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Entrepreneurship Education in Illinois’ Rural High Schools
Monday, July 31 | 12 PM CT REGISTER
Free Zoom Webinar
Co-host:
Rural Partners
Program Description:
Entrepreneurship is an important engine of job creation and economic development. As a consequence, the promotion of entrepreneurial initiative in the small communities and rural areas across Illinois should rank high on the list of priorities for community leaders and economic-development officials around the state. One key venue for such promotion is high-school classrooms in rural counties. Educational opportunities in entrepreneurship do exist in schools across Illinois, but there is room for expansion.
University of Illinois Extension, in partnership with Rural Partners, is pleased to offer this webinar on entrepreneurship education. The program will highlight two models of such high-school-based entrepreneurship education in Illinois and examine the path communities might follow to offer their own versions of entrepreneurship education, in light of its importance as a foundational element in entrepreneurial ecosystems in rural Illinois.
About the Speakers:
The program’s presenters have extensive first-hand experience in delivering and/or developing these educational programs in Illinois:
Since 2012, LeAndra Hartman has been the facilitator for the Whiteside Area Career Center’s “Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities,” or “CEO,” program, a curriculum available through the Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship, which offers high-school juniors and seniors “real-life learning experiences with the opportunity to take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes.” Le holds a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Aaron Sitze worked for years as a high-school teacher in northwestern Illinois and created a unique “Social Entrepreneurship” curriculum, in which students designed, launched, and operated a ‘for-benefit’ social enterprise. The program was designed to help these students consider whether the best place to realize their individual entrepreneurial vision might not be New York City or Silicon Valley, but rather right in their own hometowns and regions. Aaron also holds a Masters in Curriculum & Instruction.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact Mike Delany at mdelany2@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet access needs.
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