EdTech Startup Showcase

Today we’re excited to welcome a new company to the Showcase, Scholar Education, in this conversation with  Marlee Strawn, the company’s co-founder and Head of Education.

Hear about:
  • Vision and goals of Scholar Education
  • Who Scholar Education’s solutions are designed to support in schools
  • The challenges the company is solving
  • Marlee’s career in education
  • What educators are sharing about their experience with the tool
  • How Marlee got involved with AI
About Scholar Education
Scholar Education is an AI-powered classroom enhancement platform that offers a suite of AI tools designed to deliver a personalized learning environment, with a specific focus on implementing and tracking accommodations for ESE, 504, and ELL students. Learn more at https://www.joinscholar.com or join the teacher waitlist: bit.ly/ScholarWaitlist 

About today’s guest
Marlee Strawn's career started as a high school teacher and reached a significant milestone when she became the founding principal of the top-performing charter high school in the seventh largest district in the nation. Following her successful tenure as principal, Marlee transitioned to a new role in the education technology sector. As the Co-Founder and Head of Education at Scholar Education, Marlee leads the development of an AI-powered classroom enhancement platform designed to eliminate administrative burdens for teachers. She was also recently selected as a 2024 EDSAFE AI Alliance Women in AI Fellow. 

About today’s host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn

Listen to his other shows:
  • The Authority — deep-dive interviews with the leading minds in leadership, management, education, and personal development.
  • Sideline Sessions — conversations with successful coaches and performance experts from professional, collegiate, and youth sports. 

Creators & Guests

Host
Ross Romano
Co-founder & podcaster @BePodcastNet | CEO & edtech advisor @SeptemberStrat
Guest
Marlee Strawn
Co-Founder @ Scholar Education | Former Principal | TEDx Speaker
Guest
Scholar Education
Classroom Enhancement Tool:🍎 Teacher+Student Portals🤖 BaxterBot aid📊 Analytics for personalized ed.

What is EdTech Startup Showcase?

This series shines a spotlight on the innovative edtech companies working to make a difference for students and educators.

Through conversations with the founders and CEOs, partner organizations, and the educators who are using their products in schools today, listeners hear about solutions relevant to their chronic challenges and opportunity-expanding ideas to go into uncharted directions.