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A civics adventure where students answer official U.S. civics questions and guide a bill through Congress to the president’s desk.
Built by AJ DiSantis & Duncan Johnson
A customizable notes-and-fingering practice builder for string teachers, with shareable student links and challenge settings.
Built by Chris Smithell & Elliot Roe
A top-down library adventure that teaches students to locate books using the Dewey Decimal System.
Built by Mason Van Horn & Duncan Johnson
Friendly math-fact practice that lets teachers manage classes while students join securely with a class code.
Built by Amanda Denbroeder & Greta Goss
A classroom-friendly crime scene simulation where students collect and package evidence, then discover how well it survives transport to the lab.
Built by Duncan Johnson & Hanna Suggs
Easily match students into book club groups based on the books they want to read.
Built by Duncan Johnson & Carrie Chandler
A glass thermometer that displays the current temperature of any city so your students can learn the number line.
Built by Duncan Johnson
A Wordle-style game for grade 1-8 classrooms using words your students are likely to know.
Built by Duncan Johnson
EdTech-a-thon is organized by an amazing team of teachers and developers passionate about helping teachers. We're backed by BX Coding, a 501(c)(3) education non-profit, which allows EdTech-a-thon to be wholly commited to providing free & accessible resources for teachers.
An Algebra teacher and web developer from South Lyon, Michigan, Josh Pullen builds practical EdTech solutions for his classroom and shares them with other teachers. He has developed interactive math lessons for 3Blue1Brown and is the creator of Shuffle Buddy, a specialized seating chart generator. Josh's work provides simple, effective tools that solve the day-to-day challenges teachers actually face.
A middle school math teacher in Walled Lake, MI, Jessika Golab is a passionate supporter and advocate for her students. Jessika’s classroom is adorned with a wall of over 250 rubber and plastic ducks, each one a gift from a student who appreciates her fun and caring presence. Jessika leads her school’s WEB program, where she trains 8th grade leaders to provide mentorship and support to every 6th grade student as they step into middle school life for the first time.
An EdTech researcher and designer from Boston, Massachusetts, Duncan Johnson builds educational technology for universities and companies alike. He previously co-founded a STEM education non-profit with Elliot Roe and has published computer science education research with the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.
A full-time software engineer from Atlanta, Georgia, Elliot Roe is passionate about open-source software and educational technology. He previously co-founded a STEM education non-profit with Duncan Johnson and worked as a research assistant at the Play and Learn Lab, where he developed educational games and supported after-school programs. Now, Elliot develops open-source tooling for researchers, integrating academic literature with AI.
A data analyst in the early care and education space, Sam got started building data analytic pipelines and reports for foster care and early psychosis care systems focused on harm reduction and prevention. Throughout HS and college, Sam tutored at Mathnasium for 8 years and TA’d calculus and algebra at Michigan State. Sam’s passion for increasing access to education comes from watching his brother struggle to receive necessary accommodations in school and mentoring youth involved in the juvenile court system.
A PhD student at University of Alabama studying Computer Science, Auden’s interest is primarily in multi-objective optimization. He most recently worked with the Environmental Protection Agency to develop methods for protecting the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Prior to starting his PhD, he tutored a wide of range math and computer science courses at Michigan State University as well as Lansing Community College. Auden plans to enter higher education with a goal of increasing access to STEM fields for underrepresented groups.
