
Steve Smith
Entrepreneurship and Technology Instructor
Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts
Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts
Entrepreneurship and Technology Instructor
I develop curriculum for K-8 students to connect their core instruction to entrepreneurial careers.
My day begins with opening the site at 7:00 a.m. and running a state-of-the-art media lab that features all forms of digital / analog media. Our class arrives around 8:30 and we dive into 3 individualized learning blocks that are designed around Entrepreneurship and Career Technology Education. We break for lunch and PE and then return to the studio for 1 more learning block of CTE coursework and end the day with elective / workshop exploration designed around project-based learning.
Here's the first step for professionals
Spend time being an apprentice to a journeyman worker or work under a management leader in your field of interest. Explore various career paths and dabble in numerous occupations that your friends have. Keep networking around your local area businesses and spend time attending / supporting 501c3 nonprofit events. Don't be afraid to call people and always introduce yourself as an entrepreneur who is seeking mentoring opportunities.
"My father always trash talked my choices and he said I would end up being lazy like my friends...and my room would never be clean! His inability to be sober was the scourge and drive to make myself a success and I promised to not follow in his footsteps."