SAWA APP
Designed an Android app and design system end-to-end that is ready to imply at next phase
Streamlined the complex learning program, saving 40 mins/day on lesson planning and student assessment
95% of teachers highly approved of the app, indicating its strong alignment with the Somasawa program.
Strategically placed on the home screen are essential functions: easy clock-in, clock-out, and student attendance recording, all just a single click away.
Recording attendance is made easy with a checkbox list, including select/deselect all and sorting options. This boosts accuracy and efficiency in data entry.
Leverage insights from fellow educators with keyword-based activity suggestions. The integrated to-do list ensures smooth tracking of lesson progress.
Easily share lesson plans by tagging colleagues and leaving comments. This feature is particularly useful for requesting time off or seeking curriculum reviews.
Manage student profiles with ease, including key personal info, attendance, and performance tracking. The app auto-documents student progress using daily agenda data.
Also, we had to wake up at 5 a.m. to meet the educators from Kenya 🫠
Teachers' curriculum planning is often hindered due to vague agreements, incomplete activities, and a lack of target objectives.
Paper-based systems hinder accurate attendance, lesson tracking, and student progress assessment.
Educators rely on verbal communication for lesson-off requests and curriculum feedback, which is not efficient.
8/14 teachers mentioned inadequate time for SomaSasa, especially on lesson planning and student performance tracking.
Teachers group students by their performance so they can teach students at their level
Issues arise from uneven communication, curriculum, and schedules. Clear expectations and consistent procedures are sought.
Before a new term starts, every teacher can create a new class in a uniform way
Suggested weekly objectives or daily activities will show up based on teachers' keyword input
Current paper-based tracking hampers personalized teaching and risks record loss. A streamlined solution is needed.
Allow teachers to clock in/out, take student attendance, apply for leave, and switch classes.
Enable teachers to plan daily activity to-do lists per group of students. They can check the activities as they go, and incomplete activities will be carried over to the next day.
Empower teachers to input students' records, including attendance, baseline and endline assessments, and auto-updates on completed weekly objectives.
Absence of central communication leads to inefficiencies, heavily relying on verbal contact.
Allow teachers to share their weekly objective and daily lesson plan pages with their mentor or coworker by leaving a comment with @tagging the person.
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Streamlined the complex learning program, saving 40 mins/day on lesson planning and student assessment
95% of teachers highly approved of the app, indicating its strong alignment with the Somasawa program.
