Show Notes
Jess Stokes shares why her 10-year career as a PK-12 educator and edtech operations leader inspired her to start the Teach Me EdTech podcast. Support the show
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Jodi Miller, PhD (Founder, WellCheq) shares her secret to scaling the protective magic of caring educators and empowering school leaders with actionable data to address the K-12 mental health crisis. As a former teacher, Jodi's approach to K-12 sales is a masterclass for founders on building edtech product that students and teachers truly love to use. Dr. Miller also presents fascinating student wellbeing trends from the WellCheq dataset. Can you guess what time of year is most stressful for ...
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Ty Davis (Co-Founder & COO, Enlighten AI) shares his first-hand experience navigating artificial intelligence in the classroom from a unique perspective as an educator, school administrator, and founder. Ty makes the case for why edtech MVPs need to demonstrate immediate value and why having educators on an edtech founding team is an unfair advantage. He also offers actionable advice to edtech founders about how to incorporate user feedback and craft effective K-12 sales strategies. Supp...