Founded | California, 2011 |
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Founder | P.J. Gunsagar, Dylan Arena |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Josine Verhagen (Senior Director of Psychometrics and Data Science), Ashraf Jahangeer (VP of engineering) |
Products | ALP (Adaptive Learning Platform), Hodoo English, Learner Mosaic, Leo's Pad |
Services | Infrastructure platform for adaptive learning |
Number of employees | <150 |
Website |
www |
Kidaptive is a Silicon Valley-based developer of educational technology. Kidaptive's core product is an adaptive-learning platform, which powers a variety of learning domains including two Kidaptive-created apps for early learning. [1] [2] [3] [4] Kidaptive was founded by P.J. Gunsagar (co-founder of Prana Studios) and Dylan Arena ( Stanford University Learning Scientist). [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] The creative director for Kidaptive's Leo's Pad series is Dan Danko, who has worked on numerous children's television shows such as Rugrats and Fresh Beat Band. [1] [9]
Investors in the startup include Formation 8, Stanford University, Cambridge University, Menlo Investors, Prana Holdings, New Schools Venture Fund, Veddis Ventures, CrunchFund, and VKRM Ventures. [5] [6] [10]
KidAptive was bought out by McGraw Hill in March 2021, with all KidAptive employees brought into McGraw Hill. [11]
The company's technology is created with the guidance of professional educators, including two Stanford University Professors of Education, Dan Schwartz and Ed Haertel. [2] [5] [9] [12] [13]
Kidaptive's ALP is a Big Data platform that combines information from multiple learning contexts (digital & physical) to create a psychometric profile of each learner.
Kidaptive launched its first app, Leo's Pad, in December 2012. [2] [5] The app is designed for preschool-aged children and is organized like a TV series, consisting of multiple chapters or “appisodes.” [1] [2] [6] [12] [14] [15] The series stars Leonardo da Vinci as a child, as well as his young friends Galileo Galilei, Marie Curie, Confucius, Phillis Wheatley, and Teresa Carreño. [1] [3] [15]
The app combines education and entertainment as learners participate in a curriculum that integrates physics, math, logic, letters, and art. [16] [17] The activities also help develop cognitive skills including executive function, working memory, and impulse control. [6] [9] [15] [18]
Leo's Pad pairs with a companion app called Learner Mosaic, which allows parents to monitor their child's progress, identify areas of cognitive and non-cognitive development that might need more attention, and read research-based tips and recommendations for how to support learning in the real world. [5] [9] [10] [18] [19]
Kidaptive founders Arena and Gunsagar have presented twice (Spring 2012 and Winter 2013) at Stanford's student startup accelerator StartX. [8] [20]
Awards for the Leo's Pad series:
Founded | California, 2011 |
---|---|
Founder | P.J. Gunsagar, Dylan Arena |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Josine Verhagen (Senior Director of Psychometrics and Data Science), Ashraf Jahangeer (VP of engineering) |
Products | ALP (Adaptive Learning Platform), Hodoo English, Learner Mosaic, Leo's Pad |
Services | Infrastructure platform for adaptive learning |
Number of employees | <150 |
Website |
www |
Kidaptive is a Silicon Valley-based developer of educational technology. Kidaptive's core product is an adaptive-learning platform, which powers a variety of learning domains including two Kidaptive-created apps for early learning. [1] [2] [3] [4] Kidaptive was founded by P.J. Gunsagar (co-founder of Prana Studios) and Dylan Arena ( Stanford University Learning Scientist). [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] The creative director for Kidaptive's Leo's Pad series is Dan Danko, who has worked on numerous children's television shows such as Rugrats and Fresh Beat Band. [1] [9]
Investors in the startup include Formation 8, Stanford University, Cambridge University, Menlo Investors, Prana Holdings, New Schools Venture Fund, Veddis Ventures, CrunchFund, and VKRM Ventures. [5] [6] [10]
KidAptive was bought out by McGraw Hill in March 2021, with all KidAptive employees brought into McGraw Hill. [11]
The company's technology is created with the guidance of professional educators, including two Stanford University Professors of Education, Dan Schwartz and Ed Haertel. [2] [5] [9] [12] [13]
Kidaptive's ALP is a Big Data platform that combines information from multiple learning contexts (digital & physical) to create a psychometric profile of each learner.
Kidaptive launched its first app, Leo's Pad, in December 2012. [2] [5] The app is designed for preschool-aged children and is organized like a TV series, consisting of multiple chapters or “appisodes.” [1] [2] [6] [12] [14] [15] The series stars Leonardo da Vinci as a child, as well as his young friends Galileo Galilei, Marie Curie, Confucius, Phillis Wheatley, and Teresa Carreño. [1] [3] [15]
The app combines education and entertainment as learners participate in a curriculum that integrates physics, math, logic, letters, and art. [16] [17] The activities also help develop cognitive skills including executive function, working memory, and impulse control. [6] [9] [15] [18]
Leo's Pad pairs with a companion app called Learner Mosaic, which allows parents to monitor their child's progress, identify areas of cognitive and non-cognitive development that might need more attention, and read research-based tips and recommendations for how to support learning in the real world. [5] [9] [10] [18] [19]
Kidaptive founders Arena and Gunsagar have presented twice (Spring 2012 and Winter 2013) at Stanford's student startup accelerator StartX. [8] [20]
Awards for the Leo's Pad series: