Study Overview
Leanlab is seeking 8-12 high school educators—particularly career coaches, counselors, and teachers of college and career readiness or advisory classes—to participate in a study evaluating an AI-powered career guidance tool.
Ideal participants have experience with career advising.
Participating educators will facilitate student use of Coach with their students over several weeks and provide feedback through surveys and focus groups.
Teachers will receive a $500 stipend upon completion of all research activities.
Product Description
Coach is an AI-powered career coach built by the nonprofit CareerVillage. Designed to scale career guidance for underserved students, Coach provides personalized support including career exploration, resume writing, mock interviews, step-by-step guidance toward career goals, and much more.
Co-designed with students, educators, career experts, and backed by research, Coach helps students build career confidence and take actionable next steps. Coach is free for individual students and has been used by over 65,000 learners across 30 partners worldwide.
Participant Responsibilities/ Research Activities
Facilitate student use of Coach (1-3 activities per week for several weeks)
Complete pre- and post-surveys (~15 min each)
Attend 1 virtual onboarding session
Participate in 1 end-of-study focus group (~60 min)
Assessment Required
Pre-Survey
Post-Survey
Agreements Required
Individual Contractor Agreements
Memorandum of Understanding
Ongoing Use/Cost
Coach is free for individual students. School or district pricing can be found here: aicareercoach.org/pricing
Benefits
Co-design a FERPA compliant AI career guidance tool alongside researchers
Access free, 24/7 career coaching resources for your students
Actionable and insightful data on learners and their career journeys
Contribute to research that will improve career support for underserved students nationwide
Compensation
$500 per educator upon completion of all research activities
Timeline
| January-February 2026 |
Recruitment and enrollment
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| March-June 2026 | Implementation and data collection |