JA Be Entrepreneurial® (Creative Problem Solving)
Classroom Based
After School
Virtual
Pillars of Student Success
In the JA Creative Problem Solving module, students learn and apply design thinking, an innovative process for problem solving used by entrepreneurs (and intrapreneurs) to brainstorm customer-centric ideas. This process focuses on the user needs and experience through the creation of empathy models, problem statements, high-level solutions, prototypes, and testing plans in order to validate a design solution.
Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to:
-- Describe the Design Thinking model and the steps involved in the process.
-- Demonstrate how to write a short, clear problem statement that reflects the problem to be solved.
-- Construct a prototype based on a problem statement and a brainstormed solution to the problem.
-- Develop a testing plan for a given product and target audience.
JA Be Entrepreneurial is part of the JA Entrepreneurship Pathway and is recommended for high school students (grades 9-12). This learning experience offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. JA Be Entrepreneurial is available as a classroom based, remote live, or afterschool experience.
Modules can be offered together or as stand-alone experiences to meet the diverse needs of educators and students. Each module offers a culminating, self-guided project for students to create an artifact that allows them to apply what they have learned.
Participating students will have the opportunity to compete in a national competition, JA Social Innovation Challenge, which provides a platform for them to share their innovative ideas for improving their communities and to compete for national honors.
JA teachers and volunteers are encouraged, as part of this learning experience, to utilize the resources available in JA Connect®, located at connect.ja.org. This self-guided experience includes interactives, JA Here to Career, and apps for student use.
JA Learning Experiences support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, work and career readiness. Find more information about this under Alignment with State and National Standards.
Virtual Implementation
Remote live implementation is available for JA Be Entrepreneurial.Related Program Supplements
Alignment with State and National Standards
Common Core Standards
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State Standards
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Scope and Sequence
Junior Achievement learning experiences cover financial literacy, career and work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Our extensive scope and sequence helps explain how our programs cover these subjects at various grade levels.
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