{"647136":{"#nid":"647136","#data":{"type":"news","title":"77 Student Teams Amaze Judges at the 2021 K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, March 11th, 2021, CEISMC hosted the Georgia Tech K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals online. The InVenture Prize Competition encourages elementary, middle, and high school students to present projects that identify real-world problems and design unique solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, 77 teams participated in the competition from all across Georgia and 70 judges participated with live video pitches and a Q\u0026amp;A. On Thursday, Students presented their projects to the judges and the projects were then evaluated based on criteria such as practicality, creativity, marketability and design-based thinking. Each team had their own judging rooms where judges could join in and out of to review all the teams. The synchronous virtual setting allowed for students to receive feedback in real time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The students and teachers were absolutely thrilled,\u0026rdquo; said Jasmine Patel, CEISMC Research Associate, \u0026ldquo;They loved that they were able to keep the interaction with the judges and to pitch them \u0026#39;Shark Tank\u0026#39;\u0026nbsp;style.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Wednesday, March 17th, the award ceremony followed the event and included keynote speaker, Marques Colston. Colston is a former NFL Super Bowl Champion, and he is now an Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist. The keynote incorporated a pre-recorded inspirational message about Colston\u0026rsquo;s career experience and the hardships he had to overcome. Colton then followed up with a 20-minute live Q\u0026amp;A.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;[Students] asked amazing questions like: What made you want to become an entrepreneur? 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