Class Composer CEO Mike Cronley on Addressing Inequitable Elementary Class Assignments

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Mike Cronley discusses the development of Class Composer, a tool aimed at creating equitable classroom assignments.

Today we're thrilled to introduce Class Composer, the newest startup to join the show. We speak with CEO and co-founder Mike Cronley. Class Composer is a software solution designed to create balanced and equitable classroom assignments. Mike shares his journey from being a third-grade teacher to developing a tool that addresses the challenges of inequitable class assignments. The conversation explores the inception of Class Composer, its functionality, customer feedback, and the future of the product as it aims to expand its impact in education. About today's guest: While some big ideas are born in the boardroom, others are born in the lunchroom. In his 12 years teaching third grade near Denver, Colorado, Mike shared the frustrations of many colleagues enduring inequitable classes – for example, classes having an imbalance of low readers or students with challenging behavior. These imbalances weren’t surprising, given the student placement process was done with pink and blue paper cards. Over lunch one day in 2007, the school’s music teacher was venting to Mike about some unruly students who mistakenly ended up in her class together, even though they were supposed to have been…

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Cronley

Topics covered

• equitable education
• classroom assignments
• educational technology
• startup journey
• teacher experiences

Keywords

• Class Composer
• Mike Cronley
• equitable assignments
• education technology
• classroom management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Class Composer

Places: Denver, Colorado

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