Top
Ko's Journey

Ko's Journey is a rich story-based math game. Designed for both home and classroom use, Ko's Journey can be used as support curriculum to teach early middle-school math. From simple functions such as multiplication and division to calculating area, understanding graphs to pre-algebra concepts, Ko's Journey aims to provide a motivating and effective learning environment for 5th to 8th grade students to learn the core, most important concepts in middle-school math. Find us on the web at www.kosjourney.com to order a classroom or individual license and prepare your students in a fun and creative way for state tests with the release of the game in February 2010. 

 

About Imagine Education

Imagine Education creates virtual worlds in which students learn wide-ranging mathematic skills through story.  Engaging characters, exciting adventures, and challenging middle-school level math content entice the imagination, forever changing student’s relationship to the subject.  Proven to raise state test scores while complimenting established curriculum, teachers and parents alike can depend on Imagine Education's StoryPlaying experiences to stimulate learning and instill fundamental comprehension. 

 

The StoryPlaying Concept

StoryPlaying is a teaching concept that integrates language and math to create a relationship to the subject material based on meaning and purpose.  Including StoryPlaying in math curriculum enhances the imagination by guiding students deep into the material and reinforcing whole brain learning.  

 

Executive Team

Scott Laidlaw, Ed.D. - Director, Game Designer

"Teaching mathematics can no longer be about getting the United States ahead as if it were a competition against the Japanese, Chinese or Koreans.  We live in a truly global world now.  We need educational products that go beyond teaching just factual information and go into the deep interconnections between subjects and community." 

Scott has been teaching for 11 years and is sought as a consultant for best practices in mathematics specializing at the middle school level.  For the past 6 years, Scott has created rich, story-based math games for classroom use that have not only effectively increased test scores but have changed the student's view about math.  As founder of Imagine Education, Scott is dedicated to reforming math education and building products by the teacher for the teacher.      


Jennifer Harris, MBA, CPA, CMA - Financial/Creative Advisor

"I have come to realize that our relationship to money is highly correlated to our relationship to middle school math.  Not just the obvious mental skill-set, but the emotions and stories attached to the subject and the resistance we build through our beliefs.  Nurturing a student's ability to find meaning in math is not just about personal development - it is vital to our collective financial health."

Jennifer has 17 years of diversified experience in finance and operations including 12 years with Fortune 500 companies.  As an advocate for financial literacy, she works with individuals and entrepreneurs to create a sound financial foundation through understanding the core paradigms that shape our relationship to money. 


Deborah Evans - Communications Manager

"I'm happy to see the concept of whole mind teaching finally go beyond a fuzzy, wooly-headed idea. The fact is, story engages and that's what we need for learning.  Story bridges the gap between educational curriculum developed by companies and the students and schools that use them. The bar just went up, and that's what we are striving for here at Imagine."

Deborah's enthusiasm for shifting the way math is taught is infectious.  With 10 years of a myriad of marketing and writing experience, Deborah manages the face of Imagine.

 

Jacob Gregory - Development, International Markets

"Products that integrate math, language and culture are invaluable to the development of our youth.  Unified teaching platforms serve to fill education gaps and connect our worlds."

Jacob brings 9 years of international business experience to open the world-wide distribution channels for Imagine products.  With his professional sales team, Jacob will initiate this endeavor with a Spanish version of Ko's Journey due late Fall 2010.

 

Strategic Partners  

Imagine has developed relationships with companies with particular talent for bringing authentic, creative projects to life.  Please check out their websites by clicking on their logos below.


 

Current Projects

Ko's Journey is everyone's rites of passage story in which students discover how to navigate the world through gaining mathematical skills.  Students have the opportunity to break patterns of emotional resistance and find purpose in math. Scheduled for release February 2010. 

Set in Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilation, Empires brings the classroom together to build an economic community that reinforces fundamental math skills and sets a foundation for financial literacy.  Planned release Summer 2011.  Investment opportunities available - please contact us!