Join us for an arts-based evening of dreaming and drafting our visions for the future of education!
Light refreshments and art supplies will be provided.
Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/Co2UaAUBww7h9MMk7
Using AI as a Personal Tutor
• How do we approximate a 1:1 teacher-to-student ratio through software?
• How can we equip students with a subject-matter expert by their side at all times?
• How can we guide students toward solutions rather than offer solutions outright?
• Please join us for networking, an entertaining presentation, plus an opportunity to ask your own questions!
In Summer 2023 and Fall 2023, Prof. Malan and his team actively tested an AI-powered chatbot, implemented as a virtual rubber duck (a la rubber-duck debugging), developed specifically for CS50. The CS50 Duck (aka CS50.ai) was first deployed to approximately 70 summer students, then to 1,000's of students online, and finally to approximately 500 on-campus students. Prof. Malan will discuss the development of CS50.ai, detailing the challenges faced, solutions proposed, and results achieved, all toward realizing a long-held aspiration: a 1:1 teacher-to-student ratio.
Prof. David J. Malan: Using AI as a Personal Tutor - In-Person!
Monday, March 25, 2024
5:45pm - 7:00pm PT - Networking Reception
7:00pm - 8:30pm PT - Prof Malan presentation followed by Q&A
Cost: $20 to cover our costs
Light appetizers and Soft Drinks will be served at the Private Reception
Wyckoff Auditorium
Seattle University
901 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Capitol Hill neighborhood
https://goo.gl/maps/pGjWwuf5akiZsr1v8
Prof. David J. Malan: Using AI as a Personal Tutor - In-Person!
Co-Hosts:
David J. Malan, PhD, CS50 Professor
Carlos Obando, HCS & HAE Director, Harvard Alumni for Education
Kelly Charlton, HCS President
We look forward to seeing you at our event!
Watch below a recording of the event.
HAEd is excited to join HAA for this year's Global Networking Night! Our leaders and members will be attending events across the world. Use the link below to find and register for the event in your city:
https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/gnn/directory
We look forward to seeing you there!
In partnership with HAA and the Harvard Club of Broward County, HAEd is thrilled to present our 2024 Speakers Bureau event! Join us on Friday, February 23, at 12:30pm EST for a talk by Alexis Redding, HGSE’s Faculty Co-Chair of Higher Education and author of The End of Adolescence: The Lost Art of Delaying Adulthood. We hope to see you there!
Register at tinyurl.com/haedsb2024
Dive into the world of STEM with a linguistic twist through our Talking Bot Activity. In this creative project, you’ll build a bot that records and replays voice messages, using simple circuitry. This activity not only introduces basic electronics but also serves as an innovative tool for language practice.
During this workshop, participants will be introduced to different techniques to introduce Maker-centric learning in the classroom. In addition, they’ll learn:
Simple Circuitry: Understanding and assembling basic electronic components to create a voice recording mechanism.
Interdisciplinary Application: Utilizing the talking bot for language learning, enabling students to practice and hear spoken words.
Classroom Strategies: Tailoring this activity to different educational settings and adapting it to diverse learning needs.
This session is crafted to equip educators with the necessary skills to facilitate an engaging, multidisciplinary learning experience, blending STEM principles with language education.
To register: https://bit.ly/hgsejterm2024
Time: 10 January 2024 (Wed) 6-7.30pm
Location: Gutman Conference Center E5
Please join Harvard alumni and Seattle University alumni for a pre-holiday party hosted by Knudsen Vineyards!
Knudsen Vineyards is an iconic vineyard in the heart of the acclaimed Dundee Hills AVA overlooking the fertile Willamette Valley, majestic Mt. Hood, and the North Cascade mountain range. The Knudsen family has grown grapes and made wine here for over 50 years.
Knudsen Vineyards Wine Tasting Reception & Pre-Holiday Party
Thursday, December 7, 2023
6:00pm - 8:00pm PT
Cost: $35
Space is limited.
Kinsey Gallery
Advancement and Alumni Building (ADAL)
Seattle University
824 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
https://goo.gl/maps/E5PFFkMDRodyj8eC6
Hosted by Page Knudsen Cowles, MBA 1983, Co-owner and Managing Partner of Knudsen Vineyards
Questions: Carlos Obando, MBA 1983, Harvard Alumni for Education
We look forward to seeing you at our event!
