Leadership Teacher - How Can I Participate? - Background Information for LT Hosts/PresentersHow Can I Participate? - Background Information for LT Hosts/Presenters
Thank
you, in advance, for the generosity of your time in making our day a success!
In preparation for your presentation, we have included some background information
on your audience and the goals of the program:
The teachers involved in this yearlong program are a diverse group. We have
K-12 teachers from five to eight school districts involved in the program, with
various backgrounds in terms of subject specialty, grade level instruction,
and years of teaching experience.
One thing the participants do have in common is their interest in exploring
cutting edge issues in the real world, skills and qualities businesses value
in employees, and creative new ways for businesses and schools to partner in
supporting and enriching classroom learning. With these goals in mind, some
key points you might consider addressing in your talk include:
Background information about yourself and your educational/career path
Background information about your business
Pressing issues faced by your company or industry
Vision of future hiring needs in your company or industry
Skills, attributes, qualities your company looks for in employees
Examples of ways in which your company gives back to the community and/or
resource opportunities your company offers to educators/students, such as
internship programs.
Below are specific topics/issues/questions LT participants have asked past
business presenters to address:
It is helpful and interesting to compare common issues that the business
and education community share. For example, during Technology Day we heard
about different situations that the hosting business found held back the productivity
of their employees and then went on to learn about different ways they have
worked as a company to improve their employees productivity.
I would like to hear more from the business community about what they would
like schools to do so that we could be on the same page.
It is very helpful to hear how companies operate (community building, stress
balance, etc.) and what companies are looking for in new hires.
It is very helpful to know what sorts of jobs are out there in the real
world so that we can help inform our students.
We would like to learn about partnership opportunities with local businesses
and what the business community might be able to offer the classroom to enrich
curriculum.
I would like to know what companies want to see in a well-educated individual.