ASU+GSV 2025- Build It Together: Co-Designing Edtech with Children and Educators

What happens when edtech products are co-designed from day one—with children, educators, and schools at the center? This session explores how early-stage design interventions can lead to more engaging, equitable, and effective learning tools. We’ll discuss how LitLab, an AI-powered literacy platform, has partnered with Leanlab Education, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, and school district teams to co-design a product that shows measurable classroom impact. Panelists will share the unique insights each kind of engagement—from children to educators to researchers—can bring to the development process. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for building stronger partnerships between researchers, startups, and schools.

Where: ASU+GSV, San Diego Convention Center, in Regatta A on Level 4

When: Monday, April 7th, 1-2pm PT

Panelists:

Katie Boody Adorno, Leanlab Education

Varun Gulati, Litlab.ai

Michael Preston, Joan Ganz Cooney Center