Leadership / Product
In 2017 I was approached by an investor who had just started working with a new EdTech company called ClassHero. They had done the difficult task of working with a team of educators to produce a Pre-K through Grad 5 math application that intelligently personalized learning for students. They had a 1 page website and UI put together by their development team. I met with the founder and saw the vision he painted me. I originally joined the team as a COO, helping to put structure and tools in place for our development team and projects and then shifted to running product. Together, we've designed and built a brand, and product that does the revolutionary work of simplifying core math curriculum for teachers and students allowing educators with little to no product training to replace paper-practice and supplemental math apps in the classroom with an easy to use and engaging math program.
The Student App
The student app was designed to give students an interactive and ultra-personalized experience. Focused purely on practice, students would earn achievements and unlock characters based on their progress, directly tied to minutes spent practicing. Before the age of AI, this personalization was achieved through custom algorithms that increased or decreased the difficulty based on how the student was doing in real time.
The Teacher App
The Class Hero Teacher app was designed for simplicity. With one dashboard, a teacher could assign popular math curriculums, personalize assignments based on individual students, monitor and review progress, and even distribute awards.
Teachers loved being able to have everything in one place and see personalization happen in their classroom, right before their eyes.
