Supercharge Your Teaching with the Entrepreneurial Mindset

In early June, a pilot group of 21 educators from over 12 schools in 7 different states came together to receive the first ever “Certificate of Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” And the wildest part is that some of these educators are not even directly teaching an entrepreneurship course.

That’s because when it comes to the entrepreneurial mindset, the principles and approaches are applicable at every grade level and in every discipline. This training is focused on broad level shifts in pedagogical approach while targeting student engagement as a key metric for success in the classroom.

Imagine the second grade classroom where the entrepreneurial mindset can flourish: here you will see principles of design thinking blended with foundations of financial literacy alongside healthy business practices to give real-world application to every day lessons. The same is true in the 6th grade classroom, where students leverage technology to solve real problems for real people.

And the certification itself meets a real-world urgent need–student choice is now the primary driver for private schools, both in external marketing and in internal engagement. Schools that are focusing on student engagement are seeking programs that give students the opportunity to develop real-world skills like collaboration, effective communication, and proactive problem solving.

And the schools that are crushing it are the schools that are keeping these engaging programs from being siloed by integrating the mindset approach into all grade levels.

These are the schools that understand and apply the famous quote from Marshall Goldsmith: “What got you here won’t get you there.” The metrics that move schools in 2025 and beyond are different from the early 2000’s metrics which means we need to approach the entire process of education differently.

And to approach it differently means to think differently - to innovate, to test, to build outside the box. It means, in short, that we need to think, process, and act with an entrepreneurial mindset and equip our teachers to do the same.

Let’s Go!

FOUR STEPS TO LAUNCHING AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

1. Select the teacher - I have a tool to help with selection

2. Identify between eight and twelve students for the pilot class

3. Train and certify the teacher - I have a program for this with curriculum included

4. Start the year-long class - Follow the plan and an on-campus business will be launched mid-year

After the launch, student interest will drive the future growth of the program. For more on the process, visit our website at https://www.seedtreegroup.com/

The future of education is bright indeed!