PBS News Hour Classroom co-hosted a live Educator Chat last month with the Jacobson Institute, an entrepreneurial education center at the University of Iowa, on ways to teach invention and entrepreneurship.

Students and teachers gathered to discuss entrepreneurship and invention, sharing ideas from both perspectives on developing future inventors and how, sometimes, all it takes is one educator providing an opportunity for a student to run with their idea.

Check out the highlights featuring our co-host and director of the Jacobson Institute, Dawn Bowlus; student inventors and entrepreneurs Dasia Taylor and Amal Eltayib; and their teacher Carolyn Walling.

Dawn Bowlus on creating opportunities for students to develop their invention skills

Luke Gerwe on PBS News Hour Classroom's invention education program

Dasia Taylor on how she got started with invention in high school

Amal Eltayib on how her invention helps identify those affected by the Sudanese displacement crisis and learning how to protect her inventions through patents

Dasia Taylor and Carolyn Walling on guiding students from science fair to invention

Carolyn Walling provides resources for individual invention competitions

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Check out Jacobson Institute's BizInnovator startup program here.

See PBS News Hour Classroom's Invention Education collection made up of lessons and video stories featuring student inventors and their teachers.

We also have an Invention Educator Network (no experience necessary!), which brings together teachers from various subjects and grade levels to discuss all things invention & innovation. Sign up here to learn more.

By News Hour's Victoria Pasquantonio and Gianfranco Beran, production assistant.

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