think about learning like an entrepreneur… a series of questions to help educators see their role...
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Think about learninglike an entrepreneur…
A series of questions to help educators see their role through a
different lens
“Why do you make duct tape bags?”
• Creative outlet
• Customer satisfaction
• Make money
“Why did you choose the field of education?”
“Why do you go to school?”
How do the answers compare?
EducatorsStudents
GOAL
Gap Analysis
How far apart is
your purpose in becoming an educator
from
your students’ reasons for attending school?
Gap Analysis
• Why is there a gap?
• How do we close the gap?
Why is there a gap?
• Consider Sarah’s duct tape bags. What would happen if she designed bags that no one really wanted? Which of her three reasons for making duct tape bags would she achieve?
• Consider our current methodologies for operating schools. What would happen if we designed an educational program that our students didn’t really like? Which of their reasons for going to school would they achieve?
Gap Analysis
• Consider our current methodologies for operating schools. What would happen if we designed an educational program that our students didn’t really like? Which of their reasons for going to school would they achieve?
• Which of our reasons for entering the field of education would we achieve?
Now, think like an entrepreneur
Business – service or product providerShareholders – investors; beneficiaries of
your successCustomers – those who use your service
or product
Fundamental Questions
What is our business?
Who are our shareholders?
Who are our customers?
How is our business affected when ourcustomers aren’t buying what we’re selling?
How does failure to engage our customersaffect our relationship with our shareholders?
How do we engage our customers so that we satisfy our shareholders?
Business Customers
Shareholders
Educators Students
“Mind the Gap”
Families & Local
Community
How do we engage our customers so that we satisfy our shareholders?
Or…how do we close the gap between ourselves and our students?
“They call me Sarah.”
“What difference does it make?”
“Let us fail…
…but don’t penalize us for it.”
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They call me Sarah.
What difference does it make?
Let u
s fa
il…
Relationships
Relevance
Rigor
They call me Sarah.
Please listen.
Trust us once in a while.
What difference does it make?Keep it real.Why do we disconnect in school?
Let u
s fa
il…
Don’t as
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hat
m
ay n
ot be
so.
Why
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ore th
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Now, think like an entrepreneur
• How do successful businesses develop relationships with their customers?
• How do successful businesses create a sense of need or desire for their products or services?
• As a customer, what criteria do you use in selecting a business for the products or services you purchase? Do you buy junk?
RELATIONSHIPS
RELEVANCE
RIGOR
Consider these questions:
• Do we engage our students?
• Are they learning what matters?
• Is the expectation challenging enough?
If not, why not?
Do we even know what matters?
Is individual potential recognized and maximized?
Final Thoughts
• The services we “sell” are invaluable – quality education and a passion for learning.
• Our customers have unlimited resources – their potential to learn.
• Let’s not sell junk and waste our children’s valuable resources.
Thanks for participating!Amy C. Morton
Executive Director
Capital Area Intermediate Unit
www.caiu.org