David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

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R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

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Startup Weekend Education Denver 2016

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And the winners are..

It was an amazing weekend and we want to congratulate all the participants and teams for their contributions and ideas!  

 

When the dust finally settled - here are the companies took top honors.

First Place Overall

HAPPY

A social emotional tool that allows information about student feelings to flow from students to teachers to inform teacher interactions.

Second Place Overall

TEACHIFY

Allows instructors to easily create interactive videos to optimize learning for students.

Third Place Overall

SYLLABUSY

Helps busy college students manage their time using an interactive, smart syllabus and calendar. 

NBC Universal - 21st Century Workforce Development

YOUPPRENTICE

Connects low income youth with apprenticeships to ease the transition to the workplace.

Pearson Learning Award

MATH TALK

Collaborative homework and study tool for math learning.

Audience Choice

HAPPY & YOUPPRENCTICE

It was a tie!

TACKLE BIG CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP!


PITCH-TO-PROTOTYPE IN ONE WEEKEND!

Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) brings together people of all skillsets and experience levels to collaboratively launch tools, schools and learning spaces that reimagine the future of school and education more broadly.

 

Everyone is welcome and no previous entrepreneurial experience is required!

 

This is the second ever SWEDU in Colorado and the first to be hosted in Denver!  Our state is home to a vibrant and growing community of education entrepreneurs.  We look forward to hearing your stories and learning about your ideas for change in education!

 

Here are just some of the benefits of participating!

* Meals and drinks provided (including all the caffeine you can consume!)

* SWEDU Denver Tee Shirt

* Access to Mentors and Coaches to help refine your idea and pitch.

* The opportunity to win great prizes including:

        * Tickets to SWSXedu 2017

        * Guaranteed interviews for the 2017 AT&T Inspire Accelerator

        * Free participation in 4pt0 Schools Essentials Program

* A chance to meet and collaborate with other smart, motivated, awesome people like you!


Higher Education Students: Sign up with code IAMHIGHERED to receive $50 off the ticket price. (Must register with a .edu email address)


K-12 Students: Sign up with code IAMK12 and get your ticket free! (Please bring your student ID with you to the event.)

 

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Schedule

Friday

5:30pm

Registration and Dinner



6:00pm

Kickoff


6:30pm

Keynote from Alex Hernandez, Charter School Growth Fund


7pm

60 second pitches

(pitching not required, all present)


8pm

Voting and team formation 

Get started!


Midnight

Doors Close

Saturday

8am

Doors Open and Breakfast


11am

End Users Available for Testing (Optional)


12pm

Lunch


3pm

Coaching Sessions / Work time


5pm

Dinner (with games!)


Midnight

Doors Close

Sunday

8am

Doors Open and Breakfast


12pm

Lunch


1pm - 3pm

Pitch Practice


3pm

Tech Check Begins


4:30pm

Pitches Begin


6:30pm

Awards


7:00pm

Dinner and Close

Keynote Speaker

alex hernandez

Partner - charter school growth fund

Judges

R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

Facilitators

Julian bryant

Lead facilitator

Malliron Hodge

Co-Facilitator

Coaches

Charlie Coglianese

Founder, CEO & Chief Data Wizard - Schoolrunner

Marquess Lewis

CTO - unicon

Crystal Rountree

SVP, Advisory Support - Teach for America

Antonio Parés

Edu Director - Office of Children's Affairs, City & County of Denver

Ben Wilkoff

Director of Personalized Professional Learning - Denver Public Schools

Jill Lewis

President - CO ASCD, Brilliance & Beyond, LLC

Rebecca Holmes

Senior Program Officer - Gates family foundation

Dave Cass

CEO - Uvize

Janet Lopez

Senior Program Officer - Rose Community Foundation

Rachel Romer Carlson

CEO and Co-Founder - Guild Education

Stephen Dalla Betta

Vice PResident - Pearson

allison akhnoukh

Chief of staff - 2revolutions

Savinay Chandrasekhar

executive director - minds matter

David Schell

Global Director User Experience & Design - pearson

marijean hamilton

svp client partnerships - insidetrack

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Join us at the Daniel's School of Business at the Univeristy of Denver!

About 4.0 Schools

Startup Weekend Education is powered by 4.0 Schools in the USA. 4.0 Schools is a non-profit incubator for education startups and schools. 4.0 is a community of educators, entrepreneurs and families that believe education can be dramatically better for every learner. In addition to Startup Weekend Education, 4.0 Schools supports entrepreneurs through its Essentials and Community Catalyst programs.


www.4pt0.org

Organizers

Katy Kappler

Co-Founder - Crafted Education

Graham Forman

Founder - EdOVATE Capital

Susan Van Gundy

Founder - Eduvate

Lauren Almon Dietz

School Happiness Ambassador - Schoolrunner

Paul Beck

Manager Next Gen Learning - Colorado Education Initiative

Christine Deleon

Co-Founder and Partner

Reframe Labs

Our Sponsors

Facilitator

Seijen Takamura

Strategy, Target Corporation

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