Announcing Our Free Resources for High School Educators

These free, research-backed teaching modules bring entrepreneurship to life in the classroom. Teachers helped develop them to build real-world business skills.

At EIX, we’re thrilled to introduce our new Educator Resource Webpage—a dedicated space offering free, research-based teaching modules designed to make entrepreneurship concepts both accessible and engaging for high school students. These resources are crafted to empower educators with hands-on, interactive activities and lessons that connect students to real-world business skills and thinking.

Explore our Educator Resource Webpage

Why This Matters

With entrepreneurship education gaining traction in high schools, there’s a growing need for quality, research-backed resources. The modules on our new Educator Resource page are developed by esteemed academics and industry experts, ensuring educators have access to top-tier materials that inspire students and prepare them for future opportunities.

Key Features of Our Educator Modules

• Target Audience: Created for high school and community college educators who want to bring hands-on, experiential learning to their classrooms.
• Grounded in Academic Research: Designed by leading faculty and practitioners from across the globe.
• Free for Everyone: Made possible by the generous support of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation.
• Flexible for Any Curriculum: Modules can supplement current curricula, offering students practical applications of entrepreneurial concepts.

Explore Our Modules

Our Educator Resource Webpage includes a range of interactive teaching exercises, each with comprehensive lesson plans, worksheets, slide decks, and student handouts. Here’s a look at what you’ll find:

• Business Models and Strategy: Learn foundational business concepts with modules like Intro to Business Models and SNL Viable Business Models.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation: Cultivate creativity and innovative thinking with the Invention vs. Innovation and LEGO Serious Play lessons.
• Interactive and Experiential Learning: Engage students with hands-on challenges like the Coin Toss Game and $5 Startup Challenge.
• Pitching and Presenting Ideas: Develop communication skills with the How to Pitch Your Business Idea module.

Celebrating Our Esteemed Authors

We are honored to feature the work of distinguished educators and thought leaders who make these modules possible. Special thanks to Danielle Ailts Campeau, Michelle Somes-Booher, Dante Di Gregorio, Joel Ryman, Jennifer Kuan, Jing Betty Feng, Brent Goldfarb, David Kirsch, Dave Kressler, Kathleen Allen, Sophie Bacq, and Howard E. Aldrich for their dedication to advancing entrepreneurship education.

Expanding Our Reach

With a growing focus on entrepreneurship education, we’re excited to share these resources with a wider audience, helping educators bring impactful, hands-on experiences to classrooms everywhere. By providing these resources at no cost, we’re committed to fostering learning that builds resilience, innovation, and real-world problem-solving skills.

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Education

We invite the EIX community to explore these modules and share them with your networks. Educators, take advantage of these free resources to engage your students and enrich your curriculum. Additionally, if you’re interested in contributing, consider submitting your own teaching exercises for future modules. Together, we can expand this valuable library and provide even more tools for educators and students alike.

Empower the next generation of entrepreneurs with engaging, research-based learning. Explore our Educator Resource Webpage today and take the first step toward enhancing your students’ learning experience.