Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship Work Values

Daily Duties at Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship:

I became one of the first certified entrepreneurship teachers for NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship) in 2002. At that time I taught entrepreneurship to at-risk youth and special education high school students by creating ad hoc lessons from my business experience. Along with a few other certified teachers, those lessons were bundled together and became the 2nd edition of the NFTE high school classroom textbook which I ghostwrote for. Over next few years, I continued to design lessons, test them in the classroom and codify the breakthroughs that became the 3rd through 9th editions of the curriculum. In this time I was able to instruct over thousand students from the target population. In 2007, I became a certified teacher trainer and flew around the country training 30 teachers at a time in week long seminar trainings. I also was the direct interface between these teachers and how the newest version of the curriculum was implemented in their classroom. Under my guidance, the teachers submitted feedback on the curriculum and the revisions were used to become the 11th edition of the textbook. In addition, I designed, taught and measured professional development workshops for teachers to fill in the gaps in their knowledge such as spreadsheet construction, finance, public speaking and using LMS. I also created a program that brought the target population on to college campuses called MBA For A Day and used it as an opportunity to raise money from high profile private donors.

What they like about Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Berkeley, Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote, Google Docs, Business Modeling, Startups/Turnarounds, Employee Engagement, Needs Assessment, Adult Learners, Experiential Learning, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Presentations, Public Speaking, Team Leadership / Motivation, Training and Development

Skills

Business Development , Change Management , Consulting, Strategic Planning , Team Leadership / Motivation , Process Improvement, Policy Development , Product Marketing , Start Ups / Turnarounds , Employee Engagement, Client Relations, Needs Assessment , Customer Service , Project Management , Communication, P&L , Restructuring, Recruiting Technical Writing , Negotiations, Market Analysis , Presentations, Sales Forecasting , Event Planning , Branding, Internet Marketing , Social Media, Public Relations , Merchandising, Ecommerce, Distribution, Inventory Management , Procurement / Purchasing, Vendor Relations , Cost Reduction , Scheduling, Strategic Sourcing , Business Modeling , Brainstorming, Microsoft Office Suite

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship: