IMPACT INTERN AT AMPLIFY EDUCATION - COMPLETE AN INTERNSHIP (SILVER 5 POINTS) - CLASS OF 2028

Complete an Internship (Silver 5 Points)

This past summer, I served as an impact intern at Amplify Education. This was my first edtech internship, and it taught me about the edtech industry, the importance of customer interviews, and the importance of networking. 

As an impact intern, my task was to gamify Amplify’s Change Management Playbook for district leaders. At first, I didn’t know anything about change management, or the process school districts go through to adopt new technology. To get familiar, I made sure to read the change management playbook thoroughly and take notes. Even though I was responsible for creating the game visuals and prototype, I wanted to make sure I understood the content so I could create a user centered design. 

Another way I made my design user-centered was by conducting customer interviews. One thing I learned during my ScruMaster and Product Owner certification trainings is that you cannot create a product without customer interviews. You may think you know the customer, but sometimes there are key details you can’t truly know without benign in their shoes. Given this, I suggested to my manager that we conduct customer interviews with district leaders who would be using this training. I ultimately conducted 3 interviews with another intern learned that I needed to include a search feature, discussion boards where district leaders can interact, and user-friendly AI integration. In the end, I created a 26-screen interactive prototype with detailed graphics and animations, and produced a video explaining the product that I presented to the company.

I learned about Amplify by attending the HBCU Edtech Fair in February of 2026, but I actually hadn’t even wanted to go. That day it was cold, rainy, and I had classes most of the day. I knew, however, that opportunities in the edtech industry were few and far between for college students. I grabbed my umbrella and trekked back and forth from Spelman to Clark between classes to get as much time at the Summit as possible. I had m resume printed, and once I go to the career fair, I stopped at Amplify’s table, and their recruiter was immediately impressed. She gave me her card and told me to apply, and that once I did, she would move me to the interview stage. That recruiter ended up being my manger at Amplify and is a Spelman Aluma, Jasmyne Ormond. This experience showed me that the power of networking (particularly within the Spelman Alumnae network) is an incredible resource to advance your career, and on the days when it feels hardest to show your best self, you should push through, because you never know what opportunity is around the corner. 

Eden Wilson