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What is Stratolab?

Stratolab develops educational software. Stratolab focuses on constructivist software and video games—learning new skills by creating things. We develop in-house games, and are also available for contract to build a serious games to promote your cause. We occasionally teach courses to kids in the San Francisco area.

What interesting things has Stratolab done recently?

Our most recent educational video game is the Inquiry Team Simulator. It is part of the Scaffolded Apprenticeship Model and trains educators in the Inquiry Team Process of school leadership. It runs on our web servers but is free to anyone. It is set in New York City and uses NYCDOE terminology, but we in association with acceleratatelearning.net can build a custom version for your school district. Just send us a note.

What does the future hold for Stratolab?

Stratolab has been quiet recently, but behind the curtain we have been working furiously on two projects. The first is another training simulator funded by the NYC DOE and should be unveiled summer 2010. Our second project is a video game to teach video game programming. Hmm, a post-modern self-referential activity. :-)  It is intended for middle school kids, especially those who have learned to use MIT’s Scratch system and who want to take the next leap. We should have early versions to test in late 2010.