean Business Plan; submit to Canvas for idea approval
December 1 - Business Plan Presentation Project (sub plans)
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 4 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 6 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 8 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 11 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Finish/Practice Final Business Plan Presentation
2. Begin presentations Final Business Plan Presentation
December 13 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Begin presentations Final Business Plan Presentation
December 15 - PRESENT Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Final Business Plan Presentation
2. Submit Reflection on best plans
December 18/19 - FINAL
1. YouScience PostTest
2. HW: Supply and Demand--Real Life ??
2020
1. When to Hire Help
3. Famous Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt; submit to Canvas before next class
3. H.W.--Super Bowl Assignment; submit to Canvas when complete
January 6 - Introduction
1. Roll Call--Favorite Place you have traveled to
2. Introductions
3. Ice Breaker Bingo
4. We are the Entrepreneurs
January 7 - What Is an Entrepreneur?
1. Roll Call--Fav Food/Where?
2. This Or That? (Go to Blue Circle or Green Circle)
January 8/9 - Choose Seats/Creative Thinking
1. Class procedures and expectations are discussed within the Class Syllabus
2. Creativity
3. Creative Thinking Giraffe Riddle
4. Creative Thinking 9 Faces
5. Creative Team building: Pigs Fly
6. Warm Up Your Brain--Brain Teasers
7. Warm Up Your Brain--kangaroo, laptop, red balloon, pizza; make up a story
January 10 - Creative Thinking
1. Complete the picture (hand out blank paper)
2. One right answer (tie into ways to be more creative in business; businesses are not just products)
3. Brainstorm what you think Entrepreneur means; Entrepreneurship defined
4. Being Entrepreneurial
January 13 - Innovation
1. Choose seats for seat chart
2. Warm Up Your Brain--SCAMS
3. Innovation out of Necessity
January 14 - Innovation
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Come up with a new form of Rock, Paper, Scissors
2. Innovation out of Tragedy
3. What is your why? Toms Story; Toms Passion; Toms Business
January 15/16 - Entrepreneur Traits--Your Why
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Think of as many uses for a piece of cardboard as you can
2. Cain's Arcade
3. Presentation--Entrepreneurial Traits
January 17 - Entrepreneur Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Brain Teasers
2. Presentation--Entrepreneurial Traits
3. Best Advice from the Sharks; Advice from Entrepreneurs; How Successful Entrepreneurs Think
January 20 -- NO SCHOOL -- MLK DAY
January 21 -- NO SCHOOL -- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
January 22/23 - Entrepreneur Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Creative Sales Pitch (need items); Clever Name, Features, Price, Where to buy
2. Best Advice from the Sharks; Advice from Entrepreneurs (list of entrepreneurs)
3. Choose your Entrepreneur!
4. Begin Entrepreneur Assignment; you all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Prezi
January 24 - Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Work on Entrepreneur Assignment; you all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Prezi
January 27 – Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Work on Entrepreneur Assignment
January 28 - Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Finish Entrepreneur Assignment
January 29/30 - Presentations
1. Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
January 31 - Presentations
1. Finish Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
2. Intro to Super Bowl Assignment
February 3 - Super Bowl
1. Discuss Super Bowl Assignment
2. What commercials were the best? Why?
3. Finish any Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
February 4 - Podcast--Starbucks
1. Listen to Starbucks Podcast
2. Podcast Assignment (fill out as you listen); HW if you don't finish in class
February 5/6 – Podcast--Starbucks
1. Milton Hershey (Amazon, CNBC Titan); Steve Jobs--what are the rewards and challenges of being an entrepreneur?
2. Test Yourself; Entrepreneurial Mindset; Entrepreneur Quiz
3. Do You Have What It Takes Assignment: Copy/paste the results of your quiz; do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Write a paragraph discussing the Entrepreneurial traits you possess and the ones you don't; Watch spelling and grammar:) Upload to Canvas
