Here's a question - and an interview:
How can a teacher stretch their limits outside the traditional teaching box?
As more and more people turn away from traditional work to the so-called “gig economy,” Brad Carty – author, educator, and “teacherpreneur” – tells us all about his books, his work, and his journey through turning skills and knowledge from mere gigs to successful business endeavours.
The rise of the teacherpreneur - E L Gazette
Here's more from EducationOnline at Kansas University:
What is a Teacherpreneur?
There is a new brand of teacher that is bridging the gap between the traditional classroom teacher, the administrator and the educational policy maker: the teacherpreneur. In the past, most schools have relied on a hierarchy that separates the people who create schools’ educational policies (administrators) from the people who actually deliver the education (teachers).
In the most tangible sense, that hierarchy separates the two physically, with teachers in the classroom and administrators in an office. However, it also separates them by purpose, with administrators envisioning educational policies and teachers implementing them directly. The teacherpreneur changes this history of compartmentalization by stepping outside the classroom to affect multiple realms of education. A teacherpreneur becomes involved in educational leadership, writes their own curricula, researches educational philosophies, educates other teachers and even works to reform official educational policies.
Multi-Tasking: Exploring Other Careers without Leaving the Classroom
Most teachers enjoy working with students, but in the past, those who have had dreams of making a greater impact on the educational frontier at large were required to leave their positions to pursue career opportunities in administration or the private sector. That is no longer the case, and these teacherpreneurs who choose to pursue teaching and policy making at once can take on this hybrid role by working simultaneously both inside and outside of the classroom. Teacherpreneurs have the ability to work in the classroom part time, while their schools and improving educational policy in the remainder of their time. The Center for Teaching Quality illustrates successful examples of this approach through numerous case studies and offers additional resources innovation in your classroom and beyond.
What is a Teacherpreneur?
With lots more here:
Teacherpreneur: 5 Excellent Career Moves for Teachers!
Educational Consultant Jobs: Transitioning Out of the Classroom
The secrets to becoming a teacherpreneur....all of them do this! - YouTube
TeacherPreneur - YouTube
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