Our Mission
- We are committed to developing flexible and innovative tools that enhance personalized student learning while significantly reducing educators’ workloads, thus enabling them to concentrate on teaching and student interaction.
- We recognize AI as a game-changing resource in education, assisting educators in optimizing learning effectiveness and preparing students for a rapidly changing world.
- We aim to ensure that educators everywhere, regardless of location, resources, or status, have or develop the ability to provide socially just, equitable, and high-quality educational opportunities for everyone.
Our Vision
- We envision a future where educators are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and resources to create transformative learning experiences that cater to the unique needs of every student.
- Through the integration of AI driven solutions, we strive to cultivate inclusive classrooms that recognize and value cultural diversity, support students with varying abilities, and foster a more equitable education system.
- By championing innovative teaching practices and encouraging collaboration among educators, our organization seeks to inspire a new era of education that embraces the power of technology to unlock every student’s potential.
Consulting Services
We will support the following areas to bolster State-level, District-level planning and adoption of AI.
- Commit to creating a secure, equitable, and compliant AI environment, aligning with laws such as (or no qualifier) FERPA and COPPA.
- Engage a diverse range of stakeholders, including community representatives, for comprehensive policy development.
- Train leaders in ethical, and inclusive AI use, ensuring they gain a broad understanding of the implications on diverse student populations.
- Develop policies ensuring that AI tools comply with laws such as CIPA, ADA, and IDEA, specifically focused on safety, anti-bias, and privacy.
- Emphasize ethical AI use that respects student data privacy and security, informed by federal and state regulations.
- Create guidelines in collaboration with diverse stakeholders, addressing privacy, security, and equity in AI use.
- Educate students on responsible AI use, focusing on digital citizenship, privacy, security laws, and ethical implications.
- Encourage critical thinking about AI’s societal impact, including potential biases.
- Ensure all students have equitable access to secure, compliant AI resources.
Educate families on AI in education, focusing on its role, benefits, including privacy and security aspects. Provide resources in multiple languages to ensure inclusive understanding and participation.
Align AI technology adoption with federal and state frameworks, focusing on secure and compliant solutions. Prioritize accessible and equitable technology solutions, catering to the diverse needs of the school district. Maintain transparent operational processes for technology procurement and implementation.
Effortlessly create customized unit plans on any topic, incorporating DRDP, State Common Core, and more, for a personalized educational experience. Easily adapt third-party lesson plans and turn concise ideas into detailed, standards-aligned lesson plans.
Our innovative solution integrates Universal Design for Learning and culturally responsive practices into every lesson. We customize strategies for IEP/ELD children and cultivate a welcoming atmosphere for children from diverse cultural backgrounds. Foster an inclusive environment where every student feels valued and empowered to thrive.
Our Partners
We proudly partner with Learning Genie Inc for technology support and 80+ community college and university lab schools.
Global Lab School Program
Our partnership’s goal is to empower lab school teachers and practicum Early Childhood Education (ECE) students by granting them access to cutting-edge technologies that enhance teaching methods and promote high-quality child development programs. Through this partnership, you can anticipate the following exclusive benefits:
Cutting-Edge Technologies
We will equip your lab school with the latest technologies that specifically cater to the needs of lab school teachers and ECE students. These tools will enable you to elevate early childhood education and foster high-quality child development programs.
Complimentary Lifetime Accounts
Your lab school will receive complimentary lifetime accounts, granting unrestricted access to the Learning Genie program. This resource will serve as an invaluable asset for teaching and fieldwork, not only during the pilot period but also for years to come.
Training Sessions
Participate in specialized training sessions conducted by our expert team. These sessions are designed to provide comprehensive guidance on effectively utilizing the Learning Genie program. We want to ensure that your lab school teachers and students can maximize the program's features.
Technical Support
Our dedicated technical support team will be at your disposal throughout our partnership. From troubleshooting to addressing any challenges you may encounter, we are committed to ensuring a seamless experience for your lab school.
ECE Digital Certificates
As a testament to your participation, ECE practicum students from your lab school will receive ECE digital certificates. These certificates encompass a range of subjects, including portfolio observations, assessment, reflective curriculum planning, and more. This initiative aims to enhance students' learning and contribute to their professional development.
