BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190515T170000Z DTEND:20190515T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Shark Tank DESCRIPTION:Shark Tank Program Final 5\n\n8th Graders in Information and Media Literacy classes at Community Consolidated School District 93's Jay Stream and Stratford Middle Schools have a unique opportunity to create and market a product to peers and real life entrepreneurs during their Shark Tank Project.\n\n\n\nStudents collaborate in small groups to come up with a useful invention or product\, create a physical version of the invention and finally market it to classmates with posters and commericals made from the learning tools available on their District-issued laptops.\n\n\n\nStudents are asked to seek feedback from classmates and school staff members on what improvements could be made then have the opportunity to implement those improvements. \n\n\n\nNew this year is the addition of Lizzie Bertness\, Design Engineer\, Prince Castle acting in the capacity as Consultant to the students. She will be working with the students on 3 different occasions\; sharing how to start the process of working on a Shark Tank project\, consulting with students to help them determine possibiltiies and finally listening to their pitches and providing feedback.\n\n\n\nWinning projects are chosen by the students within each IML class.\n\n\n\nFor the culmination of the Shark Tank each class's winning group from both schools will present their product to local business leaders\; Steve Romanelli\, CEO\, Core Pipe Produce and Steven Shei\, VP\, Innovation and Strategy\, Prince Castle. \n\n\n\nBoth business leader "Sharks" will receive product pitches\, ask questions and determine which group will receive the most "investment funding".\n\n\n\nThis year's event is a partnership between the School District\, Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce\, Core Pipe Product and Prince Castle. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


\nShark Tank Program Final 5
\n8th Graders in Information and Media Literacy classes at Community Consolidated School District 93'\;s Jay Stream and Stratford Middle Schools have a unique opportunity to create and market a product to peers and real life entrepreneurs during their Shark Tank Project.
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\nStudents collaborate in small groups to come up with a useful invention or product\, create a physical version of the invention and finally market it to classmates with posters and commericals made from the learning tools available on their District-issued laptops.
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\nStudents are asked to seek feedback from classmates and school staff members on what improvements could be made then have the opportunity to implement those improvements. \; \;
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\nNew this year is the addition of Lizzie Bertness\, Design Engineer\, Prince Castle acting in the capacity as Consultant to the students. \; She will be working with the students on 3 different occasions\; sharing how to start the process of working on a Shark Tank project\, consulting with students to help them determine possibiltiies and finally listening to their pitches and providing feedback.
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\nWinning projects are chosen by the students within each IML class.
\n
\nFor the culmination of the Shark Tank each class'\;s winning group from both schools will present their product to local business leaders\; Steve Romanelli\, CEO\, Core Pipe Produce and Steven Shei\, VP\, Innovation and Strategy\, Prince Castle. \; \;
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\nBoth business \;leader "\;Sharks"\; will receive product pitches\, ask questions and determine which group will receive the most "\;investment funding"\;.
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\nThis year'\;s event is a partnership between the School District\, Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce\, Core Pipe Product and Prince Castle. \; \;
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\n LOCATION:Innovation Lab Stratford Middle School 251 Butterfield Bloomingdale UID:e.95.2778 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260910T122326Z URL:https://cm.carolstreamchamber.com/events/details/shark-tank-2778 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR