Mr. Greg Donnellan Cleveland, OH Lawrence School is an independent - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

mr greg donnellan
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

Mr. Greg Donnellan Cleveland, OH Lawrence School is an independent - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Mr. Greg Donnellan Cleveland, OH Lawrence School is an independent K-12 co-educational day school for students who learn differently. Lawrence School serves students primarily with language-based learning differences and ADHD. The Lawrence


slide-1
SLIDE 1
  • Mr. Greg Donnellan

Cleveland, OH

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Lawrence School is an independent K-12 co-educational day school for students who learn differently. Lawrence School serves students primarily with language-based learning differences and ADHD. The Lawrence School community represents students and families from 9 counties from across Northeastern Ohio. For more information, please visit www.lawrenceschool.org

slide-3
SLIDE 3

Lawrence School’s Young Entrepreneur Experience was made possible through the generous support of...

slide-4
SLIDE 4

and through powerful collaborations with...

slide-5
SLIDE 5

Programming Summary

  • 5 1-hour lessons
  • 1 all-grade field trip to local makerspace
  • 3-day Young Entrepreneur Marketplace experience
  • Recognition ceremony
  • Interactive curriculum delivered by classroom teachers via

Google Classroom & Google Apps for Education 2019-2020 Program Updates

  • 2 all-grade field trips
  • Targeted lessons and condensed schedule (Jan. - March;

program ended early due to COVID-19)

  • Bridge activities from lessons to 3-day experience
  • 7-12 Entrepreneurship Club and Business Grant Program
slide-6
SLIDE 6

GARRETT A. MORGAN SARAH BREEDLOVE (a.k.a Madame C.J. Walker)

Lesson 1: Entrepreneur History & Business Planning BREEDLOVE Lesson 2: Product Pricing Interactive Sandwich Activity Lesson 3: Sales & Marketing Marketing Posters & Sales Pitches DESIGN FIELD TRIPS Lesson 4: Brainstorming Lesson 5: Marketplace Prep.

Programming Sequence

slide-7
SLIDE 7
  • Embedded vocabulary instruction with

concrete, user-friendly definitions

  • Dynamic, Differentiated (ability level),

Accessible Digital Materials

Accessibility

slide-8
SLIDE 8
  • Interactive, multi-sensory lessons

and activities

Accessibility

Interactive & Collaborative Business Planning

slide-9
SLIDE 9
  • Organization promotes executive function

Accessibility

slide-10
SLIDE 10
  • High levels of student choice, creativity,

and personal level of challenge

Accessibility

slide-11
SLIDE 11
  • Outlet for student choice, creativity, and personal level of challenge
  • From product to zero-cost prototype and pitch in 3 school days
  • Student led and teacher facilitated experience
  • Experiential and hands-on learning
  • Focus on thinking, thoroughness, precocity, and polish
  • Presented to classmates and community
  • Evaluated by local entrepreneurs, educators and community leaders
  • Recognition ceremony and field trip
slide-12
SLIDE 12
  • Grades 7-12
  • Makerspace Field Trips

○ Learning and visioning by doing

  • Collaborative Brainstorming and Ideation
  • Collaborative Business Planning, Pitching, and Coaching
  • Lawrence School Business Grant Program for School-Based Businesses
  • Developed Operations Plan for School Store

○ Vehicle for operating school-based businesses

Entrepreneurship Club

slide-13
SLIDE 13

Greg Donnellan

Director of Middle School

gdonnellan@lawrenceschool.org

QUESTIONS?