1990
Case note 01
Foundation
BA Social Work, University of New Hampshire
Before education, I studied people: how they navigate systems, where they get stuck, and what makes them feel seen or invisible. That lens never left.
About Eric Chamberlin
I build systems for how people learn, work, and adapt.
For more than 25 years, I have worked across education, technology, operations, and product design — first as a teacher and school leader, now as the founder of Chamberlin Innovations.
The arc
The through-line.
From social work to classroom teaching, school leadership, systems operations, and AI-assisted product development, the core question has remained the same: how do humans enter, understand, and succeed inside new systems?
1999
Case note 02
Boothbay Region School District
Entered education — and immediately hit the technology integration problem
I began teaching 8th grade Social Studies and became a Regional Integration Mentor for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, the statewide program that put an Apple laptop in the hands of every middle schooler in Maine.
2003
Case note 03
Apple Distinguished Educator
Interactive learning design before it was fashionable
I built an award-winning interactive economics unit using narrative, characterization, and multimodal design. Students were assigned real-life circumstances and had to make economic decisions from inside that identity. It was not a worksheet. It was an experience.
2004
Case note 04
State of Maine
Maine Educational Technology Teacher of the Year
Public validation that the approach was working: experience first, technology as leverage, and learning design as something deeper than tool adoption.
2008
Case note 05
Carrabassett Valley Academy
Director of Academics & Educational Technology
I managed the full operational learning ecosystem of a private high school: faculty, students, budget, scheduling, student programming, technology, and academic systems. I launched a 1:1 iPad program and built daily operational systems that kept a complex school aligned.
2016
Case note 06
Endicott College / Freelance
Instructional designer and first solo builds
I launched a college 1:1 iPad initiative, co-facilitated professional development with Apple consultants, and began building scenario-based learning experiences in Articulate Storyline and Rise.
2017
Case note 07
Salem Public Schools
Director of Digital Learning
I led a districtwide 1:1 Chromebook initiative, managed hardware and software budgeting, supported curriculum and assessment leadership, and delivered remote professional development at scale.
2019
Case note 08
American School of Kuwait / Freelance
WelcomingTeams — onboarding as a designed experience
After experiencing weak onboarding across multiple schools, I built WelcomingTeams, a framework for helping new educators integrate into professional culture, policy, mission, and practice.
2021
Case note 09
Aeon School
Systems & Customer Experience Director
I replaced helpdesk infrastructure, built automation workflows for enrollment, finance, and family communications, and led learner experience optimization inside a school with high design and product expectations.
2025
Case note 10
Chamberlin Innovations
From advising to building
I founded Chamberlin Innovations in France and began shipping production education platforms using AI-assisted development, product strategy, and school operations experience as leverage.
The proof
Six months. Four systems.
Each product solves a different education problem, but the pattern is the same: clarify the workflow, reduce friction, capture evidence, and make the system easier to operate.
Adult learning · France
AfterClass
An AI-powered platform for independent language teachers, designed around live sessions, post-class learning, compliance evidence, learner progress, and reduced administrative burden.
116
Commits
275k
Lines of code
K-12 oral assessment
SayVeritas
An oral assessment platform that helps teachers capture spoken evidence of learning, generate Socratic follow-up questions, and review student understanding in an AI-resistant format.
127
Commits
709k
Lines of code
Language learning
PhonemeLab
A pronunciation and phoneme-level literacy platform using AI-supported speech analysis to help learners practice, improve, and receive targeted feedback.
241
Commits
150k
Lines of code
Microschool operating system
Lens
A lightweight operating system for microschools and small learning programs: school setup, task delivery, evidence review, and parent communication in one coherent workspace.
35
Commits
30
Days to MVP
Why this matters
The right fit for small-school modernization.
The need
Small schools need strategic technology leadership.
The proof
I have operated at the intersection of school leadership, instructional technology, systems design, budgeting, and implementation across private, public, international, and online school environments.
The need
Schools need help navigating AI without hype.
The proof
I have built real AI-powered education platforms, not slide decks about AI. That gives me a practical understanding of what AI can do, where it breaks, and how schools should govern it.
The need
Leaders need someone who understands both classrooms and code.
The proof
I have taught students, led faculty, managed school systems, and shipped production applications. I can speak to teachers, heads of school, boards, and developers without translating through a committee.
The need
Technology decisions need to reduce friction.
The proof
My work has consistently focused on making complex systems legible: daily school operations reports, onboarding frameworks, learner lifecycle design, support workflows, and modern education platforms.
Current focus
Helping small schools navigate what comes next.
Chamberlin Innovations now focuses on strategic technology leadership for small schools: AI readiness, software decisions, operational systems, workflow modernization, and practical tools that make schools easier to run.
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