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Nurturing Education InnovationsBy Learning From
Other Countries’ Academic Successes
Mark Leemlee@alum.mit.edu
Nov 2011
Need for New Education Ideas, Esp. For STEM
Why Are These Countries Doing So Well Academically?
FinlandSingapore
What Can We Learn From Them?
New Technology Enables New Ideas
What Other Ideas Are Possible?
http://www.slideshare.net/eden_online/nick-allen3
WP, Web browsing, video conferencing,
two USB ports, 256 MB RAM.
US$45
Host an Education Startup Weekend To Nurture Education Innovations
http://edu.startupweekend.org/
HelsinkiOrlando
Singapore
Host a Global Education Startup Weekend To Collaborate Globally On Education Innovations
PhysicalEvents
Sites : Physical Events : Digital Collaboration
Each Site & Team Will Have Global Participation
Each Global Site1 (2?)
On-Site Educator Representative
from the other 2 Sites
Each Global Team1
Remote/OnlineEducator Representative
from the other 2 Sites
Solicit Funding For Global Collaborative SW EDU
Existing Startup Weekends
(Individual & Isolated)
Proposed GlobalStartup Weekends – EDU
(Global Collaboration)
Startup Weekend Org Startup Weekend Org
Helsinki
Singapore
Orlando
Peer-to-Peer Global Collaboration
London
Singapore
Boston
StructureHow-To’s
StructureHow-To’s
Global Collaboration?
Individual & Isolated Events
1st Iteration of EDU Startup Weekend Website
https://sites.google.com/site/edustartupweekend/
Next Steps (as of Nov 15th)
InternationallyTalk to the SG Government’s
National Institute of Education(http://www.nie.edu.sg/)
To Participate as a Global EDU
Startup Weekend Site
The NIE is Hosting a Dec 2nd EDUCamp
http://www.educampsingapore.com/
DomesticallyForm a Volunteer Team to
Use Orlando As the US Site
For the Global EDUStartup Weekend
Kickoff Meeting6 pm, Nov 17
Lawton Chiles Prep School
Warmup Event?Host an EDUCamp
e.g. @ Berkeley
As of Nov 28th, 2011
InternationallyDomesticallyNov 17th Kickoff Meeting
Warmup Event?Host an EDUCamp
e.g. @ Berkeley
Might Present Remotely @ The NIE’s 12/2 EDUCamp
Organizer
1
2
Started Conversation with NIE Faculty
3
Supplemental Slides
Google Supports Startup Weekend, Including EDU
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/supporting-entrepreneurs-around-world.html
Today, we’re announcing a partnership with Startup Weekend—a global organization committed to promoting real entrepreneurship in local communities. … Participants gather on Friday, and by Sunday afternoon, they launch a product.
This partnership will help Startup Weekend expand to dozens of additional cities around the world and launch new vertical competitions focused on specific themes such as education, health or gaming.
… we’ll be working to bring in Google’s developer community in the form of Google Technology User Groups as an additional resource to Startup Weekend participants.
(Announced Nov 10th, 2011)
Gates Foundation Supports Startup Weekend – EDU($250,000)
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/07/startup-weekend-edu-receives-250000-grant-from-the-bill-melinda-gates-foundation/
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $250,000
to the Startup Weekend EDU series of events, the dedicated education-focused vertical
within the non-profit.
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