About Us
The Future of Learning Collaborative team is an enthusiastic group of creative and hard-working professionals whose mission is to unlock the potential of every child, everywhere. We are veteran technologists, former teachers, data scientists, and lots of passionate true believers that innovation in technology will result in the revolutionary personalized learning for young children.
Dr. Gene Shi
President and Founding Director of Future of Learning Collaborative, CEO of Learning Genie Inc.His passion for using technology to empower educators drives his commitment to enhancing early childhood education (ECE) quality and supporting family engagement in school readiness. Dr. Shi’s impactful work includes forming partnerships with over 70 university lab school programs, equipping future ECE teachers with evidence-based assessment tools, and advocating for digital literacy in ECE.
A noted speaker at major educational conferences and a former San Diego AEYC board member, Dr. Shi’s vision is shaping the future of ECE technology.
Dr. Lisa Kaufman
Industry Leader and Expert in the Home Health Care field.Prior to joining Educare, Lisa was the Founding Director of the Learning Services Department for the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). The department included direct services (Head Start and State Preschool) as well as technical assistance and professional development supports, including the Inclusion Collaborative, the California Preschool Instructional Network and the Local Child Care Planning Council (LPC). In this role, Lisa spearheaded several broad-scale initiatives, including ECSV, the birth through third grade Santa Clara County Early Learning Master Plan, and statewide and local strategic planning and pilot efforts for transitional kindergarten.
Lisa’s work in the Bay Area started at San Francisco Unified School District, where she served as the Chief of Early Childhood Education and led city-wide PK-3 strategic planning efforts and the oversaw the largest early learning system in San Francisco. She previously led Early Advantage, a collaborative effort of the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the Los Angeles County Education Foundation that served over 30,000 children, families and early childhood and elementary educators annually. Lisa received her Ph.D. and A.M. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Kelly Pope
Early childhood sector technology consultant, social entrepreneur, strategic advisor, dot connector.
Kelly brings 25 years of educational technology experience and a deep understanding of the early childhood social sector and philanthropy landscape to the FLOC team.
As a technology consultant for Opportunities Exchange, Kelly partners with states to facilitate early childhood data exchange between EC providers and state administrations, enabling data analysis to inform state EC policy. She works with OppEx to evangelize an ECE Technology Ecosystem, a new model that will benefit families, providers, and state administrators by linking all ECE stakeholder data together.
Kelly was an early advocate of personalized learning, and as a software executive in the Silicon Valley designing interactive instructional technology products, she developed one of the first software platforms that delivered personalized digital content to both educators and students. Since transitioning to the non-profit sector, Kelly’s remains focused the early learning sector where she advises young edtech start-up companies on business models and technology implementation.
Kelly serves on numerous non-profit boards including Silicon Valley Social Ventures (SV2) where she is a Partner and Strategic Advisor. She serves as Vice Chair on the New Teacher Center board and is also on the board of Growing Up New Mexico, working to bring structural change to early childhood care and education in New Mexico.
Kelly holds a B.S. in electrical engineering/signal processing from U.C. Davis and was one of the first women to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Tom Chiaromonte
Ph.D. – Professor, Child Development & Educational Studies Fullerton College, Fullerton, CAA return to California saw stints as a preschool teacher, Head Start administrator, and program coordinator of a large childcare center. In 1989, Tom began a joint appointment as faculty director of the Child Development & Educational Studies (CDES) Laboratory School at Fullerton College. Tom is also the founding director of Fullerton College’s Center for Early Childhood Collaboration, a consulting arm of the CDES department.
Throughout his tenure at Fullerton, Tom has also taught at the Graduate School of Education at CSU, Long Beach, The Rossier School of Education at USC, and UC, Davis, Extension. He has presented workshops throughout the United States, has consulted with Kaplan Early Learning, and has presented papers in Malaysia and China. His research and writings have appeared in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Children and Families, and National Association of Laboratory Schools Journal, he has been quoted in Redbook and Parenting magazines and has contributed to Wallethub, an online financial journal. Best of all, Tom is the father of two adult children and lives in Orange, California.
Education: B.A. Communicative Disorders – California State University, Long Beach M.S. Child Development – Iowa State University Ph.D. Early Education – The Claremont Graduate University