On Sunday, October 15, 2023 Harvard Alumni for Education (HAEd) and the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education (MAGE) present the Symposium on Gifted Education in Gutman Conference Center.
Do you know why gifted education is an equity issue?
Do you have a learner who is sensitive to noise, smells, tags on clothes or just plain sensitive?
Please come to hear why Gifted Education may not be what you think it is. Discover how to identify and meet the needs of Gifted and Twice Exceptional (2E) Learners and how addressing the needs of gifted learners decreases the equity gap. You'll learn so much and be connected to a wonderful community of learners and leading sector experts in the field.
Breakfast, lunch, snacks with coffee, tea and Reception with Hors d'Oeuvres.
If you're a teacher, you can earn 10 PDPs!
There will be a kids program as well (Ages 5-12).
Special guest keynote speaker, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, Jeff Riley, HGSE Alum.
Notable Speaker and HGSE Academic Dean, Prof. Martin West.
MAGE is sponsoring a reduced rate for Harvard Students $25 from $135 (ids checked at door).
For more information go to www.massgifted.org/conference or scan the QR code below.
For questions, please email: HAEdBoston@gmail.com
For HAEd members:
Code HAEd2023 gets $40 off.
Join us for an inspiring Ted Talk-style event! We will hear from leaders across the education sector who have taken deliberate steps to refuel their passion and reimagine their professional roles amid COVID in order to have maximum impact and continue their personal growth. Their stories and examples will lend ideas and inspiration as you consider your own leadership journey and impact in this next era of education!
Click here to register for the event.
Please join this "No Host" MeetUp in Singapore for Harvard Alumni interested in EdTech startups.
Organized by the Singapore and Seattle Chapters of Harvard Alumni for Education.
Please RSVP if you are interested in attending, particularly if you will also be attending the Token2049 event.
Women in Finance & Tech HH in DTLA
Attention women in (or interested in) finance and tech: Come mingle with fellow Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford alumni in DTLA! Hiring? Looking for a mentor? Need help navigating a challenging work situation many women can relate to? Interested in transitioning careers? Interested in pay transparency and getting paid your worth? Interested in learning which companies provide egg freezing benefits? Have kids and want to identify flexible-schedule mom-friendly companies or opportunities? Have resources you can share? All the above and more? Attendees are encouraged to authentically connect and have these types of conversations. For any questions, contact Jade Le at msjadele@gmail.com.
An Introduction to Cybersecurity: Keeping Your Computer and Phone Secure
Last year, the most common password, by one measure, was 123456. And the fourth-most common password was ... password. (Are either of those yours??) Suffice it to say we can do better, but there are trade-offs. Learn how you can keep your own computer and phone (more) secure. Just how private are your emails and texts? What's end-to-end encryption? And just what does incognito mode do? All this and more.
Prof. David J. Malan: Keeping Your Computer and Phone Secure - In-Person!
Thursday, March 30, 2023
5:30pm - 6:30pm PT - Reception - Free
6:30pm - 7:30pm PT - Prof Malan discussion - Free
Harvard Club of Seattle Members only
HCS Membership costs less than 1 latte per month!
https://hcseattle.clubs.harvard.edu/memsub.html
Appetizers and Soft Drinks will be served at the Private Reception
Wyckoff Auditorium
Seattle University
901 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Capitol Hill neighborhood
https://goo.gl/maps/pGjWwuf5akiZsr1v8
Co-Hosts:
David J. Malan, PhD, CS50 Professor
Carlos Obando, HCS & HAE Director, Harvard Alumni for Education
Kelly Charlton, HCS President
We look forward to seeing you at our event!
Harvard CS50 YouTube Channel with Prof. David J. Malan and 1.36 million subscribers
https://www.youtube.com/@cs50/videos
Harvard CS50's Introduction to Computer Science on edX
Free online course
4.6 million students have already enrolled!
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x
Honorary Sponsor
HAEd Members, please join us for a happy hour at CIES on Thursday at 5PM @ Cure Bar and Bistro!
