Edtech
With the explosion of AI in education since ChatGPT’s release in November 2022, the edtech market has seen an influx of tools promising revolutionary changes to teaching and learning. But are these tools meeting real classroom needs? Leanlab Education set out to answer this question by working with five edtech companies, each developing AI-powered solutions, through codesign research involving over 40 teachers and their students across the U.S.
In an article for Edtech Insiders, Leanlab CEO Katie Boody Adorno discusses the importance of inclusive innovation in edtech—particularly with the rapid development and adoption of AI technologies— and how organizations are collaborating to transform education R&D to better support educators and students.
Leanlab Education launched the American Group of Innovative Learning Environments (AGILE) Network at ISTELive24 with members from learning environments across the country, including school systems, teachers, and non-traditional learning environments. Comprised of education communities on the cutting edge of innovation, the AGILE Network works to accelerate the pace of education research and development.
In an interview with the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, CEO Katie Boody Adorno reflects on Leanlab Education’s evidence-building partnership work with edtech developers and schools in response to the prompt, “Please describe Leanlab Education’s partnership work with edtech developers and schools to support evidence-building practices across the levels of evidence.”
The best founders are embracing the idea that edtech should augment the good work schools are doing. They understand that to produce outsized results for school communities, they need to develop products in partnership with school communities.
We believe that any successful venture in education must contribute to the ultimate outcome of empowering learners to navigate and respond to the needs of an uncertain future.
How can aspiring entrepreneurs strike while the iron is hot and secure funding for their ideas? What helps an entrepreneur’s idea stand out amongst the crowd?
The journey in creating and scaling companies for these EdTech founders is far from easy, however. There are myriad challenges staring at you as you begin creating a company in the EdTech industry.
In order to edtech company’s to prepare for long-term market trends, it’s more important than ever that they start conducting research and collecting evidence.
Virtual learning required choosing and implementing apps, software, and websites--a chore that affected schools and families differently based on their devices, connectedness, and time.
