{"id":150849,"date":"2026-02-11T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//?p=150849"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:03:29","slug":"ucf-alum-offers-innovative-solutions-for-classroom-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//ucf-alum-offers-innovative-solutions-for-classroom-struggles/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Alum Offers Innovative Solutions for Classroom Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>UCF alum <strong>Kelly Shea &#8217;23</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//strong> understands first-hand the academic challenges some children struggle with in the classroom. After all, she was once one of them.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cSchool just didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019t make sense to me,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d says the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//elementary-education-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/">elementary education</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//a> grad, who couldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019t read until midway through elementary school.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>Those early challenges have been integral to Shea/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019s career path as an educational entrepreneur. They also fuel the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cwhy/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d behind her mission to empower young students through her start-up business that offers invention education kits for kids.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<h2>Making Sense of School</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>Growing up, Shea recalls struggling in every subject, especially reading, during her elementary school years.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cI had trouble comprehending things,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d says the 23-year-old, who has since written and published four children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019s books. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cMy first-grade teacher, Ms. Shepard, was the one who recognized I was having problems. I met with her almost weekly throughout second grade for extra support. Things finally started clicking for me in middle school, but I struggled a lot early on./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>She got involved with a Tampa-area nonprofit called Girls With Confidence, which empowers young girls in developing positive self-esteem. As she got older, she began volunteering and taking on more leadership roles with the organization.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cI would come up with activities and games for their programming and realized that I love teaching and creating impact, like how people did for me,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cI just loved working with kids. I wanted to help them find solutions to their struggles because I was there once, too./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>Shea carried that determination and creative, problem-solving spirit throughout her time in <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//ccie.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//teachered/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/">UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019s School of Teacher Education</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//a> and leveraged it to create two businesses before she graduated. She credits UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019s <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//digitallearning.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//ilab/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/">Pegasus Innovation Lab</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//a> and <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//cel.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//blackstone-launchpad/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/">Blackstone Launchpad</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//a> as crucial resources that complemented the knowledge she gained in her coursework, ultimately fueling her career path today with Innovation Station LLC.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"attachment_150854/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/" 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series of kits for K-5 students teaches them through the basics of hands-on learning. (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<h2>Connecting Education and Entrepreneurship</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>While taking the Careers in K-12 Education course with <strong>Cristina S/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u00e1enz /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201922PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//strong> /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2014 now an invention education manager for Massachusetts Institute of Technology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019s Lemelson-MIT Program /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2014 Shea had her light bulb moment: She could bridge her passion for education with her entrepreneurship endeavors.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>Invention education is a learning approach that challenges students through hands-on problem-solving. Shea often saw this play out during her internship with <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//ccie.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//teachered/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//peds-academy/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/">PedsAcademy at Nemours Children&#8217;s Hospital</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//a>, where young patients face educational challenges due to injuries and illnesses.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cAt Nemours, I saw how kids with cerebral palsy adapt things for their needs, and it inspired me because that/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019s what invention is about,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201cI thought, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2018Why don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019t I create a series of kits for K-5 students that teaches them to go back to the basics of hands-on learning?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2019/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<p>With that, Innovation Station LLC was born during her last semester at UCF.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"attachment_150851/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/">Each of Shea&#8217;s kits includes a relatable storybook /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2014 written by Shea /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150849/u2014 as well as guided activities, worksheets, crafting supplies, and lesson resources for teachers. 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