February 7 - Supply vs. Demand
1. Discuss Podcast--what were some traits that you identified? What made Starbucks successful?
2. Intro to The Market/Supply vs. Demand
3. Supply vs. Demand and Competition
4. Supply vs. Demand Worksheet
5. Intro to the Marketplace Activity--Start Planning
February 10 - Supply vs. Demand
1. Supply vs. Demand Worksheet
2. Work on Coffee Shop; Recording Chart; Coffee Shop Questions; Submit questions to Canvas for a grade
February 11 - Supply/Demand
1. Finish Coffee Shop Questions; Submit questions to Canvas for a grade
2. Be ready for Marketplace Activity; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
February 12/13 - Marketplace Activity
1. Marketplace Activity; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
2. Marketplace Make-Up Activity
3. Marketplace Reflection/Discussion
February 14 -- NO SCHOOL -- P/T CONFERENCES
February 17 -- NO SCHOOL -- PRESIDENT'S DAY
February 18 -- NO SCHOOL -- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
February 19 - Business Structures
1. Business Structures Video
2. Intro to Business Structures--Discussion/Brainstorming over why and what
3. Begin Business Structures Research Activity
**Define Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Cooperative, Franchise, Non-Profit
**What are the pros/cons, who should choose it? who should not?
February 20 - Business Structures
1. Work on Business Structures Research Activity; submit to Canvas when complete
February 24 - Franchising
1. Overview of Business Entities
2. Notes on Business Structures
3. Why Franchise? Pros/Cons; Five Guys; Slim Chickens; Subway Franchisees; what it takes
4. Chipotle; Why Chipotle Doesn't Franchise
5. Franchise or Not?
February 25 - Franchising
1. Why Franchise? Pros/Cons; Five Guys; Slim Chickens; Subway Franchisees; what it takes
2. Chipotle; Why Chipotle Doesn't Franchise
3. Franchise or Not?
February 26/27 - Selling/Customer Retention
1. Intro to Selling/Customer Retention and Project Or Food Truck??
2. Partners Assigned
February 28 -
1. Work on Project
March 2 -
1. Work on Project
3.
March 3 - Franchising Project
4. Reflection Activity
March 4/5 - Creative Business Ideas/Problem Solving Products
How Entrepreneurs Come up with Ideas (use Kathy's bus idea HW/activity)
1. Watch BugEater Foods Presentation; Reflection Sheet
2. Problem Solving Products--Breathometer, Drop Stop, Lumio, Scrub Daddy, Readerrest, Lollacup
3. Discuss the episodes; list what products were shown and what problems were solved; brainstorm
4. Ideas for Innovating--what problem needs to be solved? Pain Points...
5. Find a Pain Point - what can you invent or make better? Go through your day and ask yourself
- Is this the best way this can be done?
- What can I do to make it better? - even if it seems ridiculous
- Start making a list of your best ideas...you will need these next week!
6. How to Solve Problems (Article and Assignment)
March 6 - Shark Tank
1. Shark Tank--S11E13--fill out accompanying activity sheet and turn in
March 9 - Industry Overview
1. Shark Tank Data Analysis
2. Industry Overview
3. Find a Pain Point - what can you invent or make better? Go through your day and ask yourself
- Is this the best way this can be done?
- What can I do to make it better? - even if it seems ridiculous
- Start making a list of your best ideas...you will need these this week!
