Today we’d like to introduce you to Eric Nelson
Hi Eric, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Fanschool started in our classrooms as we needed a safer, simpler way for students to own their learning. As parents, our kids also use it to publish articles to their portfolios, share writing with grandparents, and play learning games during big events like March Madness or the Olympics. i.e. See my son’s elementary art portfolio article at https://fan.school/article?id=55blLQeN1RdipdPtpyMo
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It’s really fun to activate, celebrate, and elevate learning with students, families, and schools. That always keeps us going!
The school calendar kinda sucks, though, as it only covers about half the calendar year, and many administrators are only NOW realizing that student-directed family engagement is more effective.
aka The school system that we sell to doesn’t always value our end learners and publishers and teachers.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Fanschool’s profile of a learner enables real-world, action-oriented learning, creating ownership for young people, their families, and teachers.
One thing we’re particularly proud of is that Fanschool’s 9th graders have been out-predicting adults in every U.S. election since we started our Election game in schools. Sometimes I actually think a kid should be President, or in real United Nations rather than mock U.N.
What were you like growing up?
Having grown up in a family of educators, I was taught early on how to “learn like a champion”. This lesson served me well as we faced our own hurdles that led to the development of Fanschool; the platform that promotes trust, connection and growth between students, parents and community members around students’ work.
I took lessons like being too over-zealous about a project in Speech class or getting cut from my High School basketball team and decided it was necessary to not only write my own story, but also let kids “write your own headlines”.
Pricing:
- free for students
- $49/family
- $99/teacher
Contact Info:
- Website: https://fan.school
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanschoolHQ
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fanschool
