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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Unruly Studios. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.Math anxiety and negative associations with math are common among elementary students and can develop as early as kindergarten. This can lead to avoidance and low achievement in math. However, increasing student engagement through varied instructional tactics can help students build confidence and resiliency in math. To be flexible problem solvers, students need strong number sense and a toolbox of strategies to choose from, and educators need the math foundation and support to do this in their classrooms.In this edWeb podcast, current principal and former elementary educator Emma Simmons and elementary educators Emily Semrad and Elijah Ortiz share:Current challenges faced in math education, including data insights from principals across the United StatesHow administrators can shape teachers' instruction to cultivate flexible problem solversMath classroom strategies that help students stay engaged in their learning and in turn, build more positive associations with mathThe goal of this session is for listeners to leave with strategies they can implement into their teaching practice to increase engagement and differentiate instruction. Emma, Elijah, and Emily have worked with a variety of grade levels and student populations, providing them all with a robust toolbox of math strategies.This edWeb podcast is of interest to elementary teachers, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, and math curriculum coordinators and directors.Unruly Studios The Only Cross-Curricular Platform That Gets Students Out of Their Seats and MovingDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.
Fintech founder and angel Aidan Yeaw discusses building and investing in companies such as NODE40 and Unruly Studios. Great chat with a Walnut colleague. Highlights: ● Sal Daher Introduces Aidan Yeaw ● NODE40 ● NODE40 Founding Story ● Unruly Studios ● "... The other component to it is that they're programming, but they're doing physical movement, physical exercise, large motor, physical exercise, running around, jumping up and down, and so forth because kids are too sedentary..." ● How Aidan Came to Angel Investing ● "... There's an ecosystem of small-scale venture capitalists that are growing, but the opportunities are so numerous, and the venture capitalists are so few, that they're an excess of opportunities, and a lack of funding, a lack of capacity to address this..." ● CoolSculpting ● Aidan's Career Journey in Fintech ● Advice to the Audience Topics: fin tech, angel investing strategies, crypto Title: Founder & Angel
Mike is joined by Bryanne Leeming, CEO of Unruly Studios, and creator of Unruly Splats. Bryanne begins by explaining the origins of Unruly Splats. Her early exposure to programming was key, as was the entrepreneurialism of her parents and her childhood involvement in sports. After graduating from college, she worked in product development. Seeing the interesting but often passive experiences offered by many Edtech products, Bryanne founded Unruly Studios. Bryanne describes Splats as “programmable floor buttons”. They’re stomped on by kids to cause interactions, and kids can program them to create new games. Originally prototyped while she was still in business school, Spats are now in hundreds of schools across the U.S. and Canada. Kids have stomped them more than 1 million times Mike asks about the impact of Covid on Splats, and Bryanne explains that even before the pandemic she and her team have been interviewing hundreds of teachers about their needs. As a result, they offer special challenges between schools and other moments of engagement. Mike then asks about the social needs, especially in our time of social unrest. Bryanne discusses how they have baked in social from the start. They then discuss Unruly’s focus on building communities of practice, and how the Splats work with instructors and across the curriculum. Mike and Bryanne then further discuss Unruly’s efforts in light of the pandemic: How the Splats can be easily cleaned. They discuss how teachers are altering their environments to allow for safe, social play, and the support that Unruly provides the teachers. Covid opened up a new market for Splats to be used for music education. And it’s not slowing their planned March Madness competition. Finally, Mike and Bryanne discuss Unruly’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. For further information: Communities of Practice How to Find Bryanne: unrulysplats.com Twitter: @unruly_studios How to Find Mike: Twitter: @TrendingInEd email: mike@palmer.media If you like what you’re hearing, follow us at TrendinginEducation.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
