Want a fun and engaging homework assignment? Or maybe a good activity when you need a substitute teacher? Check out this online game created by the Georgia Council for Economic Education, Georgia Public Broadcasting and FableVision Studios. It’s particularly appealing for students interested in the film industry!
What business was founded by a female who combined her love of art and fashion in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains near Heber Springs? She used nature’s gifts from The Natural State to build a global empire. She was Miss University of Arkansas in 1959.
As the United Nations General Assembly meets, would you like to focus your students thoughts on world issues? What issues are priorities for your students? How can problem solving and innovation make a difference? Check out this website and the video library so your students can research global innovations and use a entrepreneurial mindset to impact their communities.
Did you ever wonder why the default time zone for your iPhone was Cupertino? Have you visited Silicon Valley? What tech companies are located there? What is life like in the Valley? What do your students understand about this U.S. tech hub? This post will provide information as well as some ideas for engaging your students as they learn about the the Valley.
Spend the day at the Amazeum to learn how to help your students take their ideas to the marketplace. This is a new developed PD offered by Economics Arkansas, the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education, and the Amazeum to connect economics and entrepreneurship to the making process.
Arkansas has a wealth of entrepreneurial thinkers. Most built businesses that had major economic impacts for the state and beyond, but many use their business acumen to make a difference for others around the globe. This post introduces a few of these stories and children’s books that can be used with your students to share their accomplishments.
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