Young Sharks: Entrepreneurship lessons empower kids to create and innovate

July 19, 2022 11:38 am Rob McCullough

The Junior Sharks (sixth to eighth grade) and Young Sharks (third to fifth grade) programs align economic and innovation lessons with state education benchmarks.

The University of Michigan-Flint's Office of Economic Development (OED) recently completed the 2022 Young Sharks Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation program for area third through fifth graders. The program combines professional development workshops for elementary and middle school teachers, a series of innovation and entrepreneurship lessons for students with an applied learning assignment and a business[…]

UM-Flint Faculty and Alumni to Explore Innovation in Education

May 22, 2014 7:09 pm UM-Flint News

The Institute for Innovation in Education (IIE) "Gathering"

An international group of educators, led by UM-Flint faculty and alumni, will come together in Michigan to re-imagine teaching and learning at the Institute for Innovation in Education (IIE) "Gathering" June 18-21 on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.