SELect Lessons
My project is an app that surfaces relevant social-emotional lessons and tools for teachers, based on their classroom’s needs. Social-emotional learning has become a bit of a buzzword in schools around the country and world, […]
Wine Symphony🍷🏫
An innovative wine tasting workshop for young adults 🍇 INTRODUCTION 📒 Wine Symphony is an innovative wine-tasting workshop for young adults, enriching their wine knowledge and tasting techniques toward different types of wine. In Wine […]
MauriLearn – Online Learning Stations for middle schoolers
In my learning design project, I embarked on the journey of creating an Interactive Learning Station with a specific emphasis on “Climate Change” for middle school students in Mauritania. This endeavor was driven by the […]
Harmonizing Professional Communication
Background: My project is a soft skill training program for office workers in my previous international organization in Africa. The company comprises Japanese top management, African local management, and over 200 local staff. Japanese management […]
Biking In Boston
“From HGSE, it’s Biking in Boston. I’m Sarah Montroll. Today on our show, we take a look at cycling in Boston and Cambridge – cities renowned for their rich history, fervent sports fans, and, let’s […]
Samia and Roosevelt High
I have explored identity and belonging in this comic strip. I was born in Lahore, Pakistan where I grew up attended school, college, worked, got married but then migrated to the US. I have now […]
Reflections on project lifecycle in learning design: Digital Wellness for Young Children
As two professionals in adjacent industries (Sesame Workshop and Boston Children’s Hospital Digital Wellness Lab) we saw an opportunity to bring a unique event to HGSE for fellow students across Harvard University. Focusing on the […]
Diary of a Lifelong Learner (DO-ALL)
We believe everyone is a learner at heart. The “Diary of A Lifelong Learner (DO-ALL) Project” aims to rekindle the joy and enthusiasm for continuous learning and intellectual growth in learners. This initiative emphasizes the […]
Landing a Job as a Pakistani Young Leader Fellow
How can we shift the role of trainers in a training module? I run a fellowship in Pakistan for low-income students. We teach them something technical, like how to code OR be a graphic designer, […]
ELena – Conversational Language Learning Platform
ELena is an innovative digital learning tool designed to help emergent bilingual adults improve their English conversational skills through practice with real-world scenarios. Our approach is grounded in two key principles. First, language learning requires […]
Toolkit of activities to process loss – LOSS and FOUND
This is a set of cards – a toolkit – to help adults to be in the feeling of losses that they have experienced – specifically ambiguous losses, such as losing the life that you […]
Teacher Transitions
A first step for teachers looking to transition into new spaces along their education journey
Spring: A Student’s Best Friend
Spring is a mobile application designed to support middle school students in developing a growth mindset. Empirical studies have shown that a growth mindset has a positive effect on student motivation and class performance outcomes. […]
Robotics Education for Career Readiness
Robotics Education for Career Readiness As the designer of the Robotics Clubs initiative for Boston Public Schools, I am Happy to share a project that is more than just an extracurricular activity. This initiative is a […]
IndigExpression
How might we increase the number of opportunities that students may see, hear, and use their Indigenous Heritage Language in their classrooms and school environments? Based on research that students hearing and using language daily […]
HGSE Heartbeat
“HGSE Heartbeat” is an innovative app concept tailor-made for the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) community. Rooted in personal experience, it’s inspired by the universal need for empathy and connection, particularly vital in academic […]
HarmonyHours: Navigating Office Hours With Ease
I designed with my sister, Andrianna, a process that motivates her to use office hours and interact with her professors in a meaningful and comfortable way while also enhancing her own learning. The process is […]
Returning Mother’s Program
It is with great excitement that we introduce our Returning Mothers Program, designed specifically to offer support and assistance to mothers like you as you reintegrate into workforce, regardless of the duration of the break you […]
Alt Career Co.
Project Description: ACC is a comprehensive, immersive learning experience designed for young adults aged 17 to 24, aiming to develop their skills in product management. The project is an interactive online course that combines theoretical […]
Learning to Live Together
– a cross-cultural education program to shape citizens of the world – At work, at home and in the community, people will need a broad understanding of how others live, in different cultures and traditions, […]
An Inkling a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
My project is a card deck focused on reclaiming our creativity. The card prompts build an intentional, daily practice centered on wonder and bewilderment, which is underpinned by slow looking pedagogy. Further, this project was […]
Hop-On📍™️ to the Future: Transform learning into a travel adventure!
Hop-On 📍is a mobile app that creates a new kind of location-based, interactive learning experience. It is able to tell and teach about the learners environment and personal interests, based on an algorithm (AI) which generates individual stories and narratives: