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.