Real-Time Classroom Instruction System for K–6 Classrooms

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Teachers operate in fast-moving environments where they must manage instruction, student behavior, pacing, and performance simultaneously. This system was designed to support live decision-making and classroom coordination at scale.

My Role: UX Designer + Researcher + Strategist
Timeframe: Multi-year embedded field research
LEARNING PLATFORMS
SERVICE DESIGN
DATA SECURITY
UX RESEARCH
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LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
Multi-year classroom research informed continuous system design and iteration.
Embedded research across K–6 classrooms informed design decisions through observation, interviews, and iterative prototyping within real instructional environments over multiple years.
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REAL-TIME PLATFORM
A live instructional system connected classroom activity, student monitoring, and curriculum delivery.
The platform unified classroom management, learning activities, and performance visibility into a real-time environment supporting teachers, administrators, and curriculum teams.
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DATA SECURITY
Designed student data systems aligned with privacy, safeguarding, and compliance requirements.
The platform was designed to handle student data responsibly within educational environments, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards while supporting real-time instructional use.
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IMPACT
A scalable instructional system evolved through continuous classroom validation.
The platform deployed to support classroom instruction, curriculum delivery, and performance monitoring across K–6 environments for over 2+ million students in all 50 states across the US.
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