Leveraging Technology Towards Equity In STEM Education
At PROTOLOGUE, we create experiential STEM resources for the high school and early college classroom, with the aim of fostering wider and more equitable adoption of modern teaching and learning methods across the socioeconomic spectrum.
Addressing a crisis affecting schools
in less-affluent communities
in less-affluent communities
A "quiet revolution" has taken place over the last two decades, in the transition from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction to student-centered active learning pedagogies that stress higher-order thinking.
While most schools and colleges have adopted these new methodologies, many lower-resourced institutions have lagged behind, resulting in poorer outcomes and fewer pathways to STEM careers.
These institutions struggle not because of a lack of teacher motivation or desire for student suceess, but because the necessary systems, resources, and institutional capacity that support student learning, reasoning, and knowledge-building are in short supply.
Our solution towards closing this gap lies in carefully designed, scalable student-centered teaching and learning resources and infrastructures, that help build teacher capacity and transform STEM outcomes.
Our Approach
We apply AI/Machine Learning technologies in novel ways to deliver immersive and engaging learning experiences for students, and just-in-time professional and administrative resources for teachers.
Pedagogy First
We start with how people learn, not what technology can automate.
Human-Centered Technology
Technology should extend human thinking, NOT replace it.
Equity by Design
Systems must work in real-world conditions, not ideal ones.
Infrastructure, Not Gadgets
We build solutions and frameworks others can build on.
Who We Work With
Our principal development focus is foundational STEM subjects in the "missing middle" grades: upper division (grades 11-12) high school, and lower division (freshman-sophomore years) at the college level. We engage with:
