ISEA Summer Hackweek 2026

June 22 - 26 University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Project-based teamwork + Peer-to-peer learning

About ISEA Summer Hackweek

The Hackweek brings together ISEA fellows and faculty members to use data analytics, software design and development, and research skills to tackle real-world educational issues. Within one week and working full-time as teams, fellows will complete or make significant progress on the sponsors' projects under the sponsors' guidance and the faculty's support. For projects that cannot be completed within the Hackweek time, they will continue to work on them after the Hackweek. Products and findings will be presented in Fall. Their participation in sponsors' project will be free of charge to sponsors, unless that the scope of the work of the projects exceeds significantly beyond the original Hackweek's design and needs substantial more time and efforts from the fellows

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Schedule

All times listed below are Pacific Daylight Time. You might want to consult this Time Zone Map to figure out times in your location.

9:00 - 10:30

 

Hackweek kickoff and orientation

  • Icebreaker: Fellow & Staff Introductions (5 min)
  • Hackweek Introduction: Structure & Expectations (15 min)
  • Goals Introduction: What we are aiming to achieve (10 min)
  • Project Introductions: 5 minutes per project (20 min total, sponsors join remotely)
  • Schedule Overview: Walk through the week (20 min)
  • Resources Overview: GitHub, Drive, Slack, etc. (10 min)

10:30 - 11:00

 

BREAK

Snack and informal networking

11:00 - 12:00

 

Explore effective practices for team-based, project-driven work

12:00 - 1:30

 

LUNCH

1:30 - 5:00

 

Invite sponsors to join remotely for kickoff check-ins

  • Begin scoping work, setting goals, organizing tasks
  • Set up technology & data access
  • Develop a rough timeline for the week
  • In the last 30 minutes,
    • Summarize your work
    • Assign roles, and
    • Prepare for Tuesday AM standup

Evening – Optional group dinner & continued informal discussions

9:00 - 10:30

 
  • Each team gives a 5-minute progress update
  • Peer feedback & brief planning for afternoon
  • Reflect on challenges/opportunities from Day 1
  • Share questions and refine tools/timelines

10:30 - 11:00

 

BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

 

Teams refine schedule and assign remaining tasks

12:00 - 1:30

 

LUNCH

1:30 - 5:00

 

Possible goals:

  • Deepen focus on a key research question
  • Clean/organize data
  • Conduct literature review
  • Sketch out key features or ideas

Facilitators will check in with teams for guidance and support

9:00 - 9:30

 
  • Quick status updates from teams
  • Adjust afternoon work goals as needed

9:30 - 10:30

 

Topic: Git, Version Control, Wiki, Issues

10:30 - 11:00

 

BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

 

12:00 - 1:30

 

LUNCH

1:30 - 5:00

 

Facilitators will check in with teams for guidance and support

Teams revise work plans if needed

9:00 - 10:00

 
  • Quick status updates from teams
  • Adjust afternoon work goals as needed

10:00 - 10:30

 

BREAK

10:30 - 12:00

 

12:00 - 1:30

 

LUNCH

1:30 - 5:00

 
  • Focus on making substantive progress or wrapping up
  • Finalize outputs and prepare presentations

9:00 - 10:00

 
  • Team presentations of progress and outcomes
  • Discuss plans for follow-up work
  • How to continue collaboration post-Hackweek?
  • What tools and cadence will you use to stay connected?
  • What opportunities will there be for collaboration and dissemination?

10:00 - 11:00

 

Expert panel insights followed by an interactive, collaborative hour focused on scaling these AI innovations to support school districts nationwide.

11:00 - 11:30

 

BREAK & Connection

Refreshments will be provided

11:30 - 12:00

 

Grant Certification

Our Sponsors

This event was made possible by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), UW College of Education, and the eScience Institute.
eScience Institute
Institute of Education Sciences