Being a Teacherpreneur sounds like something all teachers should be striving towards:
Pedagogically knowledgeable, technologically literate, striving for global connection and collaboration, developing a strong PLN, making a dent in the world of education, a community organiser, personalising learning, and someone who stays supremely focused on the learning experiences students are having.
Great stuff, of course. Lots of stuff, from many different educational sectors.
For a deeper look you can read more about teacherpreneurialisim in these articles:
Teacherpreneurs (by Caples, Casey, Cherian, Espejo-Vadillo) and Leadership for a Global Future (by Julie Lindsay).
Let's reflect for a second on the original meaning of the word, entrepreneur. Here are some snapshots from the Wikipedia article:
Two points jump out at me from this. Entrepreneurs have a keen eye for spotting opportunities (and then acting on them), and they assume risk. Zeroing in on these two points, I believe, brings us to the essence of the term Teacherpreneur.
Let's drill down a bit further about how they might flow over into the world of education.
"Entrepreneurs have a keen eye for spotting opportunities (and then acting on them)”. This may be...
Teachers with open mindsets, who are curious, and question. Those who ask - why do we do it this way? So what, who cares? Those teachers who pounce on a teachable moment, who set up rich learning experiences from unexpected sources. Teachers who can empathise with their students, can locate what is blocking learning or comfort, and create ways to nullify these blocks. Teachers with hunches about what might work, and the gumption to try out small or big solutions. Those with an intuition, a sixth sense, highly attuned to the ebb and flow of student life.
The other point, "they take a risk that their ideas might fall flat”. This may be...
Teachers who speak up. Who are not comfortable with business as usual - who have a gentle “uneasiness” that they can and should be trying to innovate. Those who are brave enough to lead the way and try new things, sometimes against colleague, parental, and societal pressure. Those who are comfortable failing (and failing publicly), because they know they will learn something every time. Teachers who keep testing ideas, iterating, testing more, learning, getting feedback, and perfecting ideas. Those who are willing to be active, to take responsibility for enhancing the experience of “school” for their students.
Zeroing in on the essence of the term Teacherprenuer, I believe you find yourself at these points. A restless, active, and brave mindset, which you deploy in the pursuit of enhancing education.
Pedagogically knowledgeable, technologically literate, striving for global connection and collaboration, developing a strong PLN, making a dent in the world of education, a community organiser, personalising learning, and someone who stays supremely focused on the learning experiences students are having.
Great stuff, of course. Lots of stuff, from many different educational sectors.
For a deeper look you can read more about teacherpreneurialisim in these articles:
Teacherpreneurs (by Caples, Casey, Cherian, Espejo-Vadillo) and Leadership for a Global Future (by Julie Lindsay).
Let's reflect for a second on the original meaning of the word, entrepreneur. Here are some snapshots from the Wikipedia article:
- Entrepreneurs have a "pro-risk-taking attitude"
- They "identify opportunities, evaluate them as viable, and then decide to exploit them"
- They show "considerable initiative"
- They invite in "creative destruction” and "dynamic disequilibrium”
- An entrepreneur "assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture”
Two points jump out at me from this. Entrepreneurs have a keen eye for spotting opportunities (and then acting on them), and they assume risk. Zeroing in on these two points, I believe, brings us to the essence of the term Teacherpreneur.
Let's drill down a bit further about how they might flow over into the world of education.
"Entrepreneurs have a keen eye for spotting opportunities (and then acting on them)”. This may be...
Teachers with open mindsets, who are curious, and question. Those who ask - why do we do it this way? So what, who cares? Those teachers who pounce on a teachable moment, who set up rich learning experiences from unexpected sources. Teachers who can empathise with their students, can locate what is blocking learning or comfort, and create ways to nullify these blocks. Teachers with hunches about what might work, and the gumption to try out small or big solutions. Those with an intuition, a sixth sense, highly attuned to the ebb and flow of student life.
The other point, "they take a risk that their ideas might fall flat”. This may be...
Teachers who speak up. Who are not comfortable with business as usual - who have a gentle “uneasiness” that they can and should be trying to innovate. Those who are brave enough to lead the way and try new things, sometimes against colleague, parental, and societal pressure. Those who are comfortable failing (and failing publicly), because they know they will learn something every time. Teachers who keep testing ideas, iterating, testing more, learning, getting feedback, and perfecting ideas. Those who are willing to be active, to take responsibility for enhancing the experience of “school” for their students.
Zeroing in on the essence of the term Teacherprenuer, I believe you find yourself at these points. A restless, active, and brave mindset, which you deploy in the pursuit of enhancing education.
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