LIDO LEARNING (ACQUIRED BY BYJU'S)

Designing the instructional system behind 4,000 live classes a week

I built the instructional framework, led the design team that shipped the lessons, and trained the tutors who delivered it across four regions.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN · CURRICULUM · LEARNING EXPERIENCE · TRAINING & ENABLEMENT

COMPANY

Lido Learning (acquired by BYJU'S)

ROLE

Senior Curriculum/ Learning Designer

DURATION

2020 – 2021

GRADES

K – 5

REGIONS

US · UK · New Zealand · MENA

WHAT I OWNED

Instructional design · curriculum development and delivery · tutor training

Overview

Lido Learning was an Indian EdTech (later acquired by BYJU'S) running customized group online tutoring for students in the US, UK, New Zealand, and MENA. The K-5 squad worked as a team to deliver 4,000+ lesson every week through 2,000+ tutors across the regions of India, USA, UK, New Zealand and Middle East region

The Problem

Pandemic send demand for live tutoring classes through the roof and consistency and processes were needed to ensuring the scaling up of the K-5 tutoring classes was done consistently and efficiently.

The Solution

I helped build the processes and structures for the K-5 squad, enabling our small team of 5 curriculum designers, 1 senior designer, and 1 operations head to deliver 40+ lessons weekly.

The Outcome

10K+ students reached across grades K-5 through the instructional framework I designed: delivered in 4,000+ live classes a week, by 2,000+ tutors, across four regions, who I helped train on pedagogy.

WHAT I OWNED

Learning & Design

Instructional Design and Learning Experience Design

Built the lesson framework every class runs on: essential questions, chunked teach-time, energizers, and assessment baked in.

Added characters, energizers, and reflection moments into every lesson, then tweaked timing of lessons based on feedback from real class recordings.

Content Production and Delivery

Led 5 designers shipping 40+ multi-subject lessons across Math, Science, English, Coding & SEL for K-5 and ensured the lessons were delivered to design on time every week according to pipeline

Training & Enablement

Trained 400+ tutors a month to deliver the lessons, pedagogy and framework consistently across four regions.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

The K-5 Playbook for lessons and content delivery

I built a structural framework that my team of 5 curriculum designers could use for building the lessons. As it was for grades K-5, I made it play-based, using a lot of games and talking and reflection for the student. The lesson architecture was grounded in cognitive load theory and backward design so that any curriculum designer could build a lesson plan that was easy for the tutors to use and ensured consistency in our lesson experience delivery.Assessments were included in the following ways:

Formative · in-class

Oral assessment graded against a rubric

End-of-class quizzes or a game

Summative · across units

Milestone tests (10–15 questions) gamified

Capstone projects + showcase sessions

THE LESSON MODEL Eight beats, every lesson A fixed lesson architecture any tutor can deliver — built on cognitive load and backward design. OPEN TEACH & PROCESS CLOSE 1 Essential Question One high-order question per lesson — answerable only by the end. 2 Activating Strategy Hook to prior knowledge and the real world before any new content. 3 Relevant Vocabulary A small, deliberate set — used in context, not a word wall. 4 THE CORE RULE Limited Teach Never teach for 3 minutes without making kids do something. ≤ 3 MIN 5 Graphic Organizer Visual scaffolding so new information is easy to hold and revisit. 6 Energizers Kinesthetic resets that pull squirmy learners back to the screen. 7 Summarize Re-answer the essential question — a built-in comprehension check. 8 Free Talk + Practice Talk time for joy, then pen-to-paper practice for retention. COGNITIVE LOAD · CHUNKING · ACTIVE RECALL · BACKWARD DESIGN

CURRICULUM · LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Turning 21st-century skills into something a 6-year-old wants to earn

Abstract skills like "critical thinking" mean nothing to a five-year-old. So I mapped seven core competencies to seven characters kids could collect — a motivational layer that ran across lessons, badges, syllabus, and even sales decks.

Content Creation: 20 lessons weekly, across five subjects

I led five instructional designers turning the framework into shipped lessons 20 a week across Math, Science, English, Coding, and SEL, split for grades K-2 and 3-5. We built in Articulate Rise using ADDIE and backward design, then handed off to the design team to layer in the LIDO characters. SMEs set the subject content. I ensured the lessons were delivered to the design team according to production pipeline, any delays communicated and ensuring the content pipeline moved as needed.

