InnovateEDU is a Brooklyn-based non-profit whose mission is to eliminate the achievement gap by accelerating innovation in Common Core-aligned, next generation learning models and tools that serve, inform, and enhance teaching and learning.InnovateEDU convenes students, teachers, entrepreneurs, and designers to re-imagine and reinventeducation by putting students’ and teachers’ needs at the heart of design.InnovateEDU is committed to massively disrupting K-12 public education by focusing on the development of scalable tools and practices that leverage innovation, technology, and new human capital systems to improve education for all students and close the achievement gap.They address trends in education, including: growth and use of technology and broadband infrastructure, advances in the learning sciences, the societal drive toward personalization as an aspect of education innovation, and widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo. They do this by bringing together an uncommon alliance of students, teachers, designers, and technologists to participate in short cycle innovation to improve student achievement and solve challenges in education, particularly for low-income students.

EdTech

Education

Non Profit

InnovateEDU

Erin Mote

Sy25 Group Leader

Christian Claus

Afterschool Group Leader

Kathleen Tindle (Kate)

Tyler Behnke

Christopher Rookwood

Chloe Sanducci

Tony Dong

The Teaching Team at InnovateEDU collaborates to develop, implement, and refine innovative and scalable teaching practices aligned with the Common Core standards. This team focuses on directly engaging with students and educators to pilot new learning models, gather feedback, and ensure that the tools and techniques developed meet the diverse needs of students, particularly those from low-income communities.

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