About Us
Our Passion
To help teachers support their students with all abilities to grow in confidence and resiliency so they can reach their potential.
Our Vision
To provide teachers with tools to build and develop their skill set and confidence in promoting inclusion within their classrooms.
Our Impact
Our microlearning courses and on-demand UDL support put the focus on what teachers need to know and do to teach students with special educational needs.
Founders of INTeacher App
Joseph Kwan
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Joseph is an Educational Venture Analyst and a passionate advocate for the special needs community. He holds a MBA, M.Ed (Leadership), and is currently completing his Master of Educational Technology at UBC. He works for a First Nations organization and serves as a Board Director at a local organization supporting special needs families. Joseph has enjoyed teaching at an orphan's camp in South Africa, attending the world's 1st SATB2 Conference in Arkansas, experiencing Disneyland in California, and increasing his knowledge at Idaho's AAC Camp in 2019.
Joyce Lo
Chief Learning Officer & Co-founder
Joyce is an Educational Venture Analyst and a K-12 educator who has a passion for using technology to teach and provide opportunities for people with all abilities to learn. Joyce is currently a graduate student in the Master of Educational Technology program at the University of British Columbia. She is also a mother to two boys, one of whom has special needs and uses an AAC device. Joyce has extensive experience in using AAC apps and has presented workshops on implementation strategies for building communication and learning through AAC.
Our Team
INTeacher App is a for-profit company that consists of two special needs parents, two educators, two speech language pathologists, a behavioral consultant, and three technology specialists. All members of our team believe in presuming competence and that inclusion is more than 'Just Being Present'. Our team combines personal and professional expertise in development and maintenance of our app to support our teachers to make a difference and help students with all abilities to reach their potentials.