Bizinnovator Professional Development

Bizinnovator Startup

Professional Development for Educators

Help your students get ahead. With BizInnovator Startup certification, you can better leverage the tools to prep your students for future success.

Prepare students for the future

Be better equipped to get your students college and career ready. Take a deep dive into the BizInnovator Startup curriculum and modern methodologies, like Design Thinking and Lean Startup, with BizInnovator Startup professional development. Although the curriculum toolkit can be licensed without taking the online certification course, we recommend the course for its supplemental knowledge and resources. The course helps teachers fully leverage the toolkit and enhance entrepreneurship education. Plus, educators who successfully complete BizInnovator Startup professional development are certified to offer high school students the opportunity to earn transferable college credit.

Course details

Requirements

Licensed educator: Priority is given to licensed high school business or marketing teachers
Cost: $299
Course materials: The BizInnovator Startup curriculum toolkit (Sign up and purchase the toolkit for an additional $149 if you do not already have it)
Video conferencing: Zoom software (free)

Benefits

No travel expenses: The course is 10 two-hour sessions held entirely online.
Graduate credits: Choose to earn up to three graduate credit hours from the University of Iowa. Cost is an additional $149 for one credit, $279 for two credits, or $399 for three credits*.
- *Participants who opt to earn 3 graduate credits will work with instructor to create a work plan for additional work to be completed
Certification: Upon completion, you will be certified to offer Entrepreneurship to high school students for three transferable University of Iowa credits. (Note: This is not a dual enrollment program.)