Category: Education
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Youth-Led Tech
Youth-Led Tech is a training program I developed and launched at Smart Chicago Collaborative. Here’s a story on the Smart Chicago Youth-Led Tech program published by Susan Crawford on Backchannel: Crossing the Digital Divide on Chicago’s Toughest Streets. Snips: Dan O’Neil, the spiky-haired, fearless leader of Smart Chicago, told me last week he was often on…
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Design Thinking Day with Madonna Scholars
Today I lead the current crop of Madonna Scholars in a day of design thinking at The Chicago Community Trust. Here’s a presentation from the day: Madonna youth from Daniel X. O’Neil And a team pic:
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Remarks at Youth-Led Tech Celebration Ceremony
Here’s a short video of part of the remarks I gave at the conclusion of Smart Chicago’s first season of Youth-Led Tech: Here’s a complete text of the remarks as prepared: Hello. My name is Daniel X. O’Neil and I’m the Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. I, along with my colleagues here, came…
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Radio: Summer tech program will introduce South and West Side kids to coding
Today I talked about the Smart Chicago Youth-Led Tech program at WBEZ. Here’s a description: Now that the Memorial Day weekend is over, students around Chicago are counting down to the end of the school year. And for some, that means coding camp is right around the corner. All this week on Tech Shift, we’re…
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Training: Last CCD Class
Tonight, after a 10-year run in two parishes, I taught my last CCD class.
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Gordon Tech Inspiration Celebration: 2014 Inspiring Minds Award
This evening I was honored at my alma mater. Here’s some details: Gordon Tech College Prep will host the 2nd Annual Inspiration Celebration honoring minds that inspire. The gathering will showcase the school, its talented community and its unique partnership with DePaul University which started in October of 2012. The event usually draws 300 Chicago area business and…
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Education: The End of Our First #CivicSummer
Today marked the end of the first 6-week #CivicSummer program at Smart Chicago. Here’s a short description of the program: Civic Innovation Summer is an experimental summer jobs program for teens focused on civics, media, and technology. The program, run in July and August of 2013, includes more than 140 Chicago teens being trained to…
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Panel: Possibilities and Potential for STEM Pathways
Today I participated in a panel titled, “Possibilities and Potential for STEM Pathways” at “The State of STEM in Out-of-School Time in Chicago” conference.