Bryanne Leeming is the Founder and CEO of Unruly Studios and the inventor behind Unruly Splats, the first STEM learning tool that combines coding with active, recess-style play for kids. Splats are durable, programmable floor buttons that light up, make sound, and sense when kids stomp on them. Kids can code their own rules for Splats games like relay races, whack-a-mole, and dance routines. Since founding Unruly five years ago, Bryanne has grown the team to 12 people and Splats are now used in 800 schools across the United States and Canada. In this episode, we talk about how Bry leveraged her Cognitive Science degree from McGill University and her MBA from Babson College to build a solid foundation for the business, why a Kickstarter campaign was the best training, and how to attract an A-team. Bry herself is an all-star — we talk about how she's built up her mental muscle to keep going no matter what, through running marathons, growing up playing hockey and lacrosse and doing gymnastics, and watching her parents keep restaurants open during hard times. Unruly Studios Website: www.unrulysplats.comInstagram: instagram.com/unruly_studiosTwitter: twitter.com/unruly_studios
Bryanne Leeming is the CEO and inventor of Unruly Splats. Bryanne grew up in New Hampshire where she learned business from her restaurateur parents who have owned Murphy’s on the Green for over 30 years. Prior to starting Unruly Studios, she worked in timepiece product development at Harry Winston and in project management and sales at adMarketplace. She has a degree in Cognitive Science from McGill, an MBA from Babson, and was named a 2018 Inc Rising Star and Boston Business Journal’s 2019 40 under 40.This week, episode 13 of This Green Planet Podcast with Michel Huffaker is about having a career in tech without requiring a degree in tech. Thank you for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag us! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH PENNY BAUDER:FacebookInstagramYouTubeCONNECT WITH BRYANNE LEEMING:Unruly SplatsFacebookInstagramYouTube
Bryanne is the founder of Unruly Studios. Unruly Studios empowers students to learn critical STEM skills through active, social recess-style play!
On this episode I chat with Bryanne Leeming (@bryanneleeming) CEO and Founder of Unruly Studios (@unruly_studios), the company behind Unruly Splats (info@unruly-studios.com) which is a codable floor button that encourages physical play in STEM Education. We talk about how Bryanne came up with the product and why, as well as how Unruly Studios supports teachers in implementing this cross curricular tool into their school so that it doesn't just sit on the shelf. We walk through using the web based coding platform that offers a virtual splat so that users can Splat without Splats. This durable coding tool takes the students away from the computer screen and engages them in a way that allows them to get the wiggles out https://www.unrulysplats.com app.unruly-studios.com
Today's guest on The EdTech Startup Show is Bryanne Leeming. Bryanne is the Founder & CEO of Unruly Studios, and inventor of their award-winning product, Unruly Splats. Unruly Splats engage elementary and middle school students with learning STEM skills and computer science through active recess-style play. Unruly Splats was recently awarded MassTLC's 2019 Digital Transformation in Education. Bryanne has a degree in Cognitive Science from McGill University and an MBA from Babson College. She was named a 2018 Inc Rising Star and a 2019 Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40. Bryanne answered these questions: Can you tell me about what your company does in your own words? And what your role is there? How has your company adapted during COVID-19 school closures? Why combine learning STEM/coding and movement? If you could make a basic STEM curriculum all elementary kids had to learn, what would it include? Do you have any suggested resources, people, books, etc. that helped you develop your perspective on learning? You've received investment from the Amazon Alexa fund. What's your perspective on the role voice-enabled devices will play in education? Are we close to them becoming a regular part of it? What's a call to action or suggestion you have for listeners? Bryanne also discussed these great stories Lessons learned from running a successful Kickstarter campaign Why and how Unruly has gone through 18+ iterations of their product What Bryanne saw and experienced growing up business-owner parents Bryanne discusses Unruly's brand, which is a fun, bright contrast to many other EdTech companies. How does she feel about the look and of their product and marketing? And more Links mentioned: Bryanne's Twitter Unruly Studios Twitter Unruly Studios Company Kickstarter Amazon Alexa Fund MIT Media Lab Murphy's on the Green, New Hampshire Babson MBA Program GSV Labs Unruly in the House Dr. Amon Millner Want to hear from more Boston-based EdTech entrepreneurs? Kirby Salerno - BroadReach EdTech Advisors Monica Brady-Myerov - Listenwise If you liked this episode, then please: Subscribe to The EdTech Startup Show in your favorite podcast player Leave a rating. Write an honest review of the show. Share it with an educator, parents, or entrepreneur in your life. Send your feedback to Gerard Dawson on Twitter or LinkedIn Want more? Join The Business of Learning Letter, and get the only daily email newsletter, written by a teacher, on the business of education.
