NEW For 2020: THE “ELEVATOR PITCH”
LEVEL 1 – Opening Round of Project Cycle
ALERT: All digital/virtual Regionals for 2020
An Elevator Pitch is a succinct description of your project plan presented in a way that makes it easy for judges to access and understand your vision and desired outcomes
Resources/Rubrics: Check out the updated 2020-21 Project Cycle bundle for Level 1 info
2 Part registration/reservation process:
- Step 1 – Reserve Project Spaces (by Nov. 25) and declare your volunteer judge (NOTE: Judge can be the STLP Coach)
- Step 2 – Submit links to Elevator Pitch (by Dec. 11)
3 Projects per school allowed (4 for Gold Status STLPs)
Grade Divisions: PreK-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
Category: Not required for STLP 2020-21 Projects
Team Event (no limit of presenters due to all-digital format)
Format: Teams choose presentation platforms/methods
- Follow the “120 second rule”: judges should be able to review pitch and understand your project plan in less than 2 min.
- Utilize available tools to tell the best story of the project
- Connect with others to gather peer feedback
- Submit tested/verified working link to pitch presentation
- Links should not require authentication or a password by viewer
Judging: Done entirely online. No live presentations.
- Judges will only have what you provide via link to score
- Vital all links are tested & verified working before Level 2
Tips/Things to Note:
- Done entirely online. No live presentations.
- Judges will only have what you provide via link to score
- The STLP Level 1 Project: Elevator Pitch shares many similarities to Genius Hour elevator pitches.
- Consider a quick search for “Genius Hour” and “Elevator Pitch” to access numerous resources and examples.