EdTech Design Challenge - Focus on Brazil K-12

Teams of students from Columbia University partnered with education entrepreneurs in Brazil to examine the most deeply entrenched challenges in K-12 education and to come up with new ideas for tackling those problems using technology.  In partnership with Brazil's Fundação Lemann, teams spent six months researching challenges including inclusive education and children with special needs + a lack of family engagement. Research included a trip to Brazil in March 2018 for a dozen students from SIPA, Teachers College, Engineering, Business, Columbia College and Barnard. Teams pitched their new ideas to a panel of expert judges -- 3 in New York and 3 in Sao Paulo.  Two winning teams won $20,000 and $15,000 towards developing prototypes and pilots. Read more about the teams and their journey here.