Dear fellow Alums,
Please join the Harvard Alumni for Education NYC chapter on Sunday, December 11, 2022, from 11:30-1:30 pm for our holiday social at THE ROSE (160 W. 25th Street, NYC). Please R.S.V.P to our email haednyc@gmail.com .
Thank you!
Please join Harvard alumni and Seattle University alumni for a pre-holiday party hosted by Knudsen Vineyards!
Knudsen Vineyards is an iconic vineyard in the heart of the acclaimed Dundee Hills AVA overlooking the fertile Willamette Valley, majestic Mt. Hood, and the North Cascade mountain range. The Knudsen family has grown grapes and made wine here for over 50 years.
Click here for the event website
Click here to Register
on eventbrite
Knudsen Vineyards Wine Tasting Reception & Pre-Holiday Party
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $25
Space is limited.
Kinsey Gallery
Advancement and Alumni Building (ADAL)
Seattle University
824 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
https://goo.gl/maps/E5PFFkMDRodyj8eC6
Hosted by Page Knudsen Cowles, MBA 1983, Co-owner and Managing Partner of Knudsen Vineyards.
Questions: Carlos Obando, MBA 1983, Harvard Alumni for Education
Feel free to drop in for conversation any time during the 6-7:30 window! The goals of this social are to make connections amongst the Harvard alums in the area, network and share our respective work, and continue to grow our local chapter.Please RSVP by emailing haed.detroit@gmail.com
Jolly Pumpkin
21931 Michigan Ave Suite 100
Dearborn, MI
Please join the HAED NYC chapter on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, from 5:30-7:30 pm for our summer social at Stout Grand Central. R.S.V.P using this link. If you have any questions please feel free to email haednyc@gmail.cm
Unfortunately with the recent surge of covid cases in korea (100,000+ compared to less than 5,000 in months before), the in-person event will need to be canceled.
Hosted by the HAEd DC Chapter
"Nothing is harder to do than nothing." If you can relate to that opening line (or if you completely disagree), check out How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell and join us for a discussion of technology, attention, and nothing. Register here: https://bit.ly/HAEd2022MayBookClub
The college application landscape has been radically changing in recent years. Many parents don’t fully understand what it now takes to get accepted into highly selective schools, including the Ivies, Stanford, MIT and more.
In this program, we’ll discuss what you need to know and what mistakes to avoid - - starting in 9th grade - - about topics including curriculum, testing (lots of recent changes!), extracurriculars (most students don’t understand how to approach them in a way that increases their admissions odds, but also makes high school more interesting and less stressful), college application essays (including which advice from admissions officers students should ignore), activity lists, and more.
We’ll also have a Q and A session!
Attendees may receive a 'Certificate of Attendance.' Do you have questions you'd like to submit? Tell us here.
Register HERE.
Calling Harvard Class of 2022 and alumni! Join us for a drop-in virtual social to meet other up-and-coming grads and alumni who are interested in education. Friday, May 20 at 8PM ET! Register HERE and we will see you at the event!
One month after the 52nd Earth Day, this panel convenes education researchers, policymakers and practitioners to share experiences, challenges, and opportunities for providing today’s and tomorrow’s young people with the education to tackle, and be resilient in the face of, the climate crisis.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../linking-knowledge-to...
Bitly: https://bit.ly/harvardclimateeducation
We invite you to join us for this engaging hour of exploration of best practices and obstacles within the field of Higher Education. You'll want to hear the dynamic speakers and sector experts report from the front lines of this field sharing insider perspectives and covering the future of education for the Higher Ed sector. Attendees may receive a 'Certificate of Attendance.' Do you have questions you'd like to submit? Tell us here.
For more information and registration, click HERE.
Join us for the first event in our series in celebration of Educator Appreciation Month. This week we explore Gifted + Special Education
We invite you to join us for this engaging hour of exploration of best practices and obstacles within the field of Gifted + Special Education. You'll want to hear the dynamic speakers and sector experts report from the front lines of this field sharing insider perspectives and covering the future of education in Gifted + Special Education.
Please visit the Eventbrite page for more information.