4. Get out Bright Ideas Log--start brainstorming a list of possible new product/service ideas;
March 10 - Market Analysis/Competition
1. What were your pain points from last week? Can we turn one of those into a product/service?
2. Market Analysis/Competition
3. Research existing products or businesses in the same area
4. Research your top 3 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem
5. What is a Lean Business Plan?--Amazon; Lean Canvas--Uber
6. Work on Lean Business Plan to get you started
March 11 - Market Analysis/Competition
1. Research existing products or businesses in the same area
2. Research your top 3 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem
3. Take good notes!
4. Work on Lean Business Plan to get you started
March 12 - Quiz
1. Research your top 3 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem
2. Take good notes!
3. Work on Lean Business Plan to get you started
4. Intro to "Shark Tank" presentation
March 13 - NO SCHOOL--END QTR. 3
March 16-20 -- NO SCHOOL-- SPRING BREAK
March 23 - NO SCHOOL-- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
March 24 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Quiz Review
2. 2017 Innovations, Best Innovations, 2019, Top Innovations
3. Shark Tank Successes--because of innovation/creativity
4. Narrow down lean business plan ideas--choose your product/service
5. Begin to work on "Shark Tank" presentation
March 25/26 – Guest Speaker
1. Welcome to Guest Speaker Entrepreneur--Brandon Connolly
2. Discuss Marketing--4 Ps
3. How will you market your product/business idea
March 27 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Quiz #1--Canvas
2. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
March 30 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
March 31 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 1 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 1/2 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 3 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 6 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 7 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation over your product/business idea
2. Watch Shark Tank discuss products/ideas; discuss how to pitch (use Shark Tank Pitches sheet in files)
April 8/9 - "Shark Tank" Presentations
1. Finish your "Shark Tank" presentation
2. Be ready to present on Friday; if anyone is finished, present EOH
April 10 - "Shark Tank" Presentations
1. Present your "Shark Tank" presentation presentation over your product/business idea
April 13 – "Shark Tank" Presentations
1. Present your "Shark Tank" presentation presentation over your product/business idea
April 14 - Shark Tank Presentations
1. Shark Tank Reflection; Upload to Canvas for grading
April 15/16 - DECA Idea Challenge
1. Finish any Shark Tank Presentations
2. Creative Thinking--Make Something New
3. Intro to DECA Idea Challenge; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
4. Show videos from last year; show videos from DECA site for examples
5. DECA Idea Challenge Prep
April 17 - DECA IDEA Challenge
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Item
2. Get into groups; work on ideas; who is bringing what? Make a plan!
April 20 -- NO SCHOOL -- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
April 21 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Makerspace in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
April 22/23 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Makerspace in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
April 24 -
April 27 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Film Day in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
April 28 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Film Day in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep Wrap-Up
2. One person from group emails me video link
April 29/30 - DECA IDEA Challenge
1. Finish Video: DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
2. One person from group emails me video link
May 1 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Last Day to finish video
1. Finish Video: DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
2. One person from group emails me video link
May 4 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Watch/grade videosLean Business Plan?--Amazon; Lean Canvas--Uber
2. Intro to Business Plan Presentation Project
3. What are problems around us/needs? Does your business idea solve a problem or satisfy a need/want?
4. Stick with what you know or can research
5. Getting Started
May 5 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Business Plan Presentation Project
May 6/7 – Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Business Plan Presentation Project
May 8 – Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Business Plan Presentation Project
May 11 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Finish Business Plan Presentation Project
May 12 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Mrs. Krewson's Survey
2. Feedback Survey (District)
3. Finish Business Plan Presentation Project--Last Day
May 13/14 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 15 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 18 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 19 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 20/21 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 22 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 25 - NO SCHOOL-- MEMORIAL DAY
December 26-28
1. Finals--Present Business Plan Presentation Project/Reflection
Business Structures
1. Business Structures Video
2. Intro to Business Structures
3. Research and report out on each type of structure (Jigsaw)
4. Large paper with relevant info.--define, pros/cons, who should choose it? who should not?
*Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Corp., Cooperative, Franchise, Non-Profit
