Join us for the Atid Day School Innovation Hackathon, where a diverse community of educators, high school students, and tech professionals will workshop forward-thinking solutions to pressing day school challenges using the principles of design thinking.
Our challenge for the day: How might we use technology to enhance Jewish day school education?
Eligibility
Eligible educators must be current faculty members of Jewish day schools in the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, or Long Island. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of Hackathon staff. Contact the organizers with questions about your eligibility!
Eligible techies must have a skill set in tech...thank you for sharing those skills with the education community!
Educators should reach out to organizers to register interested students.
Requirements
A complete submission for the Atid Day School Innovation Hackathon must include a link to your Google Slides presentation. The Google Slides presentation should contain:
- Project name
- Full names of all team members
- Description and/or visual representation of your project
Successful presentations will address the three judging criteria: educational impact, validation, and execution & design.
Prizes
First Place
The first place team, chosen by a participant vote, will win:
-$2000 toward further developing their idea
-1 hour of consulting with facilitator Hsing Wei
-1 hour of consulting with PresenTense
Second Place
The second place team, chosen by a participant vote, will win:
-$1500 toward further developing their idea
-1 hour of consulting with PresenTense
Third Place
The third place team, chosen by a participant vote, will win $1000 toward further developing their idea.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Join us at the Hackathon! Register to attend the event here: http://bit.ly/1IKSYnR Don't forget to also sign up through ChallengePost by clicking "Register for this hackathon" above.
Judges
Naomi Korb Weiss
CEO/PresenTense
Bob Sherman
CEO/The Jewish Education Project
Geula Solomon
Chair/Jewish Community Development Task Force, COJIR, UJA-Federation of NY
Judging Criteria
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Educational Impact
Are you solving a problem in education? Is your idea unique? Is it well suited for the education market? Does the potential exist for high impact for education stakeholders? Is it actionable/how will you make it successful? -
Validation
Do stakeholders (teachers, students, ed tech professionals, administrators, parents, etc) find your idea relevant, useful and needed? Is this a compelling solution? Is the solution feasible? -
Execution and Design
Do you have a prototype? How functional are the technical aspects? Is your product easy to use and aesthetically pleasing?
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