ENGLISH · GRADES 3-5 · LESSON SLIDEs MADE ON ARTICULATE RISE

MATH · GRADES 3-5 · LESSON SLIDES MADE ON ARTICULATE RISE

GAMIFIED ADVENTURE

Gamified Lesson Assessments

The original Lido lessons are proprietary, so this is a playable recreation built with AI to show the gamified structure we shipped: a scaffolded learning path, immediate feedback, XP and badges, and a mastery check at the end. Try it below.

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TRAINING & EVALUATION

Training 400 tutors a month to deliver it consistently

The instructional framework only works if ALL the people delivering it understand it. Every week, I trained 400+ tutors on the lesson format, the characters, and the conceptual moves that matter most when teaching phonics and early math, so the energy, rigor, and pedagogy held up in every classroom

I went over energizers to use, behavioral observations to pivot instruction and how to condense the content within the lessons if challenges came up as well as pivoting it based on the students energy levels and pace.

Phonics training deck · Grades K–2
01 — 05
Syllabus overviewWhat a term containsThe four strandsCurriculum mapLesson rhythm
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Syllabus overview
What Headstart covers before a tutor teaches a single lesson.

An evaluation rubric so the people training our tutors were the right hire

The trainings only held up if the trainers did. I wrote an interview framework any trainer could use for evaluation of the tutors: what to test for, why it matters, the questions and scenarios to use, and a shared 1–4 score so two interviewers rated the same person the same way.

Why it matters
Genuine interest in helping people grow matters more than subject knowledge alone.
What we ask
What draws you to this role, and what skills carry over from your past work?
What strong looks like
Cares about student impact, has trained adults before, and shows a real interest in education.
Why it matters
Trainers plan and run sessions together, so they must communicate and put the group first.
What we ask
A time you put the team before yourself, and how you handled a conflict with a peer or manager.
Scenario
You are leading your first training and your co-trainer jumps in on delivery. How do you respond?
What strong looks like
Collaborates, stays flexible, and keeps the group ahead of personal interest.
Why it matters
Plans and priorities shift often, so trainers have to adapt without hand-holding.
What we ask
A time you worked with unclear responsibilities or stepped outside your core strengths.
Scenario
Five trainers each own a subject for the week. On Sunday the Science trainer falls sick. What do you do?
What strong looks like
Builds an alternate plan, stays calm, and is comfortable not knowing every step.
Why it matters
The core of the job — choosing what to train, building it, running it online, and checking it worked.
What we ask
How you decide what to train, plus a short walk-through of a training you designed.
Scenario
One trainee is struggling more than the rest during a platform training. How do you support them?
What strong looks like
Explains the thinking behind a training and has concrete ways to help a trainee who is behind.
Why it matters
The team runs on mutual respect, honesty, and transparency.
What we ask
Your top reasons for joining full time, and one thing you would improve and how you would raise it.
Scenario
Sales trainers need help and you are asked to run full-day sales trainings. How do you approach it?
What strong looks like
Raises concerns respectfully, is trustworthy, and adjusts to team goals.
Every candidate is scored 1 to 4 on each row, where 1 is not a fit and 4 is strong. Interviewers pick two questions and one scenario per row, with example and non-example answers noted in the evaluation form.

OUTCOME

100+

LESSONS DESIGNED

Live-class lessons built using ADDIE, Backward Design, and formative assessment.

400

TUTORS ENABLED · MONTHLY

Online tutors onboarded and trained every month, across subjects and grades.

5

DESIGNERS LED

Instructional designers shipping multi-subject lessons every week.

REFLECTION

What I Learned

This role taught me how to design system processes and helped me understand the level of coordination and sync needed across departments. I learned how to build frameworks, manage a team, communicate effectively across teams, and conduct training at a mass scale. I had the privilege of working with one of the best teams and realized how important creative synergy and communication in a squad are. I also got a first-hand look at how digital teaching can cater to the youngest tots, who don't love being in front of a screen, and teaching virtually required a high level of energy, excellent games-based pedagogy, and ensuring more talk time for the students!