The 2020 Conrad Challenge: What Happens When The Challenge Gets Challenging?

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we welcome Kristie Letter, educator and two-time mentor of two Conrad Challenge student teams onto the program.If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!In This Episode …What is the Conrad Challenge?How do you ask your students to be innovative enough to change the world?How to choose a topic for the Challenge with your studentsHow to create a student-led group to complete the challengeHow to plan and budget for your groups ChallengePlanning a calendar of events throughout an entire yearHow do face adversity and challenges throughout the yearHow to get involved with the Conrad ChallengeWhat Is The Conrad Challenge?Registration opens soon for the 2020-21 Conrad Challenge. Unlike any STEM competition out there, this annual event unleashes the potential of students to leave their mark on the world, using their innovation and entrepreneurial skills to address some of the most pressing global challenges. In its first 15 years, the Challenge has had student participants from more than 70 different countries. To make sure you’re notified when registration opens, sign up here.Teams of 2-5 students between the ages of 13-18, along with a coach (who may be a teacher, administrator, business leader, or other adult), participate in the Challenge to innovate new products and services that address global issues in one of six categories:Aerospace & AviationCyber-Technology & SecurityEnergy & EnvironmentHealth & NutritionSmoke-Free WorldTransforming Education with TechnologyWinning teams receive awards, investment opportunities, patent support, business services and scholarships to support the growth of their concepts into real businesses that can make real difference. At the end of the competition, teams maintain ownership of their Intellectual Property.More than 600 teams, a record number, competed in the 2019-20 Conrad Challenge, including 37 finalist teams from eight different countries. Award winners were announced in May at the Challenge’s first-ever Virtual Innovation Summit. Learn more about the award-winning teams, students and educators here.Links of InterestWebsite: www.conradchallenge.orgTwitter: @ConradChallengeFacebook: facebook.com/ConradChallengeFollow our Podcast and SubscribeView All EpisodesApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsStitcher RadioAbout our Guest: Kristie LetterKristie Betts Letter teaches Innovation and Design Thinking in Colorado. She’s spearheaded an innovation initiative which started as...