February 20 - Business Structures
1. Reminder: Quiz Next Thursday
2. Finish sba.gov; research and report out on each type of structure--(Jigsaw)
3. Report out to class about your Business Structure research
February 21 - Business Structures
1. The Profit: Simple Greek
1. Shark Tank--S9E1--fill out accompanying activity sheet and turn in
Guest Speaker
1. Welcome to Guest Speaker--Jim Edwards, Nothing But Bundt
Franchises
1. Intro to Franchising Partner Project (Do something else??)
Franchises
3. Begin Franchising Partner Project; Decide which Franchise to do (can't be same as another group)
1. Roll Call--Fav Food/Where?
2. Ice Breaker-Same Same
August 17 - Entrepreneurs
1. Roll Call--Favorite Place you have traveled to/where do you want to go?
2. What is an Entrepreneur?
3. Play Entrepreneur Kahoot; Who Am I (Sporcle) and American Entrepreneurs (Sporcle)
August 18 - Creative Thinking
1. Roll Call--Activities/Athletics at SW (or outside)
2. Creativity (Nearpod)
3. Creative Thinking Giraffe Riddle
4. Creative Thinking 9 Faces
5. Creative Team building: Pigs Fly
6. Warm Up Your Brain--kangaroo, laptop, red balloon, pizza; make up a story
August 21 - Creative Thinking
1. Seating Chart--choose wisely
2. Roll Call--Favorite TV Show/Movie
3. Welcome to Entrepreneurship! Syllabus/Tour de Canvas
4. Warm Up Your Brain--Alternate Uses (Creativity Nearpod)
5. Complete the picture (hand out blank paper; draw triangle); complete the picture the right way
6. One right answer (tie into ways to be more creative in business; businesses are not just products)
7. Let's Raise Kids to Be Entrepreneurs
8. Discussion Board: Let's Raise Kids to Be Entrepreneurs (Canvas Modules)
August 23 - Innovation
1. Warm Up Your Brain--SCAMS (Innovation Nearpod)
2. Bad Ideas
3. Innovation out of Necessity
4. Discussion Board: Innovation Out of Necessity (Canvas Modules)
August 25 - YouScience Pre-Test
1. 3rd Hr--ZSQSCR8XD
2. 5th Hr--A25FYCTDS
3. Innovation out of Purpose
August 28 - Innovation from Purpose--Your Why
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Come up with a new form of Rock, Paper, Scissors
2. Innovation out of Purpose
3. What is your why? Purpose-Driven Company; Toms Passion; Toms Story; Netflix; Apple; Disney; Disney
4. Discussion Board: Purpose Driven Companies; Examples and why important (Canvas Module)
August 30 - Entrepreneurial Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Think of as many uses for a piece of cardboard as you can
2. Cain's Arcade
3. Presentation--Entrepreneurial Traits (Nearpod)
4. H.W.--Entrepreneurial Traits Assignment (Canvas Modules); due by next class
September 1 - Entrepreneurial Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Creative Sales Pitch (need items); Clever Name, Features, Price, Where to buy (slide in Onedrive Folder)
2. Best Advice from the Sharks; Starbucks Story
3. H.W.--Entrepreneurial Podcast--Starbucks (Canvas Modules); Submit to Canvas by next class
September 4 - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
September 5 - NO SCHOOL - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
September 6 - Entrepreneur Traits
1. Discuss Podcast--what were some traits that you identified? What made Starbucks successful?
2. Intro Famous Entrepreneur Assignment; you all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Canva
3.Famous Entrepreneurs; Successful Entrepreneurs; Choose your Entrepreneur!
4. Begin with Famous Entrepreneur Research--Part 1 (Canvas Modules)
September 8 - Famous Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Begin work on Famous Entrepreneur Research--Part 1 (Canvas Modules)
2. When Part 1 Research is complete, begin work on Entrepreneur Assignment-Part 2;
*You all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Canva
September 11 – Famous Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Finish Entrepreneur Assignment Presentation; be ready to present next class
September 13 - Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
1. Present Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations; take notes-assignment tomorrow related to your favorites
*Go over info for Fri/Monday since there will be a sub
September 15 - Famous Entrepreneur Presentation Discussion Board (sub plans)
1. Discussion Board: Famous Entrepreneur Presentations; Due before next class
September 18 - Coffee Shop (sub plans)
1. Play Coffee Shop; Recording Chart; Coffee Shop Questions; Submit questions to Canvas for a grade
*leave Coffee Shop recording chart for sub to pass out
September 20 - Market/Supply vs Demand/Competition
1. Discuss Coffee Shop...how did you do??
2. Finish any Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
3. Intro to the Marketplace Activity--Start Planning
4. Intro to The Market (Star Wars)/Supply vs. Demand (Indiana Jones); Beanie Babies (Nearpod)
September 22 - Supply and Demand/Competition
1. Real-Life Supply and Demand: Air Jordan Supply/Demand Video; Birken Bag
Stanley Cup and Nintendo Switch (watch first-where does this go?)
2. Competition; Discuss Competition (Nearpod)
3. Be ready for Marketplace Activity next class; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
September 25 - Marketplace Activity (606 Set Up)
1. Marketplace Activity; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
2. Marketplace Make-Up Activity
3. Marketplace Reflection/Discussion
4. Go over assignment for Wed (sub); hand out graphic organizer
**Summarize, will collect for grade next class (don't hand to sub)
September 27 - Business Structures (sub)
1. Intro Business Structures Video; Legal Business Entities
2. Business Structures Assignment--Canvas Modules
September 29 - NO SCHOOL - P/T CONFERENCES
October 2 - Franchising
1. Share out about Business Structures Assignment Info; turn in (use TPT presentation as visual)
2. What is Franchising?
3. Pros/Cons; Slim Chickens; what it takes
4. Name That Franchise Game; Franchise or Not?
5. Crubml Cookie discussion board--HW
October 4 - TESTING DAY
October 6 - Franchising
1. Subway; Subway Franchisees; Subway Case Analysis (goes with assignment)
2. Franchise Assignment; submit to Canvas when completed
October 9 - Marketing/Problem Solving Products
1. Go over Entrepreneurship Interview Assignment-Due Oct. 30
2. Discuss Franchise Assignment; would you choose to own a franchise?
3. Discuss Marketing--4 Ps (NearPod)
October 11 - Ideas/Pain Points
1. Problem Solving Products--Breathometer, Drop Stop, Lumio, Lollacup, Mission Belt, Groovebook
2. EZPZ
3. What were your pain points from last class? Can we turn one of those into a product/service?
4. Discuss; list what products were shown and what problems were solved; some were improvements on old ideas; brainstorm; Find a Pain Point (Problem to Solve) - what can you invent or make better?
5. Find a Pain Point - what can you invent or make better? Go through your day and ask yourself
- Is this the best way this can be done?
- What can I do to make it better? - even if it seems ridiculous
- Start making a list of your best ideas
***Pain Points--start thinking about products/product improvements that would solve a problem; can even think of large scale business ideas for future use...Start making a list...you will need these for next class!
6. Research your top 2 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem; does it already exist?
7. Submit Pain Point list in Canvas assignment to discuss with Mrs. Krewson BEFORE next class!
October 13 - NO SCHOOL - END QTR 1
October 16 - Shark Tank Ideas
1. Shark Tank (ABC/Hulu)--fill out accompanying activity sheet and turn in
2. Shark Tank Data Analysis
3. Intro to "Shark Tank" presentation
4. Go over Pain Point List with Mrs. Krewson
October 18 - Shark Tank Project
1. Choose your product/service; conference with Mrs. Krewson for approval
2. Begin work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 20 - Shark Tank Project (sub)
1. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 23 - Shark Tank Project
1. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 25 - Shark Tank Project
1. Emazing Lights; 10-31; 10-31; 10-31 Update; Simple Sugars; City Kitty; Baby Toon; Discuss How To Pitch
2. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 27 - Shark Tank Project (sub)
1. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation
October 30 - Shark Tank Project (sub)
1. Entrepreneurship Interview Assignment DUE
2. Work on your "Shark Tank" presentation; Presentations next class
November 1 - NO SCHOOL - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
November 3 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Present "Shark Tank" presentations
November 6 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Finish "Shark Tank" presentations
2. Shark Tank Reflection; Upload to Canvas for grading before next class
November 8 - Industry/Market Analysis
1. Finish "Shark Tank" presentations
2. Industry/Market Analysis Overview (NearPod)
3. Value Proposition
November 10 - Trends Assignment
1. What are business trends? Business Trends 2023-Go over/update/resubmit
*Discuss; how can some of this info help you create a new business plan idea?
2. Begin 2023 Trends Assignment
November 13 - Trends Assignment
1. How to Sell
2. Finish 2023 Trends Assignment; due before next class
November 15 - Guest Speaker
1. Welcome to Guest Speaker Entrepreneur--Lindsey Weiss; KC Happy Campers
2. Guest Speaker Assignment; due at end of class
November 17 - Lean Business Plan
1. Stick with what you know or can research; Examples of Cool New Business Ideas
***What are problems around us/needs? Does your business idea solve a problem or satisfy a need/want? ***Think about service businesses (easier to start)
2. Intro to Lean Business Plan and Getting Started; Lean Business Plan Explained
*Research existing products or businesses in the same area (Ibisworld.com)
*Research your top ideas for your own business and look at the industry and competition
November 20-24 -- NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 27 - Final Business Plan Project
1. Discuss Revenue Streams
2. Work on Lean Business Plan; submit to Canvas for idea approval
November 29 - Final Business Plan Project (sub plans)
1. Final Business Plan Presentation Project
2. Idea Exchange--talk about your idea with 2-3 different people in the room; get feedback; should you move forward or make changes?
