Youth Entrepreneurs Inc

EMPOWERED IS A COMMUNITY OF TEACHERS RALLIED AROUND A GROWTH MINDSET, DEDICATED TO THEIR CLASSROOMS, CAREERS, AND COMMUNITIES, AND COMMITTED TO PROVIDING IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHERE STUDENTS CAN DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND APPLY THEIR INNATE ABILITIES. EMPOWERED OFFERS ANY CHANGE-MAKING TEACHER - REGARDLESS OF GRADE, SUBJECT, CLASS, OR SETTING - AN ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY, A WAY OF TEACHING AND ACTIVITIES THAT BRING LEARNING TO LIFE, VIRTUAL, ON-DEMAND, AND IN-PERSON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORT FROM OUR STAFF. OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION'S LONG TERM GOAL IS TO INSTILL A GROWTH MINDSET AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIETAL CHANGE. TO DO SO, WE WILL EMBOLDENED TEACHERS BY PROVIDING THE TRUST AND TOOLS THEY NEED FOR LONG, FULFILLING, CAREERS. THEY, IN TURN, WILL OFFER THEIR STUDENTS A BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT ARMS THEM WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVE THEY NEED TO CREATE AND SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR LIVES.

IN APRIL 2022, WE LAUNCHED OUR EDUCATOR ONLINE PLATFORM, EMPOWERED HUB (THE HUB). THE HUB IS AN ONLINE RESOURCE AND MOBILE APPLICATION THAT PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH ACCESS TO OUR CURRICULAR RESOURCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND A LIKE-MINDED COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS. THROUGHOUT 2022, WE CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE OFFERINGS ON THE HUB AND GROW THE SIZE OF OUR EDUCATOR COMMUNITY ON THE HUB. WE GREW FROM UNDER 1K HUB EDUCATORS TO APPROXIMATELY 5K HUB EDUCATORS BY THE END OF THE YEAR WITH A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR GROWTH BEING THROUGH EDUCATOR-TO-EDUCATOR REFERRALS. DURING 2022, 800+ EMPOWERED TEACHERS RECEIVED IN-PERSON TRAINING THROUGH OUR RISEUP TRAINING EVENTS IN TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH DAKOTA AND KANSAS, AS WELL AS THROUGH 25 TEACHER-ORGANIZED AND LED TRAINING EVENTS. EDUCATORS ALSO ATTENDED VIA THE HUB OUR NEW VIRTUAL TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS, EMPOWERED NOW AND EMPOWERED ENERGIZED. RISEUP EVENTS ARE THE FLAGSHIP OF OUR IN-PERSON TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THESE THREE-DAY PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ASSEMBLE EDUCATORS TO SHARE A UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. SPEAKERS, PANELS, SESSIONS AND LEAVE-TO-LEARNS ARE DESIGNED TO BE HANDS-ON AND FOSTER PARTICIPATION AND EXPLORATION. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, WE PUBLISHED ISSUE #2 OF EMPOWERED TEACHER MAGAZINE, DISTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY 10K COPIES. EMPOWERED TEACHER MAGAZINE PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH RESOURCES FOR BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND INCLUDES INSIGHTS FROM TRUSTED EXPERTS, INFORMATION ON OUR INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY, PRINCIPLES + MARKETS = MINDSETS, OR "PMM", ACTIVITIES AND OTHER TOOLS. THROUGHOUT 2022, WE CONTINUED TO SEE GROWTH IN OUR OVERALL EDUCATOR COMMUNITY AND AS OF THE END OF 2022, OUR TOTAL EDUCATOR COMMUNITY INCLUDED OVER 20K EDUCATORS, INCLUDING HUB MEMBERS, SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS.