Mission Statement
OpenWorld Learning (OWL) supports children’s school success by tapping the power of digital technology and peer teaching to develop leadership and ignite a love of learning.
OWL Programs
Partner:
In February 2016, after two years as a middle school technology instructor with OWL,
and recognizing similar struggles across all 3 schools,
I tried to learn as much as I could about my fellow middle school OWL teachers' experiences, and got everyone together to brainstorm what was working / how things could be improved.
There are so many facets to this -- behavior management, school culture, lack of resources and support structures, students' home lives, etc --
Motivation:
But one thing we do have some control over is the curriculum content and how we deliver it.*
And all of us had observed ways in which curriculum content & delivery (done right) could mitigate those other factors that lie outside of our control.
*Technology as a K-12 subject has managed to evade the overhead of Common Core Standards. We are all just figuring it out as we go. So, how can we apply & share our learnings?
Motivation (cont'd):
Owlet was born somewhere inside this question.
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We learned:
Format Matters
<= OWL curriculum (meant to be self-guided)
Kids are frustrated by this format.
Adults are frustrated by this format.
The teacher gets really good at explaining the instructions over & over again, instead of helping students build on it.
Learnings continued
OWLET aims to get them here,
by facilitating 1 & 2
Every teacher has a different style
Owlet aims to be this link - not the class website.
The goal of Owlet is to deliver really good content, really well.
Empower content creators
External APIs
OWLET Technology