60 Seconds Can Change a Youth’s Life Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Conference

February 3, 2020

Agenda Review Session Goals Ohio Afterschool Network Introductions Why Entrepreneurship? Benefits to programs Free Curriculum OAN Pitch Challenge Next Steps

The Ohio Afterschool Network

OAN is • A Convener • A Connector • A Collective Voice • A Catalyst for Change

Best Foot Forward Conference February 21-22 Entrepreneurship Inclusion Trauma Informed Care Leadership STEM …and more! More information at www.oanohio.org…click on “ATTEND”

Session Goals Understand benefits of youth can

learning to present themselves and their ideas effectively

Learn how entrepreneurship education helps students learn and strengthen 21st and 22nd century skills

Explore how teaching entrepreneurship and holding a pitch contest can engage kids, parents and the community in your program

Awareness of the YEP resources to support teaching students about entrepreneurship and hosting a pitch contest

Introductions Think, pair and share…

…What do you wish you’d invented?

Every child should understand and

experience entrepreneurship

• Multiple pathways to careers • Changing nature of work • Career readiness • Life readiness • Skills for the 21st and 22nd Centuries • Help communities address brain drain • ODE’s Strategic Plan: Leadership and Reasoning

Why Entrepreneurship?

Hard Skills Writing Collecting and using data Project management Analysis Persuasive speaking

A focus on entrepreneurship builds

Soft Skills Agency Overcoming adversity Confidence Ownership Grit Decision making Critical and strategic thinking Problem solving Perseverance Motivation

Creativity • Looking at problems as opportunities • Ten uses for a shoe • Reverse brainstorming • Invention Mashup

“You can use your imagination” HRNM YEP student “YEP pushed creativity” HRNM staffer

Critical Thinking

Communication - English Language Arts - Persuasive speaking - Favorite cookie exercise

66%- I improved my writing skills HRNM YEP Students 50% -I speak better and am comfortable presenting HRNM YEP Students

Collaboration • Work individually, in pairs or teams • Share and construct ively crit ique each

other's business idea (glows and grows) • Build a culture of trust

“Students that participated developed strong bonds through collaborative work”

Social or Political Initiatives

Make a Difference in the World

Side Hustle

“I don’t mean to brag, but I’m kind of an entrepreneur”

Benefits to Programs • Complements existing

programming • Fun • Easy to do • Students enjoy • Makes you and program look

GREAT! • Authentic way to engage the

community

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries

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Engage the Community - Guest speakers - Field trips - Student mentors - Pitch Contest MC - Pitch Contest Judges - Prize donors

Connect with your district’s Business Advisory Council!

What Programs Love About Entrepreneurship Education • Flexible • Students enjoyed • Students learned • Community-minded focus • Staff found it easy to implement

“I got to have fun even though I didn’t win”

OAN Pitch Challenge Kids compete for prizes! Meet entrepreneurs!! Explore COSI!!! Three easy steps to get involved: • Register your program by March 2nd! • Use a free curriculum to teach kids about entrepreneurship • Hold a Pitch Challenge in your program

Next Steps • Register for YEP toolkit on YEI website • Consider delivering entrepreneurship education in

afterschool or summer program • Let OAN know you are teaching kids about

entrepreneurship! • Contact OAN for technical assistance, more

information, individualized informational webinars and staff training resources.

OAN Website

Ohio Afterschool Network https://www.ohioafterschoolnetwork.org

Presenters

Nichelle Shaskus Ohio Afterschool Network nichelle@oanohio.org Liz Nusken Ohio Afterschool Network liz@oanohio.org