1:1 Educational App Design Coaching
Learn to build it with me—or have me build the prototype for you.
You do not need to be a programmer to create a useful educational tool. I help educators, faculty, instructional designers, researchers, school leaders, homeschool creators, and education entrepreneurs move from “I wish this existed” to a working prototype.
We start with the educational problem—not the technology.
Evening and weekend appointments available.
Coaching is paid in advance. Nicole will confirm your request and send the agreement and payment instructions before your session.
Experience behind the work
I combine more than 20 years in education with hands-on experience designing and launching educational technology. The same problem-first process behind CivicPass Prep, Word Adventures USA, The Storybook Coach, and Journal Spark guides this work.
Work With Me
45 minutes · $149
For someone who has an idea but needs clarity on what to build and how to begin.
90 minutes · $295
A hands-on working session where we design, build, refine, or troubleshoot together. We may work on user experience, features, prompts, workflows, prototype development, and launch planning. No coding experience is required.
“You do not watch me build. We build together.”
Request the 90-Minute SessionThree private sessions · $795
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Problem, audience, features, and prototype plan.
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Core experience and functionality.
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Test, improve, position, and prepare the next stage.
A Separate Service
Projects begin at $2,500.
For clients who have the educational idea but do not want to build it themselves. We define the problem and audience together; I then design and create a functional first-version prototype using AI-supported development tools.
Project scope determines final pricing.
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A 45–60 minute strategy meeting to define audience, use case, essential features, boundaries, and success criteria.
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I create the working prototype around the agreed first-version scope.
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One review meeting and one defined revision round.
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A working prototype, basic documentation, and a practical walkthrough.
Projects begin at $2,500
One core workflow or simple educational tool.
Typically $4,000–$7,500+
Pricing varies with features and scope.
Starting around $7,500 · custom quote
For colleges, districts, nonprofits, schools, and professional associations. Scope determines the final quote.
Request an institutional quote →Complete the $149 App Idea Session and begin a done-for-you project within 14 days, and that $149 may be applied toward the project fee when stated in the Statement of Work or invoice.
Discuss Your ProjectClient Workflow
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Send your request through the contact page. Nicole replies personally to confirm fit and a time — the website itself does not schedule or charge anything.
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Nicole sends the tailored agreement and payment instructions directly. Coaching is paid in advance of the session. Done-for-you projects begin after a signed agreement, a project-specific Statement of Work, and a 50% project initiation payment.
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A short intake is completed before the session or kickoff, so paid time is spent on decisions and building.
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Coaching sessions meet via Google Meet. Done-for-you work is created against the agreed Statement of Work.
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Done-for-you projects include one defined revision round. Scope changes and enhancements are quoted separately.
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The remaining 50% is due before final handoff. You receive the working prototype, basic documentation, and a walkthrough. Post-handoff support is 14 calendar days for correction of agreed-scope defects; it does not cover new features.
Preparing for a session or project? See the client preparation page for the full step-by-step and what to bring.
Clear Boundaries
Who This Is For
A Clear Working Relationship
Coaching is collaborative design and build support—not unlimited custom software development or done-for-you engineering. You remain responsible for your product, accounts, content, testing, and platform costs. If you prefer Nicole to create the first version, the done-for-you prototype service provides a separate, scoped path.
Coaching is paid in advance; Nicole confirms your request and sends the agreement and payment instructions before your session. Done-for-you projects use a 50% project initiation payment and 50% before final handoff, with 14 calendar days of post-handoff support for agreed-scope defects. Your signed agreement and Statement of Work govern your project.
Appointments are generally offered Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30–9:00 PM, and Saturday, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM, America/New_York, subject to actual availability.