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  • Science Bytes

    Science Bytes Awardees: Ragini Lall (HGSE) and Aditi Kumar (MIT-Engineering) Summary: coming soon.

  • Open Minds

    Our solution is to create open education resources (OER) so that all teachers have access to free, K-12 TEKs-aligned curricula designed through research-based culturally, community responsive and anti-bias frameworks.

  • Mosaic

    Mosaic Awardees: Erick Diaz (GSD), Sascha Pellerin (HGSE), and Joshua Baltodano (HKS) Summary: Mosaic supports first-generation college students applying to graduate school through a comprehensive and individualized coaching model. Our coaches, who are first-gen themselves, walk applicants through the key aspects of an application (e.g., resumes, personal statements, and selecting recommendors) and provide detailed feedback […]

  • InCompass.ed

    InCompass.ed offers transformational leadership programs for young people to develop authentic purpose.

  • Hackademic

    Hackademic Awardees: Sajeev Popat (HKS) and Ian Davenport (GSAS) Summary: Hackademic is a software platform that helps PhD students in academia prepare for and start full-time data science careers in industry.  We’re developing a sell guided training platform that takes academics from research to industry without internships, bootcamps, or MOOCs.

  • Launching Literacy

    Launching Literacy designs micro-learning experiences that impart high-leverage instructional practices that can be integrated immediately into their current role, building both paraeducator efficacy and their instructional repertoire. 

  • GenUnity

    GenUnity is a civic leadership experience that empowers individuals to affect real, systemic change in their community.

  • First GrAID

    First GrAID is a digital platform where children can learn about health and safety in a gamified manner that is both fun for them and convenient for their parents.

  • ELEVATE

    ELEVATE seeks to create an online learning platform that leverages adaptive teaching to scale effective, personalized professional development in large, urban districts.

  • Convo

    Convo Awardees: Ben Green (HBS), Lauren Aitken (HGSE), and Sherien Sobhy (HGSE). Summary coming soon 

  • ADITUM

    ADITUM is a medical e-learning platform

  • Operation Impact Kick-Off Event

    This event, took place on Thursday, October 3, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Smith Campus Center. The University-wide kick-off launched a new year of Operation Impact. The event covered the basics of the Pilot Funds and other portions of Operation Impact. The event is useful for networking to find other students with similar interests and innovative ideas.

  • Yelp PD

    The mission of Yelp PD* is to provide school and district leaders with an online platform with unbiased, independent reviews of professional development (PD) sessions to aid leaders in efficiently finding effective PD that meets their educators’ diverse needs.

  • University-Wide Human Rights Curriculum

    We seek to bring together the brilliant minds of the different Harvard Schools to create a space for knowledge sharing and discussion regarding human rights issues around the world.

  • Dual Capacity Project

    Dual Capacity Project is a multimedia website aimed at supporting district leaders in building their beliefs and skills in Family and Community Engagement (FACE) work.

  • Teacher Impact Collaborative

    Teacher Impact Collaborative is a capacity building organization that partners with districts to increase quantity, quality, and retention of teachers from diverse backgrounds.

  • Cultivate

    Cultivate is a school designed for the unique needs and assets of immigrant and migrant students.

  • WELLconn

    WELLconn is an education and support program designed to empower young people to recognize and resist the negative effects of growing up in a home with a family member who struggles with mental illness and/or addiction.

  • StEP: Student-Educator Partnerships

    In order to leverage the strengths of small school communities, we want to bring together teachers and students for conversation around how classroom practices can be relevant and engaging for all students.

  • OCULIS

    Oculis is a platform to address the lack of financial literacy in the classroom.
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