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One Mic Stand: BirdBrain Technologies Reaches Students Around the World

Interview by Jonathan Kersting

BirdBrain Technologies | One Mic Stand PodcastBirdBrain Technologies’ mission is to inspire deep and joyful hands-on learning in all students.

BirdBrain Technologies cultivates creativity and makes abstract concepts hands-on by providing flexible and inspiring classroom tools: the Finch Robot, the Hummingbird Robotics Kit, and the new Owlet Math Tools collection.

BirdBrain Founder Tom Lauwers and Learning/Community Manager Sarah FitzHenry step up to the One Mic Stand to detail BirdBrain's growth, products and impact. Plus BirdBrain offers grant assistance to get its products into any classroom.

Founded at the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University in 2010, BirdBrain is a research-based company that promotes gender equality and diversity in STEM, with a focus on computer science, engineering, math, and robotics.