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Welcome to Episode 121 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast from the leading authority for jobs & careers in the tech industry. For this episode of our podcast, I interviewed Bryanne Leeming, Founder and CEO of Unruly Studios. I am always fascinated with entrepreneurs who are launching physical products. There is such a greater level of complexity and ultimately risk behind their business. You have to design the product, get it manufactured, and then sold, which is also very challenging in terms of figuring out which sales channel is going to get your product in the hands of consumers. Do you go direct with an eCommerce model, sell to retailers, or figure out a B2B2C business model. There is so much that goes into it. Bryanne Leeming's company, Unruly Studios, is taking this challenge head-on with a product that is very cool, different, and needed. Unruly Splats are the company's first product and it teaches kids critical STEM skills while being active and having fun all at the same time. In this episode of our podcast, we cover lots of topics, like: -All about Bryanne's background including her first jobs and the decision to go back to business school. -The story of how Unruly Studios came to be, and how they named the company. -Her experience building hardware and how she went about getting feedback on the product. -All the details on Unruly Splats in terms of how kids play with it and what they learn. -Her experience creating a successful Kickstarter campaign and what channels have been effective for sales. -Advice for entrepreneurs trying to build and bring a physical product to market. -And so much more. Is your company hiring? If yes, then you might want to add a BIZZpage subscription. It is our employment branding and hiring solution that helps to keep your company top of mind for our targeted audience of professionals in the tech industry. A BIZZpage subscription includes an employment branding page, unlimited postings to our Job Board, access to our exclusive content series, and more. Send an email to info@venturefizz.com for more details. Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!
Accredited Investors, Invest Alongside Boston's Top Angels: Link to Our Syndicates Page Star founder Bryanne Leeming is back to update us on all the exciting stuff Unruly Studios has been doing. Alexa Accelerator, Inc. Magazine feature, adoption by the City of Somerville and more. Listen to this scrappy young founder who’s done a lot with very little. Topics include: What they learned at Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator that is run by Techstars. How they came to be featured in Inc. Magazine. UPS/Inc. Magazine Prize. Amon Milner & crucial early pivot that really made Unruly Studios. Dealing with rejection while fundraising or selling. AT&T sponsored pilot turned into a live deal with the City of Somerville’s school system that has adopted Splats! The “STEM Toy Burn” and how to avoid it. Find out about cool new things in the Unruly Studios product roadmap.
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Bryanne Leeming is the founder of Unruly Studios - the first ever Active STEM Play experience. They make SPLATS. How fun is that? We talk about Bryanne's journey to entrepreneurship and what it's like to be a founder in Boston. Felicia and Rachel are back together in Boston and we start off our conversation by complaining about the weather. Because, BOSTON. Enjoy! For a calendar of events, visit www.shegeeksout.com.
The best measure of a founder is how much she can get done with limited resources. By this metric, Bryanne Leeming is outstanding. A couple of years ago she had a paper prototype and vague hopes for a Kickstarter program. Now she has a sleek physical product that works and is likely to get built. She has the software to make it valuable and she’s completed a successful Kickstarter campaign. 3000 kids have played with Splat, the device and software Bryanne has built to encourage physically active and social play focused on STEM learning. The interview with Bryanne Leeming left me inspired. Here’s some of what we talked about: Bryanne Leeming Bio How Bryanne Leeming Decided She Wanted to Be a Founder What Bryanne Leeming Got from Her Babson MBA Balancing Time Between Consulting Gigs & Working on Her Startup How Being an Athlete Affects the Work Bryanne Leeming Does Bryanne Leeming Tells the Unruly Studio Story How Bryanne Leeming Overcame Not Being a Technical Founder Sal Reads a Listener Review – Asks Listeners to Review the Podcast on iTunes Bryanne Leeming Tells About Her Kickstarter Experience Bryanne Leeming’s Tips for Founders on Fundraising How Unruly Studios Is Doing a Lot with Few Resources Unruly Studio’s Go to Market Plans Product Roadmap for Unruly Studios Bryanne Leeming on Taking Advice as a Founder
Today, many children are spending hours a day looking at screens, usually while sitting down. Unruly Studios, a Boston-based edtech company, is working to maximize the value of their screen time by allowing them to take control and engage with their technology. By using beginner programming languages, kids can use Unruly Studios' software and “splat” floor buttons to invent their own active playground games. The electronic floor buttons connect wirelessly to a tablet and can be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks to supplement games created by the kids themselves. We spoke with Bryanne Leeming of Unruly Studios to discover how education technology is helping kids learn how to code and create their own learning experiences.