While school boards regularly collect data about studentsâ grades and performance, they arenât always able to collect and analyze it in a way that helps them improve studentsâ education experiences.
To help school boards make better decisions with data, Edusight, the latest company to pitch on The Disruptors, has developed a gradebook and analytics services platform to help teachers track and improve studentsâ learning outcomes.
The Toronto-based company offers two tools: Edusight Classroom, which helps teachers document studentsâ learning with notes, photos, audio, and videos in the classroom; and Edusight Magic, where Edusightâs advisors analyze the data collected to make tangible recommendations to school boards. In mid-August, Edusight announced the launch of its advisory service Edusight Magic in partnership with three-Ontario based school districts.
âToday, we have over 7,000 teachers recording data on over 100,000 students around the world,â said Vikram Sumasundaram, a co-founder and CEO of Edusight. âOur mission is to understand how students learn working alongside public school boards and helping them transform how public education is delivered.â
Disruptors co-host Bruce Croxon said Edusight is among emerging edtech startups like Knowledgehook, which was named the Top Disruptor of the season, that are trying to find ways to improve education experiences and performance results in Canada. âIâve learned that education scores are a huge priority. Iâm not surprised that weâre seeing so many ed-tech startups coming along,â said Croxon. âThey are noble in their aspirations. Itâs all about distribution, itâs tough to get into school boards, but once youâre in, thereâs no reason that you should get the boot.â
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