Please join us for the next event in a series of virtual round tables hosted by HAEd- Boston. This week we explore 'The Future of Middle + High School Education.' For more information and registration, please visit Eventbrite page.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvard-alumni-for-education-digital-roundtable-middlehigh-school-panel-tickets-313177380977?fbclid=IwAR0hINcuQT89OoQOhYYk2KtyKqWuNZrdxoTombE4GgS9N-lxkGX4w4QSypo
Computer Science Professor David Malan ’99, professor of CS50, one of the largest courses at Harvard, will share insights on digital innovation, transformation, and lessons learned that could foretell the future of teaching at Harvard!
Harvard Alumni for Education Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter
21st Century Ethical Issues in International Education Policy & Programming
Presenter: Damita Kaloostein, PhDc
Damita is earning a PhD in Innovation in Global Development from Arizona State University. She holds a masters in criminal justice. Her research focuses on educational systems and quality of learning in low-income settings, including in West Africa. Her dissertation will also focus on gaps in digital learning platforms in the global South, including availability of ICT for university learning. As an American researcher, she strives to work collaboratively with West African colleagues, including professors from Liberia including Professor Daniel Gray. She is highly passionate about advocating for equity for those who are most affected by poverty and social injustice. Today, she shares her perspective of how Western researchers can consider more ethical and inclusive means of collaborating on research in the global South.
Presenter: Dr. Andiwo Thomas Obondoh
He is an Activist, practitioner; Andiwo Obondoh has over 25 years consistent experience in Governance, Grants Management, Advocacy for Policy Influence, Education, Programme Leadership, and(monitoring, evaluation & learning) across national, regional and international organizations in Africa. From Kenya, he currently works in various positions, including (i) Associate at the Center for Research and Innovations in East Africa (CRI-EA) leading evaluations and capacity building initiatives for USAID-KUZA, the Forum for African Women Educationalists, UNESCO, GIZ (pronounced G I Zet), among others; (ii) Technical Advisor for the Regional Education & Learning Initiative (RELI Africa) supporting over 60 implementing partners in designing projects, elaborating MEL frameworks, firming up advocacy strategies and facilitating policy engagements across Eastern Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and DRC). He has worked all over the world, including as a lead education specialist for Childfund International which promotes child-friendly schooling using culturally-sensitive and sustainable programming.
Join us for the second event of our series in celebration of 'Educator Appreciation Month'. This week we explore the 'Elementary Education'. For more information and registration, please visit Eventbrite page.
Join us for the first event in our series in celebration of Educator Appreciation Month. This week we explore the 'Early Childhood' sector. Please register via Eventbrite page linked here.
We invite you to join us for this engaging hour of exploration of best practices and obstacles within the field of Early Education. You'll want to hear the dynamic speakers and sector experts report from the front lines of this field sharing insider perspectives and covering the future of education for the early education field.
Join Dr. Crystal Rose, M.D., Ph.D. and Hannah Shin, Ed.M. co-chairs of Harvard Alumni for Education as they sit around the virtual stakeholder table with invited speakers, lifting the lid on Early Education via an academic virtual round table using the Zoom* platform.
Sector Experts:
Nell O'Donnell Weber, Ed.D.(she/her): is an independent international education consultant with writing, research, policy, and program expertise. Her particular interests include parenting, parental beliefs, early childhood education, literacy, language acquisition, global citizenship, and international education. She is currently working on projects to develop and promote pre-primary indicator use with USAID, a responsible parenting program for the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe in Wisconsin, a program to teach parenting to high school students across Illinois, and improving the measurement of outcomes of a parent empowerment program in Mozambique and Kenya.
Skye R. Regan, MBA (she/her): is a Toronto-based writer, performer, and producer. Most recently, she has shared her insights by teaching children from ages 3-17 in scene study, character, and performance. As an alumna of Harvard and recent MBA graduate, with training in writing and improv from Second City, Skye writes and creates unique IP that foregrounds underrepresented voices in engaging character-driven animated comedies to delight young audiences, making the world a more joyful place for all!
