About EdMotion
Our Mission
To Revolutionize Classroom Learning with Modern Technologies and Methodologies
Today, as more and more devices enter our homes, lives and classrooms, students arrive at school increasingly conditioned to this style of intellectual engagement regarding everything they deem important. This makes it increasingly challenging to reach students solely through traditional teaching and learning methods.
SMALLab’s embodied learning approach addresses this growing divergence by providing a one-of-a-kind, open 3D interactive classroom experience in which students participate and collaborate with one another in standards-aligned learning activities that engage students both mentally and physically. Initially funded by the National Science Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and Intel Research, SMALLab produced an 86% increase in student understanding, a 6.7X increase in student-to-student collaboration, and a 33% increase in teacher performance.
Our Vision
A place in your school where students are smiling, collaborating, and deeply engaged in learning.
Installed in a classroom, media center or other dedicated space, SMALLab provides a welcome break to the traditional classroom learning experience by liberating students from their desks and chairs and repositioning them in an open, 3D mixed reality learning environment with access to more 1,000 interactive, standard-aligned educational activities. The experience is fun, engaging and educational with one student telling her teacher “this is better than recess!”
Contact us today to learn more about what it takes, and what you can gain with a SMALLab!
Our Team
Alton Delane
CEO & President
Alton Delane is a corporate strategy and business development specialist with more than two decades of successful experience advising emerging growth companies on corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, growth strategies and strategic partnerships.
Alton’s experience spans a number of industries including technology, education, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and legal. Always up for a challenge, he is constantly drawn to opportunities for continuous learning and process improvement.
Prior to earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, Alton served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine officer after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Alton loves spending time and taking ski trips with his wife and three kids. He also enjoys fishing, road cycling and volunteering as a blood drive coordinator and career network ministry leader at his church.
Mira Riley
COO
Mira Riley is the Chief Operating Officer with a passion for education and operational excellence. Mira has a Bachelors’ Degree with a concentration in Human Resources Management. Mira has been involved in various industries such as Aerospace Engineering, HR/Payroll Information Management Systems, and for the past ten years in K-12 Online Education.
Mira has over 20+ years of experience in delivering extraordinary customer service through operational efficiency, people management, and strong processes. Mira specializes in cross-functional collaboration, compassionate leadership, strategic planning, and operational delivery.
Mira enjoys working with a local non-profit agency that helps under-served youth in the community.
Cyndi Boyd
Operations Manager
A passionate advocate of using technology for learning, Cyndi Boyd is an Operations Manager at SMALLab. She has 20 years of experience involved with management of operations, sales & marketing, and customer service. She holds an MBA with a specialization in entrepreneurship and a particular interest in working with children, enhancing their learning capabilities through technology and interactive learning experiences to build critical thinking skills.