Compare and Contrast

1. Compare and Contrast Danielle Gomersall Austen Anderson

2. British Columbia Nebraska Saskatchewan

3. Purpose (BC) • “Entrepreneurship 12 helps students to gain an understanding of the entrepreneurial spirit in the context of starting a small business and to learn the skills necessary to effectively carry out entrepreneurial activity.” British Columbia Ministry of Education (1998). The British Columbia Curriculum, Entrepreneurship 12. 1998.

4. Purpose (NE) • Students will understand entrepreneurship and describe its role in the private enterprise system. They will demonstrate competency by identifying product or service businesses that will meet consumer demand. • Students will understand how to organize and operate a business. They will demonstrate competency by applying entrepreneurial concepts in domestic and international systems.

5. Purpose (SK) • Students will develop an appreciation for the spirit of entrepreneurship and for the planning, marketing and financing that go into a successful venture.

6. Module/Unit Selection (BC) • 4 units (modules): • Entrepreneurial Concepts (5 objectives) • Business Plan Formation (3 objectives) • Business Plan Operation (2 objectives) • Teamwork and Networking (6 objectives)

7. Entrepreneurial Concepts (BC) • It is expected that students will… • identify and evaluate ethical business opportunities that emerge from an environmental scan • design, review, and present a feasibility study for a business idea • select, use, evaluate, and defend appropriate research methods used to establish market potential • describe methods that protect intellectual property • explain the role of innovation in entrepreneurship

8. Business Plan Formation (BC) • It is expected that students will: • develop and evaluate a business plan and operating strategy for a venture • create a mission statement and objectives for a venture • compare the criteria used by various sources of venture capital to provide funding

9. Business Plan Operation (BC) • It is expected that students will: • implement a venture to take advantage of an opportunity • assess a venture in terms of its objectives

10. Teamwork and Networking (BC) • It is expected that students will: • identify the roles of leadership and teamwork in entrepreneurial activity • apply teamwork skills to solve a business problem • demonstrate a commitment to high standards of legal and ethical behaviour when operating a venture • assess how personal attributes influence the success of a venture • establish and use criteria to evaluate group processes and their own roles and contributions to the group process • develop and maintain a personal network of business contacts

11. Module Unit Selection (NE) • 11 units • Business Ownership • Entrepreneur Opportunity • Leadership • Profit • Business Operations • Business Plan • Community and Financial Resources • Innovation

12. Module and Unit Selection (SK) • 23 Modules • 11 Core • 12 Optional • Estimated time per Module

13. Outcomes (SK) • Awareness • Technological Skills • Communication • Independent Learning • Accountability • Career Development • Personal Management Skills

14. Specific Objectives(SK) • Entrepreneurial attributes • Opportunity Recognition • Differentiate between an opportunity and an idea • Economics • Public and Private Sectors • Sales tactics • Entrepreneurship Resources • Financial Resources • Forms of Business • Business Plan

15. Format/Structure of Document (BC) • curriculums listed as subjects or grade • Business education is listed under “Applied Skills” or “Health and Career Education” • Entrepreneurship is found under “Applied Skills” • all business education and economic courses are found in one document (pdf/webpage) • learning objectives listed with suggested instructional/suggested assessment strategies • resources at the back of document

16. Format & Structure of Document (NE) • Website very similar to Saskatchewan once you navigate away from the home page • Extremely large multi course documents with hyperlinks to each course • All Business Subjects on one page

17. Format & Structure (SK) • Website/PDF structure • Navigator Bar • Organized by grade or subject • Hyperlinks • Table of Contents • Specific Learning Objectives • Lists Common Essential Learnings • Appendices assists teacher • Resources and Rubrics • Introduction of curriculum discusses beliefs and values of entrepreneurship education • Aims, Goals, Foundational Objectives, Rationale, Philosophy, Expectations of course, Teaching guide, Discusses Assessment and Evaluation,

18. Resources (BC) • 5 appendices: • A list of “curriculum organizers” (modules) and prescribed learning outcomes • B lists numerous learning resources for the teacher along with provincially recommended resources (constantly being updated) • C lists cross-curricular interests – including Aboriginal studies • D lists resources for provincial evaluation and reporting policies (assessment and evaluation) • E lists the reference page/credits

19. Resources (NR) • lesson plans which have links to website resources • Ex.) lesson on Elijah McCoy’s oil cup invention and how he coined the phrase “the real McCoy”

20. Resources (SK) • Found at Practical and Applied Arts Resource Website- www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/iru/paares.html • Online videos • Bibliography • Updates • Websites • Journals • Discussion Areas • Junior Achievement • Creative Thinking Processes

21. Teaching Strategies (BC)

22. Teaching Strategies (BC) • Teaching strategies outlined for every module • Instructional suggestions – what a teacher could do to get across the prescribed learning outcomes • Assessment suggestions – assignments or activities a teacher could do in the classroom • Beginning of the document includes ways to make a risk-free environment: safety, gender equity, sensitive content, and diverse needs

23. Teaching Strategies (NE) • Lecture • Note Taking • Questioning • Group Work • Discussion

24. Teaching Strategies (SK) • Lecture, questioning, group work, project, computer assisted, community activities, work sites, • Curriculum lends itself well to work study programs and business partnerships

25. What’s Missing?

26. What’s Exceptional (BC) • teaching strategies • suggested instructional/assessment strategies • learning resources • cross-curricular Interests – specific objectives meant for teachers including Aboriginal content and other subject areas • students expected to create and run their own business venture • suggestions on how to adapt lessons

27. What’s Exceptional (NE) • Content, Content, Content • Hyperlinks • Lesson Plans • Clean • Simple Design • Business Education Standards

28. What is Exceptional (SK) • Structural Layout • Opportunity to Run Business • JA listed as a resource • Sources of Entrepreneurial Information • Entrepreneurship teachers!

29. Comparing SK and BC Saskatchewan British Columbia • Objectives 4.1-4.8 • Objectives 8.2, 8.4, 8.5 • Objectives 1.2, 19.6 • Objectives 19.1-19.4, 13.2-13.5 • No cross-curricular competencies • Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities • Feasibility Study • Role of Innovation in Entrepreneurship • Implementing a Business Plan • Cross-curricular competencies

30. Contrasting SK and BC Saskatchewan British Columbia • Very detailed structure (modules, outcomes) • Implementing a business is optional • Regional (provincial/national) education • International Trade and Entrepreneurship • Very broad; open-ended; creative • Students required to implement a business plan • No regional education • Only local education on entrepreneurship

31. Comparing SK and NE Saskatchewan Nebraska • Business Ownership • Career Exploration • Creating a Business Plan • Business Environment • Community & Financial Resources • Proprietorship, Corporations • Attributes of an Entrepreneurship • Creating a Venture Plan • Economics • Entrepreneur & Financial Resources

32. Contrasting SK and NE Saskatchewan Nebraska • Opportunity assessment • Public and Private Sectors • Running Business Optional • A focus on the importance on profit • Business Operations • Market Research • Innovation • Running a Business Mandatory

33. Questions