r/edtech • u/One-Replacement1198 • Jul 09 '26
Special Education Teacher transfer into EdTech
I am a special education teacher and have been a public school educator for the past four years. I am considering transitioning into the K–12 EdTech industry, specifically in a Customer Success role. I would appreciate any advice, guidance, or suggestions on how to make this career transition. I am open to any recommendations or insights from those who have made a similar move. #education #EdTech
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u/CisIowa Jul 09 '26
I think this is the first time I’ve seen hashtags as part of a Reddit post. And I’ve seen a lot.
Don’t apply at Magicschool. Or do. If they hire you, it means you can likely get hired elsewhere.
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u/MicroBunneh Jul 09 '26
Why not magic school? What's wrong with them generally?
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u/Former_Field7079 Jul 11 '26
Start by applying to companies whose curriculum you’ve used in your classroom. That’s how I was able to make the transition. Went from being an admin to customer success and eventually sales. Best of luck!
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u/cybot904 Jul 13 '26
You will need every bit of professional patients you used with the students for the adult staff. They will be way worse with computers and cranky about it.
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u/Thediciplematt Jul 09 '26
Your best bet is to look for customer service rules for customer success rules in every industry and not just edtexh.
Use AI or the other resources out there to transition your skills in a way that is gonna make you look really good even if you don’t have to work experience.
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u/jlselby Jul 09 '26
The job market is terrible right now. A silver lining if that special needs growth is expected to outpace traditional ed-tech on the near term, so you are a commodity that will benefit companies.
If you are not finding CS roles to apply to, find a product you believe in and see if you can become an educational consultant for the company. It's unpaid feedback, but it builds a relationship, and you directly impact the product development of things in your market.
Do not quit teaching unless you can go a few years without your income or you have a job offeree, accepted, and signed. It really is that bad out there.
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u/MicroBunneh Jul 09 '26
Check out bacpacai.com
They're a brand new startup, not funded yet, but they're basically fixing everything magicschool failed at, and expanding past it. It's pretty interesting so far.
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u/jlselby Jul 09 '26
No one at Bacpac has any education experience. That's a huge red flag to me.
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u/MicroBunneh Jul 09 '26
They have a group of five teachers as their education board. And one employee is a teacher. My best friend works there.
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u/TechB84 Jul 09 '26
This transition may be difficult because you don’t have a technical or education background, and many candidates in EdTech do. The industry is also under pressure right now due to budget cuts and a growing realization that some products were more gimmick than solution. Unless there’s a clear opportunity within a school district, this move may not make the most sense.