3. Work on Lean Business Plan; submit to Canvas for idea approval
December 1 - Business Plan Presentation Project (sub plans)
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 4 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 6 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 8 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Final Business Plan Presentation
December 11 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Finish/Practice Final Business Plan Presentation
2. Begin presentations Final Business Plan Presentation
December 13 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Begin presentations Final Business Plan Presentation
December 15 - PRESENT Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Final Business Plan Presentation
2. Submit Reflection on best plans
December 18/19 - FINAL
1. YouScience PostTest
2. HW: Supply and Demand--Real Life ??
2020
1. When to Hire Help
3. Famous Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt; submit to Canvas before next class
3. H.W.--Super Bowl Assignment; submit to Canvas when complete
January 6 - Introduction
1. Roll Call--Favorite Place you have traveled to
2. Introductions
3. Ice Breaker Bingo
4. We are the Entrepreneurs
January 7 - What Is an Entrepreneur?
1. Roll Call--Fav Food/Where?
2. This Or That? (Go to Blue Circle or Green Circle)
January 8/9 - Choose Seats/Creative Thinking
1. Class procedures and expectations are discussed within the Class Syllabus
2. Creativity
3. Creative Thinking Giraffe Riddle
4. Creative Thinking 9 Faces
5. Creative Team building: Pigs Fly
6. Warm Up Your Brain--Brain Teasers
7. Warm Up Your Brain--kangaroo, laptop, red balloon, pizza; make up a story
January 10 - Creative Thinking
1. Complete the picture (hand out blank paper)
2. One right answer (tie into ways to be more creative in business; businesses are not just products)
3. Brainstorm what you think Entrepreneur means; Entrepreneurship defined
4. Being Entrepreneurial
January 13 - Innovation
1. Choose seats for seat chart
2. Warm Up Your Brain--SCAMS
3. Innovation out of Necessity
January 14 - Innovation
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Come up with a new form of Rock, Paper, Scissors
2. Innovation out of Tragedy
3. What is your why? Toms Story; Toms Passion; Toms Business
January 15/16 - Entrepreneur Traits--Your Why
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Think of as many uses for a piece of cardboard as you can
2. Cain's Arcade
3. Presentation--Entrepreneurial Traits
January 17 - Entrepreneur Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Brain Teasers
2. Presentation--Entrepreneurial Traits
3. Best Advice from the Sharks; Advice from Entrepreneurs; How Successful Entrepreneurs Think
January 20 -- NO SCHOOL -- MLK DAY
January 21 -- NO SCHOOL -- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
January 22/23 - Entrepreneur Traits
1. Warm Up Your Brain--Creative Sales Pitch (need items); Clever Name, Features, Price, Where to buy
2. Best Advice from the Sharks; Advice from Entrepreneurs (list of entrepreneurs)
3. Choose your Entrepreneur!
4. Begin Entrepreneur Assignment; you all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Prezi
January 24 - Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Work on Entrepreneur Assignment; you all have to pick a different entrepreneur; notify me of your choice for approval to reserve that person (first come, first serve); use Emaze or Prezi
January 27 – Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Work on Entrepreneur Assignment
January 28 - Entrepreneur Assignment
1. Finish Entrepreneur Assignment
January 29/30 - Presentations
1. Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
January 31 - Presentations
1. Finish Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
2. Intro to Super Bowl Assignment
February 3 - Super Bowl
1. Discuss Super Bowl Assignment
2. What commercials were the best? Why?
3. Finish any Entrepreneur Assignment Presentations
February 4 - Podcast--Starbucks
1. Listen to Starbucks Podcast
2. Podcast Assignment (fill out as you listen); HW if you don't finish in class
February 5/6 – Podcast--Starbucks
1. Milton Hershey (Amazon, CNBC Titan); Steve Jobs--what are the rewards and challenges of being an entrepreneur?
2. Test Yourself; Entrepreneurial Mindset; Entrepreneur Quiz
3. Do You Have What It Takes Assignment: Copy/paste the results of your quiz; do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Write a paragraph discussing the Entrepreneurial traits you possess and the ones you don't; Watch spelling and grammar:) Upload to Canvas
