Objective:
Our client, a leading innovator in K-12 digital education solutions, aimed to revolutionize how educators engage students in math. With a commitment to delivering personalized and effective learning experiences, they sought a solution that not only aligned with rigorous academic standards but also adapted to the individual needs of students. They turned to us to develop and manage their Math product—an essential part of their educational ecosystem—providing a seamless and interactive learning experience for K-12 students.
Challenge:
The key challenge lay in managing the development of a complex, student-centred platform while coordinating a globally distributed team across the United States, India, and Ukraine. Time zone differences posed hurdles in communication and coordination, requiring a robust project management approach that ensured continuous development and quick response times. Additionally, the math platform needed to be both scalable and adaptive, offering personalized learning paths and real-time feedback for students.
Solution:
We took on full product development responsibilities for the Math project, leveraging our expertise in educational technology to deliver a platform that enhanced student engagement and learning outcomes. The project spanned the full lifecycle—from concept and design to implementation, testing, and deployment.
Key aspects of our solution included:
- Personalized Learning Experience: We designed the product to deliver tailored content based on each student's performance, allowing for personalized learning paths that dynamically adjusted to their progress. This was achieved through integrated data analytics that assessed individual strengths and weaknesses.
- Interactive Content and Gamification: The platform incorporated interactive tools and gamified elements, fostering engagement and motivation in learning math concepts. These features aligned with modern educational trends emphasizing active learning and student participation.
- Seamless Integration with Broader Educational Solutions: The Math product was designed to integrate seamlessly into the client’s broader suite of K-12 educational tools, ensuring a unified experience across subjects and grade levels.
Our team of 10-15 professionals, including product managers, developers, and infrastructure specialists, worked closely with the client’s stakeholders to deliver on these goals over 3-5 years.
Technologies:
To build a robust, scalable, and adaptive platform, we utilized a versatile tech stack that ensured high performance and flexibility:
- Server-Side: Ruby on Rails, chosen for its simplicity and scalability, allowed us to rapidly build and iterate on product features.
- Client-Side: Angular provided a responsive and intuitive user interface, ensuring an engaging and user-friendly experience for students.
- Infrastructure: We leveraged Kubernetes, AWS, and DynamoDB to ensure the platform’s scalability, resilience, and high availability, critical for handling the varying loads of K-12 usage.
Results:
Through our collaboration, we delivered a powerful and adaptive math learning platform that aligned with modern educational standards and teaching methodologies. The product empowered educators to track student progress more effectively, while students benefited from personalized learning paths that catered to their unique needs.
Our approach to managing a globally distributed team allowed us to overcome time zone challenges and deliver results efficiently, ensuring that the client’s vision for an innovative math solution became a reality. This project not only solidified the client’s leadership in K-12 digital education but also contributed to measurable improvements in student engagement and performance in math.
