For former teachers entering edtech

Ex-Teachers Make Better Instructional Designers.
Prove It in 2 Weeks.

A $99/mo curriculum with real portfolio projects — designed to show edtech hiring managers that your classroom experience is exactly the asset they've been looking for.

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2 Weeks

From first lesson to portfolio-ready

$99/mo

Cancel anytime, own everything you build

Ex-Teachers

Curriculum written by ID professionals who made this exact switch

100% Async

Learn on your schedule, not ours

The reframe

Your 5 years in the classroom are worth more than you think.

Edtech companies don't just need people who can use authoring tools. They need people who understand how adults learn, how to break complex topics into digestible sequences, and how to write for the person who's already overwhelmed. That's you. We help you articulate it.

Curriculum mapping

You do it every semester. We show you how to name it for ID.

Differentiated instruction

Edtech calls it "adaptive learning paths". Same thing.

Learner empathy

You've read a room of 30 students. Hiring managers can't teach that.

Assessment design

Your rubrics are portfolio artifacts. We help you present them.

What's inside

Two weeks. Two portfolio pieces. Job-ready.

Week 1

Reframe Your Story

Translate classroom wins into ID portfolio language
ADDIE & SAM frameworks — you already use both
Your first case study: a real lesson redesigned as a course module

Week 2

Build & Ship

Articulate Storyline / Rise basics (async, project-based)
Portfolio site setup — live links hiring managers can click
Mock client brief: full ID deliverable from scratch

Everything included at $99/mo

Curated curriculum built for ex-educators

2 portfolio projects with real briefs

Step-by-step Articulate Rise / Storyline walkthroughs

Portfolio template & hosting guide

Job search strategy for edtech roles

Private community of career-switching teachers

Built for teachers making the switch

"I spent six months applying with my teaching resume and getting ghosted. After reframing my experience using Designd's framework, I had three interviews in two weeks."

Maria T.

Middle school science teacher → Learning Experience Designer

"The portfolio projects are the real thing. Not fake exercises — I used both pieces directly in interviews and one of them is now live in a product."

James K.

High school history teacher → Instructional Designer at an edtech startup

"I kept being told I needed more experience. This curriculum helped me show what I already had — and get paid 40% more than my teaching salary."

Priya S.

ESL teacher → Senior Instructional Designer

Ready to make the switch?

Start building your portfolio today.

$99/mo. Cancel anytime. Own every project you build. In 2 weeks, you'll have a portfolio that proves what your classroom experience has always been worth.