Who They Are
Inspired by the Forbes 500 list of business entrepreneurs, the Educator 500 are Entrepreneurial Educators – teachers, administrators, university faculty – who believe all children can succeed, who pursue educational solutions to challenges in our schools, and who have the vision and courage to be value-creating change agents of education.
They work with business and community partners who seek educational change to prepare students for work, community service and leadership in the 21st century.
To see an Educator 500 interview, click here.
The Educator 500 program identifies, rewards and supports educators and teams who create innovative learning projects for their students.
Benefits
Educator 500’s
- Are recognized at the Annual 3E Leadership Forum
- Receive an initial stipend and are eligible to apply for incubator seed grant
- Disseminate ideas and programs on 3E’s on-line database
- Participate in meetings, reunions networking events, and seminars
- Enroll in cutting edge teacher professional development 3E Summer Institutes
- May continue to the next level of 3E participation
Process
Educators who exemplify the criteria below can be nominated or may apply directly using the on-line application. An educational rubric is applied to each application to determine eligibility.
Criteria
Educator 500 recognizes and encourages entrepreneurial educators who
- Identify an educational need of students not being met
- Develop and implement an innovative project to meet the need. This project will exemplify at least two of the following...
- Collaboration and teaming with colleagues
- Business partnering
- Community outreach
- Parent involvement
- Document change demonstrated by the students and /or system
Contact Information
Call the 3E Institute at 610.738.0582. Or contact us through our online contact form.