David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

Ready

To Go

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Text Blocks kicks off on June 24th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

12pm - 1pm

How to Build Schedule Blocks

C. Doe

SWEDU Template Page

May

Friday

May

Sunday

Clear your calendar - It's going down! SWEDU Test Page kicks off on February 26th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Vidku (251 North 1st Avenue) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

R. Harrison

CEO Barkbook

Startup Weekend Education

Miami 2016

Friday

May

Sunday

May

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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!

SWEDU Miami is a unique opportunity to experiment with all the necessary stakeholders in the South Florida education landscape.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION USING #SWEDUMIAMI on TWITTER & INSTAGRAM

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Organizers

Pitch

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Pitch your idea, vote for your favorites, form teams, and get to work. Not pitching? Not a problem. Someone needs you on their team!

Prototype

Work with esteemed Coaches to further develop your idea and turn it into a viable venture. Work. Eat. Caffeinate. And repeat.

Launch

Put final touches on your deck and present your case to the Judges. Show them why you’re the best team there.

See it for yourself

Friday

5:30pm

Registration and Dinner

6:30pm

Kickoff

7pm

60 second pitches

(pitching not required, all present)

8pm

Voting and team formation

Get started!

Saturday

8am

Doors Open and Breakfast

12pm

Lunch

2pm - 4pm

Coaching Sessions / Work time

5pm

Dinner

Sunday

8am

Doors Open and Breakfast

12pm

Lunch

1pm - 3pm

Pitch Practice

2pm

Tech Check Begins

4pm

Dinner

4:30pm

Pitches Begin

7pm

Awards and close

Judges

Sasha Lopez

Executive Director, MDCPS Human Capital

Mario Cruz

Director/CTO, Watsco Ventures

Archie Cubarrubia

VP Institutional Effectiveness at Miami Dade College

Jade Palomino

Endeavor Miami

Alia Mahmoud

Kairos

Leslie Miller Saointz

Board Chair, Teach For America

Coaches

Matt Mawhinney,

COmmunity manager, Launchcode

Johanna Mikkola

CO-FOUNDER, WYNCODE ACADEMY

Juha Mikkola

Co-Founder, Wyncode Academy

Robert J. Gordon

Advisor, Investor Solutions

Brian Brackeen

CEO, Kairos

Willie Avendano

Co-Founder, Zero1 & WYnwood Maker Camp

Christina Freire

Senior Instructional Designer - FIU online

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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.

Check us out at:

www.4pt0.org

Execution Team

Kiesha Moodie

Managing Director, Teach For America Alumni & Community impact

Wifredo Fernandez

associate director, startup fiu

caryn lavernia

assistant Vice president, FIU office of Engagement

Steve Luis

FIU SCIS Director of Technology

Facilitator

Seijen Takamura

Strategy, Target Corporation

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