Alex Sarlin is an instructional designer and founder of TripleJump, an edtech and gamification consultancy. He was the motivation and engagement specialist and senior producer for iRead and M180 for Scholastic's education technology group, and was the Lead Content Developer of Graduate Programs at Knewton. He is a proud graduate of Teachers College's Instructional Design and Technology program and can usually be found gaming, reading, playing music or karaoke-ing. He believes that children are the future, and that we should teach them well and let them lead the way.