| Website | therenow.net |
| Blog | blog.therenow.net |
| @irisconnect | |
| Category | Software |
| Phone | (435) 752-3425 |
| casey@therenow.net | |
| Employees | 4 |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Description | Teacher Professional Development |
| TOTAL | $1.35M |
| FUNDING TOTAL | $1.35M |
| Grant, 1/04 Department of Education | $500k |
| Grant, 6/07 U.S. Department of Education | $850k |
thereNow is a leader in creating technologies that enable three critical components of effective teacher professional development: Modeling, Coaching, and Feedback. Teachers need more support in the classroom and that means having a second pair of eyes to assist in learning complex teaching and classroom management strategies.
thereNow’s flagship product, IRIS Connectâ„¢, is the technology platform that opens a virtual window into a teachers classroom. IRIS Connectâ„¢ is a classroom observation and performance feedback system comprised of (1) a portable camera device and (2) web-based software. IRIS Connectâ„¢ allows observers (e.g., expert coaches, peer teachers, researchers, student-teacher advisors, etc.) to observe and give individualized feedback to teachers in their classrooms without visiting the classroom in person. IRIS Connectâ„¢ also allows experienced teachers to record themselves, document, and explicate good teaching that can be shared with other IRIS Connectâ„¢ users.
IRIS Connectâ„¢ makes the critical components of follow up and in-class PD feasible, scalable, and affordable.
