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| Utah Governor Declares April 6th BizWorld Day | ||||
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 BizWorld provides students an opportunity to identify and work through real-world problems. We talk so much of problem solving in mathematics, but fail to assist students in their development in a set of problem solving skills for real-world problems. The BizWorld environment provides the student a safe environment in which to learn and test such skills. -Joey Foote, President, Utah Association of Elementary School Principals |
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| Apply for a BizWorld Foundation Grant | ||||
The BizWorld Foundation has recently begun offering grants to educators based on need. Grant allocation is determined by zip code as well as by your school’s free or reduced-priced lunch percentage. To apply, simply complete the easy application shown below. Savings are immediately calculated into the final price. If you don’t know your school’s free and reduced lunch percentage, please visit www.GreatSchools.net and search for this information in the Teacher/Student tab of your schools information pages.
Complete a grant application now. Participants are eligible for a total of two grants, one for each program kit. |
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| Your BizWorld program is wonderful—the kids all enjoyed it and the feedback from the parents was phenomenal.-Mary, 6th grade teacher |
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| Educator Spotlight: Robyn Ulzheimer and Lauri Posner from PS 87, New York, NY | ||||
“I liked that [my students] learn about the many aspects of running a business and that they have to work cooperatively in order for their companies to be successful,” Lauri indicated, when asked to describe the value BizWorld brings to her classroom. Robyn added, “The student investment in the curriculum is high and that reduced any problems with classroom management. When they are engaged in the activities, they want to be successful in their jobs/companies.” While the students/companies are preparing to make their pitch to the venture capitalist, Robyn and Lauri take the opportunity to discuss the importance of making a good first impression and stress the value of eye contact, a hand shake, and demonstrating confidence in your product and your team. |
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| I like BizWorld because it has a lot of math and I have trouble with my math so it helps me. - Emma, 5th grade |
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| BizWorld in Fortune Small Business | ||||
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Teaching Business Basics to Kids: Today a lemonade stand. Tomorrow, the world! A nonprofit is helping develop entrepreneurship in children. NEW YORK (FORTUNE Small Business) - Are children too young to learn to be entrepreneurs? Tim Draper, a partner in the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, doesn't think so. Draper believes so strongly in exposing youngsters to running a business that he created the BizWorld Foundation, a nonprofit that teaches the fundamentals to youngsters from 8 to 13 years old. "To create great entrepreneurs, you have to have children explore the world," says Draper. Educators are responding to Draper's message. The number of classrooms offering BizWorld's ten-hour enrichment program jumped to 1,279 by December 2005, a 67 percent increase from the previous year, says Catherine Hutton, BizWorld's CEO and executive director. Nicole Gray, dean and enrichment teacher at Bronx Preparatory Charter School in New York City, said that when she tried to persuade students to enroll in BizWorld, their reaction was, "Eeew, business." But, she said, those who tried it loved it. Bronx Preparatory student Fausto Il Defonso, 12, said it sparked his interest in starting a company someday, “A name-brand business like Nike."
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| I learned how to work with other co-workers and to make decisions without getting too aggravated. -Carina, 5th grade |
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| String for your Thoughts? | ||||
| Teaching BizWorld year after year just became more economical! Tell us what your students learned, what worked and what didn’t work, and we will send you a complimentary refill of string. Visit www.bizworld.org and click the Report button. |
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| My suggestion is to have BizWorld every year and ever and ever. -Davonn, 5th grade |
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| BizWorld & BizWiz Professional Development Opportunities | ||||
Last month the BizWorld Foundation hosted two workshops for educators in San Francisco. Designed to familiarize educators with the program curricula, participants gained an understanding of how to facilitate a real world business simulation or create a mock trading floor in their own classrooms. Are you interested in attending a workshop? Inquire Today! |
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| Visit the BizWorld Foundation Today | ||||
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On March 30, 2006, Governor Jon M. Huntsman of Utah signed a declaration proclaiming April 6th as “BizWorld Day” in honor of the BizWorld Foundation’s commitment to expansion in the state of Utah. BizWorld students from Magna Elementary School were on hand to present the Governor with a friendship bracelet and give a special live performance of their BizWorld commercials.
Interested in participating in a teacher workshop on the BizWorld or BizWiz program? 
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“(BizWiz) What a teacher friendly product!! The organization and teacher directions are so logical and easy to follow.” -Sharon, 5th grade teacher |
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Visit the BizWorld Foundation at these upcoming events: 2006 Family & Consumer Sciences Conference, June 15 Work Based Learning Conference Ready to Learn, Calif. Dropout Prevention National Council of Teachers of Mathematics West National Council of Economics Education Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics October 25-27 National Assoc. for Gifted Children Texas Assoc. for Gifted |
| Did you see the BizWorld Foundation at… 2006 Utah Assoc. of Elementary School Principals National and California Charter School California Assoc. for Gifted California League of Middle Schools New York Charter School Assoc. |
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Foundation 444 De Haro Street, Suite 203 San Francisco, CA 94107 |