meet the team

Lacey Eckels
Co-Founder of elevatED studios

Dr. Carmen Coleman Goodin
Co-Founder of elevatED studios

Rachel Albright
Co-Founder of elevatED studios

We believe bold, new, learner-centered solutions and approaches are necessary to design both the learning experiences and systems that will equip our learners for the futures they deserve.

We believe the answers to the challenges education faces lie within the talents and expertise of all learners — children and adults. We believe time together to connect, share, learn and grow is one of the most promising solutions.

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We believe in co-creating (with you!) a new learner experience - one rooted in what research tells us about the way humans learn. Our goal is to partner with you to design a new system, one that ignites joy, purpose and passion for everyone.





Students are ready.
Employers and communities are ready.
Let us partner with you to design experiences and systems for ALL learners.
The future is
NOW.
We recognize that school, as most of us experienced it, is outdated at best and dangerously close to obsolete. The system was designed to meet the needs of the Industrial Age. Our world today is very different. In addition, the challenges schools and districts are facing - chronic absenteeism and a nation-wide teacher shortage - are further evidence and urgent signals that it’s time for true change.
Our approach focuses on both the larger system and the classroom, recognizing that changes are necessary to transform day to day learning. Through our Five Key Transformations, we introduce the hallmarks of an updated student experience. Our collection of Simple Shifts can begin to create the learning environments that will truly equip our students for successful futures.
