Program Eligibility
This program is open to juniors or seniors in good standing who qualify for open campus privileges and who have successfully completed a college-level course (Advanced Placement (AP), Dual enrollment, Youth/Course Options Program, UW-Oshkosh Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP), Transcripted Credit, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), etc.).
Program Structure
Students engaged in this class spend a portion of time with their teacher learning content and the remainder of their time with their team completing research and portions of their project portfolio. This level of independence and trust is important to the learning objectives of the course, and will most likely involve time off campus. It may be revoked at any time which may result in a student being withdrawn from the course.
Mandatory Dates
It is important that parents and students review the mandatory dates for this course as not only are there several evening obligations, there are also a number of times when participating in this course requires missing other classes during the school day. See the link for mandatory dates in right sidebar. Your student's involvement in scheduled workshops and events related to preparation for pitch night are a required component of this course.
ATTENTION: Professional Mentors
Based on feedback from students and mentors, we are requiring all professional mentors who are assigned to teams to be present for all of the mandatory dates listed on the link in the right sidebar. Please confirm your ability to make this commitment before agreeing to be a team mentor.
For those who would like to contribute to this course, but are unable to make the commitment to attend all mandatory events, we have the following opportunities available to register as a guest speaker during the 2017-18 school year. If you have a particular area of expertise that you would like to share with the students that is not listed, please contact Laura.Schmidt@nbexcellence.org to discuss.
A resource library will be made available to all team mentors to provide important information and resources prior to the launch event. Please contact Laura.Schmidt@nbexcellence.org if you have not received access to it by that time.
GUEST SPEAKER OPPORTUNITIES COMING SOON!
Here's what students are saying about this iAID course...
"I was able to get hands on experience in a new field with guidance from experts in that field." - Bailey S.
"This class was one of my favorite classes because I could use the content I have learned in the real world more often than my other classes." - Nick B.
"iAID has taught me skills to work in a group that I will use in a future career." - Tate S.
"In iAID this semester, I learned that entrepreneurship is a career path that I enjoy and will strive for as I grow older." - Andrew H.
"Great way to make connections and experience the real world while still in high school." - Radhika D.
"I leaned that just having an idea doesn't mean success, it takes planning to make sure your idea will actually work." - Aaron M.
"I thought it helped me open up new doors to my fear of public speaking and advance my creativity a little bit more." - Ashley R.
"iAID provided me with a great opportunity to learn about real world business and experience what it is like to create a startup." - Cooper H.
"Imagine our iAID class starting out was just an ordinary potato, and now by the end of the year it is a twice-baked potato with butter, sour cream and cheese on top." - Spencer P.
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