Innovating a next-gen education platform for NWEA

Child looking at laptop using the education platform.

Creating SOMO, an in-world interactive learning environment

NWEA needed help envisioning an educational platform incorporating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), a new teaching modality in response to the devastating impacts on youth from the pandemic. We created SOMO, an interactive third-person world that lets students explore SEL educational activities, learning assessments, personal resources, and community groups to foster continued engagement. The platform includes support tools for teachers that provide real-time data insights to help understand student needs, as well as close pain points preventing teachers from integrating new curricula in limited teaching time. This fun and innovative platform not only alleviated critical bandwidth issues for overworked instructors, but ushered in new learning methodologies to help students worldwide overcome effects of the pandemic.

Launched a high fidelity interactive world in just 9 months

NWEA assessments are currently used by over 9500 schools and districts in 145 countries

A screenshot of a screen from the platform for NWEA - a fun 3D character is on the screen and there is a community classroom chat to the right where kids can interact, ask questions, or ask for help.
A screenshot of a screen from the platform for NWEA - the fun 3D avatar of the student is navigating different areas of the platform where they can work on and learn more about various types of activities, including communication skills and teamwork skills.
A screenshot of a screen from the platform for NWEA - two different report summaries and resources side by side. The report is easy to understand and shows helpful feedback and tools for the student, and the resources are varied in avenue and support.
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A screenshot of a screen from the platform for NWEA - a fun 3D character is on the screen and there is a community classroom chat to the right where kids can interact, ask questions, or ask for help.

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