Success Academy, a renowned charter school system in New York City, faced the challenge of streamlining teachers' day-to-day tasks and classroom management.
STREAMLINED CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
The solution centered on developing an intuitive kiosk tool to simplify daily classroom operations. This included enabling essential tasks such as tracking attendance, recording homework, and delivering notifications. Features were tailored to address Success Academy's unique requirements, ensuring a comprehensive solution.
USER-CENTERED DESIGN
A critical focus of the solution was user experience. An elegant tablet-friendly interface was created with a "teacher-first" approach, leveraging familiar mobile interaction patterns to make navigation and interaction as intuitive as possible. Streamlining input processes to expedite classroom management further, reducing the need for extensive navigation.
BRAND ENHANCEMENT
Alignment to Success Academy's branding, mission, and approach was critical to the design. Leveraging user confidence by offering clear actions emphasizing on-screen priorities and extending the brand with a high-visibility color palette and distinctive iconography.
FURTHER ENGAGEMENTS
Stakeholders and educators praised the user-friendly design. The success paved the way for an extended engagement, including designing Internal Staff and Parent Portals. Furthermore, this project created new business and employment opportunities with LightSail Education.
CLASSROOM EFFICIENCY
The kiosk tool showcased methods to streamline classroom management, allowing teachers to dedicate more time to instruction.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
The design garnered positive feedback from stakeholders and teachers on the user-friendly design focused on improving their daily workflow and experience, the intuitive experience, and the strong brand presence.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
The project's success led to the development of Internal Staff and Parent Portals and career opportunities for team members through collaboration with LightSail.
PS. Don’t copy. Create.
PS. Don’t copy. Create.
PS. Don’t copy. Create.
PS. Don’t copy. Create.
PS. Don’t copy. Create.