Our co-founder spent 18 years as a learning specialist after experiencing extreme bullying first-hand as a high school student. After not having a teacher in school he could confide in and not receiving needed support, his mission as an educator was to ensure no child falls through the cracks and all students have a voice they can use and a trusted adult they can have conversations with.
MARIO Education equips teachers to facilitate evidence-based one-to-one learning conversations, each lasting 4-7 minutes, supported by professional learning resources and software for seamless implementation. Students complete a brief 1-2 minute check-in every 1-4 weeks during advisory or homeroom to self-assess their well-being, academic progress, and readiness to learn. Alerts are sent to specialists if a student is at risk, providing crucial insights for meaningful interactions. Additionally, students co-create and regularly update personalized learning plans. All students develop stronger student-teacher relationships through a series of learning conversations throughout the year. The student-produced data enhances the effectiveness of the schools' multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), enabling early interventions for students needing tier 2 or tier 3 support. For tier 2 or tier 3 interventions, conversations occur 2-3 times weekly via special education or counseling services.
MARIO Education started in Southeast Asia, where our co-founder, Philip Bowman, was based. Originally providing professional development courses on how to implement effective one-to-one learning conversations, MARIO spread rapidly in September 2022 when a 6-year retrospective study of the impact of our one-to-one learning conversations was published in NASEN’s Support for Learning Journal and the effect size was measured at Cohen’s co-efficient .91. The Beta-version of the MARIO for Me supporting software was launched in January of 2023, and as of April 2024 has over 40 schools using or planning to use the software to ensure all students are safe, ready to learn, and thriving. Recently, our growth has accelerated as our co-founder was named The School Leader of 2024 by EdTech Digest.
Please get in touch with us to schedule a conversation so that we can provide the right support.
For international schools, schedule a call with Graeme Scott directly at https://calendly.com/graemescottconsulting
For U.S.-based schools, reach out to Ray Weaver at ray@marioeducation.com
For school groups or organizations, reach out to Philip Bowman at philipbowman@marioeducation.com
