Being an early stage EdTech startup means that we have a lot of learning to do, so we joined forces with community leaders, educators, scientists and technologists to pilot and develop our technology in K-12 classrooms and homes. We continue to focus on learning as much as we can about the education system and teacher's needs in order to ensure a great solution fit.
Progress Timeline
Phase 6
Coming soon
2019 - 2020
Phase 5
In progress
Spring -Summer 2019
- Attend the LearnLaunch EdTech accelerator program
- Expand pilots to Massachusetts and Idaho
- Begin production of video tuturials
Phase 4
Complete
Summer - December 2018
- Attend the LearnLaunch EdTech accelerator program
- Order improved batch of PlanetBox inventory
- Align our curriculum to the Next Generation Science Standards
- Prepare Spring 2019 pilots
Phase 3
Complete
August 2017 - May 2018
- Scale to 30 classrooms in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in Florida
- Distribute PlanetBoxes with associated curriculum
- Evaluate ecosystem and curriculum impact on learning environments
- Improve customer support infrastructure and engineering design
Phase 2
Complete
June - July 2017
- Organize curriculum development workshop to create the first version of our "Think Outside The Box" curricula
- Recruit K-12 teachers to participate in Professional-Development workshops for Inquiry-based Instruction
- Edit and finalize sample set of lesson plans for K-12 STEM topics that connect standards to PlanetBox
Phase 1
Complete
January - May 2017
- Recruit 5 teachers to introduce PlanetBox to their class
- Monitor student and teacher interaction with PlanetBox
- Understand curriculum needs to connect PlanetBox with STEM, NGSS and Inquiry-based instruction
- Analyze teacher feedback on implementation, function and support
