Every student deserves to be seen. When teachers have the right tools to engage students positively, the classroom becomes a place where everyone feels valued. Quite often, students go unnoticed not because teachers lack care, but because they are overwhelmed by many responsibilities. This makes them reactive toward struggling kids and coupled with the lack of real-time insight, small challenges grow into bigger issues. ClasStars changes this dynamic by helping teachers capture hundreds of automatically time-stamped data points and visualize engagement patterns. Instead of reacting to isolated incidents, they can proactively identify behavior trends and recognize each student’s progress. The impact is visible. Teachers no longer struggle to connect with students in the classroom. One user reported that students competed for the chance to clean the room, a striking reversal born from the culture of positive engagement that ClasStars fosters. The result is stronger relationships, proactive interventions and inclusive communities. “We call it measuring invisible progress—because ClasStars reveals the growth teachers could always feel, but could never see,” says Moshe Fried, co-founder and CEO. In another example, ClasStars helped a teacher transform her classroom culture through balanced feedback. Drawing on research from the Gottman Institute’s five-to-one ratio, the platform uses color-coded borders to visualize positive and corrective interactions. Within four weeks, her class shifted from a neutral one-to-one ratio to a majority of positive engagement, showing how data awareness can turn encouragement into the classroom norm.

Students engage deeply when education is rooted in application-based understanding, rather than merely reciting concepts. When learners experiment, analyze and apply what they learn, comprehension becomes easier and knowledge transforms into skills. ActiveLearningLabs leverages this principle and transforms traditional education into interactive, real-world digital simulations and collaborative activities to drive active learning. Catering to educators, schools and districts, the ed-tech company offers modules that enhance teaching, enrich classrooms and utilize the ‘power of doing’ to engage students. Its hands-on, team-based experiences facilitate a deeper understanding of the lessons by making learning more immersive and result-driven. “Every activity is designed through the student’s lens, prioritizing what drives genuine engagement and builds durable skills,” says Tim Felke, founder and CEO. Each lesson is designed to be highly interactive, offering users opportunities to experiment and explore within dynamic digital models. This enables them to manipulate variables, observe cause-and-effect relationships and make informed decisions. The activities encourage teamwork through collaborative problem-solving grounded in real-world applications. From running a factory, starting a business or managing a project, the modules transform learning into practical, future-ready skills. ActiveLearningLabs’ approach is best demonstrated in one of their activities, where a group of students manages a snack stand at a virtual school field day event. Students work in teams using historical data to build demand models, adjust pricing and plan inventory in order to maximize profit. The activity teaches students to think critically, make data-driven decisions and reflect on outcomes achieved. This group-oriented collaboration culminates in classroom-wide competition that turns education into an inspiring and curiosity-driven experience. Educators are the catalysts of academic success, and ActiveLearningLabs ensures they are always equipped with the necessary resources. Through an intuitive teacher console, it provides a comprehensive set of tools that allows them to assign activities and track progress. The built-in guides and insights enable timely interventions, helping identify where additional support is needed and provide directions on how to address it. This minimizes administrative burdens, allowing teachers to focus on meaningful instruction.