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A social solution that works within a school community to facilitate meaningful connections among teachers.
It prompts teachers to complete an activity at the end of the day. Allows for reflection, closure and lays the foundation to community building
Recruitment Screener, Interview Guide, Discovery Interviews, Affinity Clustering, Journey Maps, User Types, Personas, User Workflows, Wireframes, Prototypes, Competitor Analysis, User Testing
Led the UX/UI design process from concept to implementation. Designed intuitive, user-centered interfaces. Prioritized ease of completion for a variety of creative mental health prompts using wireframes, prototyping and user testing.
2 million U.S. educator market. 44% of educators feel burned out. 23% of educators leave workforce annually.

Completing a Competitor Analysis to understand what, if any, solutions exist

Calm.com

LACKS: A social space for community and collaboration among educators.
INCLUDES:A space for meditation and regulation, ways to address stress in the moment
Headspace

LACKS: A social aspect to connect educators and build community.
INCLUDES: Meditation and care/chat function, can support with stress strategies in the moment.
Stoic

LACKS: Strategies beyond journaling to support stress. Community and collaboration space.
INCLUDES: Daily journaling function within an app that supports accountability.
Joinable

LACKS: Strategies to address stress, practical ways to address mental health and support educators.
INCLUDES: A space dedicated to building community and connecting people virtually.
Talkspace

LACKS: A social space for collaboration among educators.
INCLUDES: Connecting users with virtual therapy to support mental health among educators.
Bumble for Friends

LACKS: A space for mental resources or strategies.
INCLUDES: Building community and connecting people virtually through shared interests

Creating Wireframes to Visualize the User Journey

Creating a Hi Fi Prototype to Test the user experience and improve usability

Best Practices for

School Impact

Managed by Veteran Teacher

Set up during Beginning of Year onboarding so new and returning teachers are added to a community together.
A Solution for Ice Breakers

An easy way to get to know one another beyond a superficial prompt during meetings. Connection is grounded in what is happening at school and based on therapy inspired prompts to facilitate meaningful dialogue.
Funded by School and/or PTA

A practical solution to support teachers. Ideally the school is able to fund access to this solution, but fundraising and PTA support is a viable alternative.

As Teacher's Lounge Grows, here is what's next:

Morning Prompt

Add a morning prompt for teachers to get their day off to the right start, that is added to the community feed
Community Sharing

A space for teachers to support each other and share supplies throughout the year
Year In Review

A interactive review of the educatoors academic year with stats and observations of the school year and mental health observations
Resource Connection

A space where teachers can learn about and engage resources available to them (therapists, mental health resources, wellness discounts, community events, etc.)

Landing on our prototype, we met with Educators to ensure our mobile solution was intuitive, user centered and able to:

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