Seymour Learning Insights — Practical AI for High-Impact Learning

Why me

Four disciplines, aligned to one partner.

AI product management

Shipped AI-powered tools for K-12 teachers at a leading EdTech company, from problem definition through experimentation to rollout. I know what it takes to move AI products from an idea to something people actually use, with agile methodology.

Learning science

I created curriculum lines at the Smithsonian, including Smithsonian Science for Makerspaces, and led learning simulations and EdTech products grounded in pedagogical standards. I also co-authored learning-science research for Education Week and NSTA.

Teaching & game design

I teach game design at American University, where I rebuilt the prototyping curriculum to bring AI-assisted workflows and product thinking into the program for the first time. I have applied these AI strategies in my own classroom, not just advised on them.

Nonprofits & mission-driven institutions

I have led grant-funded education programs, including Johnson & Johnson–funded work, inside mission-driven institutions. I introduce product principles and AI efficiencies into nonprofit workflows and align delivery to donor specifications and grant agreements.

What I do

Three ways to work together.

Hands-on help for educators, product teams, and the EdTech founders building for them.

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Educator Enablement & Workshops

Give your teachers their time back. Hands-on workshops to make AI work inside your existing systems. Safely automate administrative tasks within strict data-privacy boundaries, and apply proven engagement strategies to create custom interactive prototypes and ready-to-use worksheets for immediate classroom use.

Districts · Schools · Conferences

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AI Upskilling for Product Teams

Empower your product teams to build with AI. Hands-on training to embed AI directly into day-to-day workflows. Accelerate research synthesis, generate comprehensive technical specs, and prototype solutions to make smarter, faster product decisions.

Startups · Corporate teams · Product leaders

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Fractional AI Product Leadership

Get senior product leadership without the full-time hire. Embedded AI product ownership for EdTech startups, one or two days a week. Own the roadmap, prioritize across teams, run rapid experiments, and ship secure, user-validated AI features from concept to launch.

Seed & Series A startups · EdTech founders

About

Bridging the gap between emerging technology and real classrooms.

I'm Ryan Seymour. I spent twenty years in education, first as an ESL and science teacher, then building the technology meant to help teachers do their jobs. Along the way I shipped AI tools at Amplify, the mobile release of Minecraft Education at Mojang, and science curriculum at the Smithsonian. I'm based in Arlington, Virginia.

I started Seymour Learning Insights because I kept seeing the same gap: AI gets pushed to schools and EdTech teams, but there is not a lot of guidance on how to use these tools effectively while retaining agency. I work in between, helping teams and educators put AI to use in ways that actually fit how they already work.

Select experience & credentials

Amplify Education — Senior Product Manager, AI instructional & teacher facilitation tools
Mojang Studios — Technical Program Manager, Minecraft Education (mobile platforms)
Smithsonian Science Education Center — Lead Digital Producer & Curriculum Designer
American University — Adjunct Professor, Game Prototyping; M.A. Game Design
Credentials — AI Product Manager · AI Fluency for Educators (Anthropic) · Certified ScrumMaster · Science & ESL Educator

Practical AI for high-impact learning.