What is the name of your organization?
Alf Learning Labs
What is the name of your solution?
Alf Studio
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Alf Studio turns teacher insight into ready to teach, community connected, project based learning units in minutes.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Washington, DC, USA
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
USA
What type of organization is your solution team?
Not registered as any organization
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What specific problem are you solving?
Teachers are asked to deliver rigorous, real‑world learning, but the limiting factor is time and planning capacity, not intent. U.S. teachers already work ~53 hours/week, and globally we face a projected 44M‑teacher shortfall by 2030, further squeezing planning time. Meanwhile, work is changing fast: employers expect roughly a quarter of jobs to change within five years, and estimate 44% of workers’ skills will need updating. The most valued skills, analytical and creative thinking, are exactly what high‑quality project‑based learning (PBL) develops, especially in STEAM. Yet in the schools we serve, the gap isn’t vision; it’s bandwidth. Teachers know their students and local issues, but lack the hours and scaffolds to turn standards and community problems into coherent, inclusive projects, and to make impact visible to leaders and families. The result is fewer authentic STEAM experiences, particularly in under‑resourced schools, where planning time is tightest. ALF Studio targets that bottleneck. It converts teacher insight into ready‑to‑teach project blueprints, unit overviews, timelines, rubrics, and quick evidence tools, in minutes, so rigorous, community‑connected PBL can happen more often and at higher quality.
What is your solution?
Alf Studio is a browser based codesigner that turns a teacher’s intent and local context into a complete project based unit in about 20 minutes. The guided flow helps educators define a relevant challenge, map a week by week learning journey, shape student deliverables for a public audience, and package everything into exportable classroom documents. Outputs include a unit overview, daily and weekly plans, student briefs, materials lists, assessments, and rubrics that are easy to adapt and share. Under the hood, Alf Studio blends reusable, evidence informed scaffolds with AI assisted drafting and consistency checks so activities, deliverables, and assessment stay aligned. Teachers retain control and ownership of their plans, and no student personal data is required. Because its design cycle mirrors inquiry, prototyping, analysis, and communication, it naturally fits STEAM while also supporting humanities and cross curricular work. A growing library of exemplars across grade bands lets educators start from inspiration and tailor to their students and communities. In short, Alf Studio democratizes high quality PBL by compressing days of curriculum design into a single planning session.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Alf Studio serves K to 12 teachers and instructional coaches who want rigorous, community connected curriculum without losing their evenings. It turns teacher insight into a clear, adaptable plan with weekly steps, student briefs, and rubrics, so more time goes to feedback, small group support, and partnerships with community experts. Students benefit directly: they investigate local questions, build and test ideas, analyze data, and share findings with real audiences. They gain confidence, collaboration habits, communication skills, and portfolio pieces that connect learning to their lives and future options. Coaches get a consistent planning flow to mentor teams and align expectations across grades. Leaders and families get visibility through concise evidence captured alongside the plan. While Alf Studio is designed for all schools, it is especially valuable in under resourced U.S. contexts, including Title I, rural, and multilingual classrooms, where planning time is tightest and external curriculum support is limited. Net effect: more classrooms run authentic, equitable PBL from day one.
