Superstructures is a classroom engagement platform that transforms whole-class discussions into structured, collaborative thinking activities. The tool guides students through exploring, explaining, and connecting ideas across subjects including English, social studies, science, and math. It includes badge-based progress tracking and a Teacher View to monitor student participation and identify those who need additional support.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional whole-class discussions often leave many students passive or uninvolved, with only a few voices dominating the conversation. Teachers struggle to make student thinking visible and to ensure every student actively participates in the learning process.
Solution
Superstructures provides a platform that turns whole-class discussions into structured, collaborative thinking activities. The tool guides students as they explore, explain, and connect ideas, ensuring every student shares, builds on, and connects their thoughts with classmates. It supports multiple subject areas, adapting to how different disciplines require different types of thinking—from interpreting texts in English to weighing evidence in social studies, testing strategies in math, and evaluating explanations in science. Teachers can launch full-class activities that make student thinking visible in real time and can track participation and understanding through a dedicated Teacher View.
Target Audience
Primary customers are K-12 classroom teachers and schools seeking to increase student engagement and make thinking visible across core academic subjects.
Features
- Full-class activity launch system that structures student exploration, explanation, and idea connection
- Subject-specific frameworks for English, social studies, science, and math that align with discipline-specific thinking processes
- Badge system for tracking progress and rewarding student motivation, with custom badge creation
- Teacher View dashboard for monitoring which students are thriving or need additional support
- Web-based application accessible through a browser, requiring no specialized hardware