Daylong Entrepreneurship: Economics of Innovation with FTE

Join us on Friday February 20th for a Daylong workshop with the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE). This program will be held at Snead Hall (301 W. Main Street) on campus at VCU.  Participants will be provided with morning coffee and light pastries, lunch, and parking.  Additionally, all participants that complete the program witll receive a $100 stipend. This program is limited to 30 participants.

Economics of Innovation from FTE Information:

Economics of Innovation provides educators with valuable resources to teach the increasingly popular topic of entrepreneurship. By focusing on key economic principles, the unit helps teachers create engaging and interactive lessons that explore the risks and rewards of starting a business. Participants receive a complete set of teaching materials designed specifically for educators who want to bring economics and entrepreneurship to life in grades 7–12 classrooms. Aligned with core economic principles and entrepreneurial thinking, the curriculum includes ready-to-use lesson plans, hands-on activities, case studies, and implementation guides.

FTE instructors examine some of the topics that future entrepreneurs should learn. A wide variety of issues, such as supply chain considerations, AI, international trade, and business plan creation, will be integrated with economics principles. Hands-on activities will provide teachers with ready-to-implement ideas that blend creativity, critical thinking, and real-world application.  Whether introducing basic economic concepts or guiding students through the process of developing a business idea, these resources make it easy to integrate engaging, standards-based content into any classroom setting.

Prepare your students to think critically, solve problems creatively, and explore the world of entrepreneurship using the economic way of thinking—with everything you need, all in one place.

Lessons are designed to stand alone, or to be used together as the framework for a semester course. Applicable economics content standards are identified. FTE curriculum materials may be copied in whole or part for noncommercial educational classroom use only.

This curriculum is ideal for teachers of entrepreneurship, economics, and general business classes.

This program is made possible thanks to our generous partnership with FTE