Getting Started as a Teacherpreneur

Getting Started: Classroom Teacherpreneurs

According to Seagal Educational Consultants (2019), becoming a classroom teacherpreneur allows the classroom instructor to discover talents they may not have been exercising—or not exercising to their fullest potential—while teaching. In other words, the first step toward becoming a teacherpreneur for the educator is to begin looking for specific areas where their strengths can be maximized. For example, many teachers are also leaders and have the ability to motivate others. Becoming a classroom teacherpreneur will allow a classroom educator to embrace this skill and use it to help other teachers. Next, many classroom instructors have specialized skills, like being able to communicate effectively and being an active listener. A classroom teacherpreneur can apply this skill by seeking out opportunities to conduct workshops or professional development sessions to teach other educators how to communicate clearly with their students and parents and how to be an active listener who can hear and comprehend exactly what the student or parent is telling them. In addition, the classroom teacherpreneur focuses solely on the students and what needs to be done to assist other classroom teachers with creating success for each and every one of the students. Teachers will not be successful in the classroom if their students do not meet the state academic standards and pass the state achievement assessments. Classroom teacherpreneurs can assist in this area. Next, a classroom teacherpreneur is always conducting research and looking for research-based instructional strategies that best fit the needs of the student because they are engaged in individualized learning and recognize that what works for one child may not for the next. Seagal Educational Consultants also noted that classroom teacherpreneurs want to make a difference and have an impact not only on the students in their classrooms but also, through their creative method of teaching a certain topic, on the school as a whole. They want teachers to know that their job is especially important because they are shaping future generations who will on day run the country. Finally, classroom teacherpreneurs have a positive attitude and have a mindset of success. They see that every child has potential if taught in the way that they learn best. Classroom teacherpreneurs do not let students fail but instead try to figure out the best way to educate each particular child to maximize results (Seagal Educational Consultants, 2019).