February 7 - Supply vs. Demand
1. Discuss Podcast--what were some traits that you identified? What made Starbucks successful?
2. Intro to The Market/Supply vs. Demand
3. Supply vs. Demand and Competition
4. Supply vs. Demand Worksheet
5. Intro to the Marketplace Activity--Start Planning
February 10 - Supply vs. Demand
1. Supply vs. Demand Worksheet
2. Work on Coffee Shop; Recording Chart; Coffee Shop Questions; Submit questions to Canvas for a grade
February 11 - Supply/Demand
1. Finish Coffee Shop Questions; Submit questions to Canvas for a grade
2. Be ready for Marketplace Activity; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
February 12/13 - Marketplace Activity
1. Marketplace Activity; be prepared with unique product, speech, signage
2. Marketplace Make-Up Activity
3. Marketplace Reflection/Discussion
February 14 -- NO SCHOOL -- P/T CONFERENCES
February 17 -- NO SCHOOL -- PRESIDENT'S DAY
February 18 -- NO SCHOOL -- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
February 19 - Business Structures
1. Business Structures Video
2. Intro to Business Structures--Discussion/Brainstorming over why and what
3. Begin Business Structures Research Activity
**Define Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Cooperative, Franchise, Non-Profit
**What are the pros/cons, who should choose it? who should not?
February 20 - Business Structures
1. Work on Business Structures Research Activity; submit to Canvas when complete
February 24 - Franchising
1. Overview of Business Entities
2. Notes on Business Structures
3. Why Franchise? Pros/Cons; Five Guys; Slim Chickens; Subway Franchisees; what it takes
4. Chipotle; Why Chipotle Doesn't Franchise
5. Franchise or Not?
February 25 - Franchising
1. Why Franchise? Pros/Cons; Five Guys; Slim Chickens; Subway Franchisees; what it takes
2. Chipotle; Why Chipotle Doesn't Franchise
3. Franchise or Not?
February 26/27 - Selling/Customer Retention
1. Intro to Selling/Customer Retention and Project Or Food Truck??
2. Partners Assigned
February 28 -
1. Work on Project
March 2 -
1. Work on Project
3.
March 3 - Franchising Project
4. Reflection Activity
March 4/5 - Creative Business Ideas/Problem Solving Products
How Entrepreneurs Come up with Ideas (use Kathy's bus idea HW/activity)
1. Watch BugEater Foods Presentation; Reflection Sheet
2. Problem Solving Products--Breathometer, Drop Stop, Lumio, Scrub Daddy, Readerrest, Lollacup
3. Discuss the episodes; list what products were shown and what problems were solved; brainstorm
4. Ideas for Innovating--what problem needs to be solved? Pain Points...
5. Find a Pain Point - what can you invent or make better? Go through your day and ask yourself
- Is this the best way this can be done?
- What can I do to make it better? - even if it seems ridiculous
- Start making a list of your best ideas...you will need these next week!
6. How to Solve Problems (Article and Assignment)
March 6 - Shark Tank
1. Shark Tank--S11E13--fill out accompanying activity sheet and turn in
March 9 - Industry Overview
1. Shark Tank Data Analysis
2. Industry Overview
3. Find a Pain Point - what can you invent or make better? Go through your day and ask yourself
- Is this the best way this can be done?
- What can I do to make it better? - even if it seems ridiculous
- Start making a list of your best ideas...you will need these this week!
