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Aditya Nagrath
Founder at Elephant Learning
- EdTech
- Math Psychology
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Denver, CO
Dr. Nagrath helps students overcome mathematics anxiety. Aditya is the creator and founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy which helps students learn years of mathematics over the course of a few months using their system just 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week.
With a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Sciences, Dr. Nagrath has spent over 30 years in industry as a software engineer, author, leader, speaker, and serial entrepreneur working on everything from atomic clocks to iOS and Android apps to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. As the Founder of Elephant Head Software, which won the prestigious JD Edwards Innovation Award in 2015, he has also done software projects for Pearson, Verizon, Telefonica, JD Edwards (Oracle), and other billion dollar companies.
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BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Aditya Nagrath
Founder at Elephant Learning
- 📍Denver, CO
- EdTech
- Math Psychology
- Entrepreneur
Dr. Nagrath helps students overcome mathematics anxiety. Aditya is the creator and founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy which helps students learn years of mathematics over the course of a few months using their system just 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week.
With a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Sciences, Dr. Nagrath has spent over 30 years in industry as a software engineer, author, leader, speaker, and serial entrepreneur working on everything from atomic clocks to iOS and Android apps to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. As the Founder of Elephant Head Software, which won the prestigious JD Edwards Innovation Award in 2015, he has also done software projects for Pearson, Verizon, Telefonica, JD Edwards (Oracle), and other billion dollar companies.
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“Adaptive algorithms have immensely advanced, becoming integral for innovation across multiple industries. These intelligent systems adjust content and strategies to improve the experiences of users by analyzing extensive data in real-time. Elephant Learning, a mathematics learning platform founded by Aditya Nagrath, PhD, is an innovator in this space. It utilizes advanced adaptive algorithms, aiming to redefine mathematics instruction and impact students, teachers, and parents.”
“The study examined the effectiveness of the Elephant Learning platform that teaches mathematics to children to prepare them for kindergarten curriculum as well as students of all ages. During the time the study was conducted, Elephant Learning had served over 140,000 students. The academy then took a sample of those students consisting of 57,000 to determine the effectiveness of the curriculum.”
“In recent decades there has been a decline throughout the country in people having a well-versed understanding of mathematics as well as people pursuing careers that require them to use mathematics. Dr. Aditya Nagrath, Mathematician and Founder of Elephant Learning, has highlighted NCES research, which shows the reluctance in people to take up STEM careers begins at an early age. NAEP data shows that roughly 75% of high school students are not proficient at high school mathematics and NCES research reveals that as high as 69% of STEM majors change their degree plan to a field with less mathematics. ”
“According to Dr. Aditya Dr. Nagrath, Founder of Elephant Learning, the education system in the United States is not adequately preparing children to begin learning mathematics at a young age when they enter kindergarten. This lack of preparation continues to hold children back as they progress through school, and as it has gone largely unaddressed it has created an absence of Americans going to work in the STEM field.”
“‘I haven’t been a fan of math since I was a kid,’ Miles said, ‘and so I want her to enjoy math.’
It’s a problem Dr. Aditya Nagrath has seen first-hand. He taught mathematics courses at his alma mater, the University of Denver.
‘They come into our office, we try to help them with the problems,’ said Nagrath, ‘but they don’t really understand what we’re saying.’
That’s why he and his former college math professor, Alvaro Arias, created an app called Elephant Learning.”
Timeline
Jul 2016 - Present
Elephant Learning
Founder
Jul 2009 - Present
Elephant Head Software
Founder & CEO
Feb 2006 - Jun 2009
Cardinal Peak
Senior Software Engineer
Aug 2001 - Sep 2003
Echostar
Software Engineer
May 2000 - Feb 2001
Lucent Technologies
Software Engineer (Internship)
Ask me
| How does Elephant Learning make e-learning more adaptive for students? |
| How has e-learning advanced over the years? |
| What is the psychology of math anxiety, and how do we overcome it in students? |
| How is mathematics and financial literacy related? Where do we see calculus on Wall Street? |
