products, while implementing and conducting pilot projects in their own educational settings.” 53 Today, the T.E.A.M. innovation comprise over 1200 teachers from all parts of Israel.54 5.2.2.1.2 E.S.T. Alliance --- EdTech Startups & Teachers Alliance55 The E.S.T. Alliance is promoted to passionate educators who care about their work. Participants in E.S.T.A are offered the achievement of EdTech Competency and a place in the Global EdTech Community. More specifically, the list of benefits listed in MindCET website are the following: •
EdTech Certificate that accredits you digital tech proficiency
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A professional training program offered by leading experts
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Participation in startup product development
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Access to Select EdTech Startup products
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A place al the EdTech Global Community
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Connection and dialogue with entrepreneurs
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Support and guidance in the use of specific technologies
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Creation of your own EdTech product
5.2.3 Startups complementary programs In the original vertical startup acceleration MindCET sought to accelerate EdTech startups with innovative solutions that could potentially disrupt the traditional educational system. MindCET has strongly enriched this activity, giving it a highly prominent international dimension through three programs: (1) Global EdTech Startups Award (GESA), 56 (2) MindCETGO, the Global EdTech
53 https://www.mindcet.org/en/about-the-laboratory/ 54 https://www.mindcet.org/en/about-en/ 55 https://www.mindcet.org/en/esta/
56 https://www.mindcet.org/en/gesawards/
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