4. Get out Bright Ideas Log--start brainstorming a list of possible new product/service ideas;
March 10 - Market Analysis/Competition
1. What were your pain points from last week? Can we turn one of those into a product/service?
2. Market Analysis/Competition
3. Research existing products or businesses in the same area
4. Research your top 3 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem
5. What is a Lean Business Plan?--Amazon; Lean Canvas--Uber
6. Work on Lean Business Plan to get you started
March 11 - Market Analysis/Competition
1. Research existing products or businesses in the same area
2. Research your top 3 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem
3. Take good notes!
4. Work on Lean Business Plan to get you started
March 12 - Quiz
1. Research your top 3 ideas and look at the industry and competition; find solutions to your problem
2. Take good notes!
3. Work on Lean Business Plan to get you started
4. Intro to "Shark Tank" presentation
March 13 - NO SCHOOL--END QTR. 3
March 16-20 -- NO SCHOOL-- SPRING BREAK
March 23 - NO SCHOOL-- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
March 24 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Quiz Review
2. 2017 Innovations, Best Innovations, 2019, Top Innovations
3. Shark Tank Successes--because of innovation/creativity
4. Narrow down lean business plan ideas--choose your product/service
5. Begin to work on "Shark Tank" presentation
March 25/26 – Guest Speaker
1. Welcome to Guest Speaker Entrepreneur--Brandon Connolly
2. Discuss Marketing--4 Ps
3. How will you market your product/business idea
March 27 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Quiz #1--Canvas
2. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
March 30 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
March 31 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 1 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 1/2 - Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 3 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 6 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation
April 7 – Get Ready for the Sharks
1. Prepare your "Shark Tank" presentation over your product/business idea
2. Watch Shark Tank discuss products/ideas; discuss how to pitch (use Shark Tank Pitches sheet in files)
April 8/9 - "Shark Tank" Presentations
1. Finish your "Shark Tank" presentation
2. Be ready to present on Friday; if anyone is finished, present EOH
April 10 - "Shark Tank" Presentations
1. Present your "Shark Tank" presentation presentation over your product/business idea
April 13 – "Shark Tank" Presentations
1. Present your "Shark Tank" presentation presentation over your product/business idea
April 14 - Shark Tank Presentations
1. Shark Tank Reflection; Upload to Canvas for grading
April 15/16 - DECA Idea Challenge
1. Finish any Shark Tank Presentations
2. Creative Thinking--Make Something New
3. Intro to DECA Idea Challenge; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
4. Show videos from last year; show videos from DECA site for examples
5. DECA Idea Challenge Prep
April 17 - DECA IDEA Challenge
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Item
2. Get into groups; work on ideas; who is bringing what? Make a plan!
April 20 -- NO SCHOOL -- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
April 21 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Makerspace in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
April 22/23 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Makerspace in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
April 24 -
April 27 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Film Day in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
April 28 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Film Day in Library
1. DECA Idea Challenge Prep Wrap-Up
2. One person from group emails me video link
April 29/30 - DECA IDEA Challenge
1. Finish Video: DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
2. One person from group emails me video link
May 1 - DECA IDEA Challenge--Last Day to finish video
1. Finish Video: DECA Idea Challenge Prep; Challenge Rules in Toolkit; Challenge Item
2. One person from group emails me video link
May 4 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Watch/grade videosLean Business Plan?--Amazon; Lean Canvas--Uber
2. Intro to Business Plan Presentation Project
3. What are problems around us/needs? Does your business idea solve a problem or satisfy a need/want?
4. Stick with what you know or can research
5. Getting Started
May 5 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Business Plan Presentation Project
May 6/7 – Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Business Plan Presentation Project
May 8 – Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Work on Business Plan Presentation Project
May 11 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Finish Business Plan Presentation Project
May 12 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Mrs. Krewson's Survey
2. Feedback Survey (District)
3. Finish Business Plan Presentation Project--Last Day
May 13/14 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 15 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 18 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 19 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 20/21 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 22 - Business Plan Presentation Project
1. Present Business Plan Presentation Project
May 25 - NO SCHOOL-- MEMORIAL DAY
December 26-28
1. Finals--Present Business Plan Presentation Project/Reflection
Business Structures
1. Business Structures Video
2. Intro to Business Structures
3. Research and report out on each type of structure (Jigsaw)
4. Large paper with relevant info.--define, pros/cons, who should choose it? who should not?
*Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Corp., Cooperative, Franchise, Non-Profit
February 20 - Business Structures
1. Reminder: Quiz Next Thursday
2. Finish sba.gov; research and report out on each type of structure--(Jigsaw)
3. Report out to class about your Business Structure research
February 21 - Business Structures
1. The Profit: Simple Greek
1. Shark Tank--S9E1--fill out accompanying activity sheet and turn in
Guest Speaker
1. Welcome to Guest Speaker--Jim Edwards, Nothing But Bundt
Franchises
1. Intro to Franchising Partner Project (Do something else??)
Franchises
3. Begin Franchising Partner Project; Decide which Franchise to do (can't be same as another group)