ImpactLab :: Education Innovation Incubator

 
The answers are already in the building.

Some problems in education need to be solved at the building level. Not in the statehouse. Not by external experts or even the central office. 
 
But school principals can't do it alone. So how might we activate and cultivate educators' capacity to generate these solutions?
 
Let ImpactLab show you.

The ImpactLab Fellowship

ImpactLab builds the capacity of front-line educators to solve problems affecting student outcomes within their school communities.
 
The ImpactLab Fellowship provides community, coaching, and essential innovation and leadership learnings while participants design, test, and build their solution. Over the span of ten months (September - June) our Fellows:

LEARN

Learn the “how-to” of turning an idea into a solution through problem-solving, design and leadership skills.

BUILD

Build and launch your “solution” with the support of your coach and peers. Produce a "How-to Kit" (see example) to share it with educators everywhere.

CONNECT

Connect with innovative educators from across the US. Develop lasting relationships and expand your professional network.

"The ImpactLab Fellowship allows for a paradigm shift. Teachers can now lead the change."

Lucas Elliott
ImpactLab Fellow 2016-17

Core Beliefs

The ideas that drive us

• Elevate the Practitioners •
In any industry it is the practitioners who have the deepest insights into problems, solutions and possibilities. K12 education is no exception.

• Invest in Individuals •
Individuals aren't widgets. They are creative beings who without warning may see a path to new possibilities. We need to spark self-awareness and cultivate capacity and a sense of agency within individuals.

• Expanding Educational Opportunity •
Innovation is a means, not an end in itself. We support educators who are driven by a passion for educational opportunity and want to develop solutions to local manifestations of inequity.

• Diversity Required •
If we are going to manifest a more equitable and adaptive education system we need to engage the full spectrum of stakeholders in envisioning and executing that reality.

• Connect & Collaborate •
Entrepreneurial-minded people are driven by definition. But individual drive on its own does not bring success. Innovators need support, guidance, a community of peers and aligned collaborators.

Who We Are

Team

John Raymond​
Founder
 
Ryan Makhani
Lead Coach

Directors & Advisors

Nicole Jarbo
Director of Development
Envision Education
 
Seth Sather
Director of Development
Lonestar Soccer Club
 
Qiana Patterson
Founder
BentoboxSchools
 
Randy S. Ortega
Municipal Court Prosecutor
City of Austi
 
Jeff Levine
Co-Founder
Advanced Scanners
 
Jessica Faith Carter
University of Texas
 
Rickie Yudin
Director of School Support
Fulcrum Education Solutions

Connect

We want to hear from you.

Contact

The answers are already in the building.

Some problems in education need to be solved at the building level. Not in the statehouse. Not by external experts or even the central office. But school principals can't do it alone. So how might we activate and cultivate educators' capacity to generate these solutions? Let ImpactLab show you.

The ImpactLab Fellowship

LEARN

BUILD

CONNECT

"The ImpactLab Fellowship allows for a paradigm shift. Teachers can now lead the change."

Lucas ElliottImpactLab Fellow 2016-17

Core Beliefs

The ideas that drive us

Who We Are

Team

Directors & Advisors

Connect

We want to hear from you.

Some problems in education need to be solved at the building level. Not in the statehouse. Not by external experts or even the central office.

But school principals can't do it alone. So how might we activate and cultivate educators' capacity to generate these solutions?

Let ImpactLab show you.

Lucas Elliott
ImpactLab Fellow 2016-17