Empowering Students and Teachers for a Brighter Future

Welcome to TDI — Where Educators are Innovators

A plan for education like you’ve never seen before.

Supporting Education & Innovation

Our mission is to empower and inspire every student to gain knowledge and skills beyond the traditional educational setting. We believe that all decisions should put students first.

We believe in using innovative techniques generated by the passions of our teachers in the classrooms, and have developed a curriculum which allows students to choose their own path for learning. This will allow a system which can adapt and evolve with the ever-changing world to keep all students engaged.

Who We Are

Teacher Driven Innovation (TDI) is a nonprofit founded by current teachers, determined to address the alarming decline in student engagement—a clear sign that education has lost its focus on what’s best for children.

We wish to purposefully make a change in how education is done. No more venting or imagining what could be. It’s time to act. Our schools need bold, innovative solutions to bridge the gap between what we aim to provide and what students actually experience. It’s about rebuilding trust and connection among all stakeholders in education.

Refocusing on What Matters

Everything we do should benefit the children in our schools. Every decision—academic, emotional, social, or physical—must serve their well-being. This is a premise everyone, from teachers to school board presidents, agrees on. Moving forward, let’s evaluate every action and decision through this lens: it’s always about the children.

Passionate Teachers

Our teachers are here for the kids. Every teacher at TDI STEM Academy has joined us for the simple reason of passion. We all want to make a difference and TDI STEM allows for this.

Teachers develop meaningful lessons and activities which prepare our students for a real-world future. Students and teachers are the stakeholders who collaborate to direct the learning.

Our Solution

We’ve made a huge leap forward with the TDI STEM Academy, offering real solutions to many of education’s challenges. It’s teacher-driven, reconnects students, teachers, and administration, and is focused entirely on student success.

What makes our approach groundbreaking? It’s not about a single new idea, but about implementing proven best practices all at once, tailored to our students' needs. No more quick fixes or Band-Aids—just a full reset to what works.

The key is to listen to students' needs, share ideas with changemakers, and let them drive the meaningful changes that will truly make a difference.