Sample stakeholder 'update' email

Dear Friends of DataClassroom,
The early prototype is getting very positive responses from teachers!

Earlier this month we presented DataClassroom Beta to a group of 15 middle and high school biology teachers from across the Mid-Atlantic region at UVA’s Mountain Lake Biological Station. We learned a lot about our product and set our building agenda based on feedback from teachers. The biggest surprise was that AP biology teachers are ready to use DataClassroom right now, as is! We encouraged workshop participants to share DataClassroom with colleagues and were delighted to see additional teachers registering passwords since the workshop ended. This is an exciting time as we transition from testing the app with potential users to working with early adopters.

Growing in the iLab@UVA

The supportive start-up community in the iLab incubator program this summer has given us a big push. Connections made in the iLab have led us to productive talks with future customers and helped us to improve our market fit as we move DataClassroom towards becoming a tool that fits in well to science classrooms everywhere. You are invited to stop by and see us at the iLab's Incubator Showcase on August 9 (RSVP here) from 5:30-7:30.

Students in grades 6-12 from WeCodeToo gave us valuable feedback at a focus group demo session hosted by the iLab.

Upcoming Events

Next week, Aaron will be traveling to Chicago to speak about DataClassroom at the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) STEM Institute and meet with science administrators at the University of Chicago and at high schools in the area. Additionally, we are working with CPS to prepare for full day workshop in the fall with 25 CPS educators teaching Advanced Placement science courses.

Our ask right now:

We are working to get the prototype used by as many teachers as possible and talk with schools that want DataClassroom to provide professional development for teachers. If you have a contact at a school that might be interested in working with DataClassroom, we would love to be introduced.

Thanks again for your continued support of DataClassroom in ways big and small. We thank you for helping us to help teachers make good things happen in the science classroom.

What does DataClassroom do again?

DataClassroom is a web-based app that engages students with data in the grade 6-12 science classroom. Students learn data analysis by doing data analysis and see each step in the process with visualizations. Teachers meet the demands of the Next Generation Science Standards while building data skills for the next generation.

Best, Aaron