Marlon Davis, Ed.M.(he/his): Marlon has amassed over 25 years of urban public and charter school education experience. His work experience has also provided him with the opportunity to serve in a number of states throughout the country, which has deepened his knowledge and understanding of the challenges that educators face regardless of zip code. Marlon’s professional career in education began in 1994 as a member of Teach for America with the New Jersey Teacher Corps. As an elementary school teacher, his experiences reaffirmed his passion for ensuring high rates of student success and family engagement. It is this drive that led him to pursue a masters degree in education and assume a leadership position in school administration. In 1998, Marlon received his Ed. M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy via the Principal’s Certification Pattern from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. During his tenure in administration, Marlon has served as an Assistant Principal and Principal in traditional K-12 settings and as the Executive Director of a charter school. As Executive Director, Marlon was successful in turning around The Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School, located in the city of Cambridge, into one of the highest performing charter schools in the city.
Marlon went on to assist in the creation of a start-up education software company, Design by Educators, Inc., now called Validated Learning, Inc. (www.validatedlearning.co) The mission of the company is to create smart technology products for educators that save time and provide instant data that can be used to impact instruction. The first product, QuickKey, is an app for iOS and Android devices that uses the camera to turn the smartphone into an optical scanner, so that multiple choice assessments and other information can be scanned, assessed, and analyzed quickly. The app is now available on iTunes and via Google for Android devices. Marlon has served as the Chief Operating Officer and Director of School and District Engagements for Validated Learning Co. He has been very interested in Executive Function skills as a way to boost student achievement in students from low-income environments and gateway cities. Currently, Marlon is an Executive Function Specialist/Family Engagement Manager at the Acera School of Innovation, Creativity, and Leadership.
Zina Noel, Ed.M.(she/they): is a pre-doctoral graduate student in the Human Development and Social Policy program at Northwestern University. Drawing from her background in international development policy and early childhood education, Zina explores the intersection of early childhood and civic society, particularly the impacts of public and social institutions on young children, their families, and their communities. Zina's current research focuses on the nuanced identity development processes for multiracial children, new parents, and informal early educators and how these identities impact and are impacted by the US family and child policy environment. She is also actively pursuing interdisciplinary collaborations and research-practice partnerships that seek to bridge emergent developmental science, family and child policy, and the day-to-day of raising a young child in America.
Previously, Zina worked in research, policy, and strategy development for various educational organizations and initiatives in the US and abroad and in various roles at early care settings across the US. Zina has earned a master's in education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a post-bac certificate from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and a bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College.
About your Moderators:
Hannah Shin, Ed.M.(she/her): graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in Psychology and Elementary Education, from Harvard University Graduate School of Education with an M.Ed. in Human Development and Psychology (Concentration in Culture and Human Development), and from Simmons University with an Ed.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis. Her experiences in education range from teaching in a general education classroom to working with a private organization primarily serving individuals diagnosed with Autism and their families. Hannah currently works as a Behavior Specialist for Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts and is committed deeply to identifying and dismantling racism in all areas at all levels, particularly in regards to its impacts on the schooling experiences of children of color. She hopes HAEd will create avenues through which such work can be accomplished in multiple arenas in partnership with like-minded individuals.
Dr. Crystal Rose, M.D., Ph.D.(she/her): is a recognized educator, scientist, academic lecturer and educational program designer. She has international expertise in broad sectors, from medicine, research, and academia to the media productions industry which recently awarded her an Emmy. Her research-based approach to systems analysis, data integration, program implementation, and academic advising is both innovative and holistic. Her cutting-edge initiatives have launched some of today’s top young leaders featured in Forbes 30 under 30 and ‘Time’s Best of 2021’ including current poet laureate, Amanda Gorman. Since completing her M.D., Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg and Harvard, she serves on various NPOs and educational boards and is a founding member of the U.N. appointed Future of Capital Group.
If you have questions email: HAEDBoston@gmail.com. *Zoom link to follow post registration.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
8:00-9:00pm EST
Hosted by the HAEd DC Chapter
"I have a reputation as a productive person, but that reputation has cost me a lot." If that opening line resonates with you (or perplexes you), check out Laziness Does Not Exist by Dr. Devon Price, and join us for a discussion of laziness, productivity, and self-worth. Register here: https://bit.ly/HAEd2022MarchBookClub
