The Groove To Grow Initiative
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What is Groove Catcher? A quick overview from OT Allison Tuso.
“If this is what my therapy was like, I wouldn’t complain so much. In fact, I’d want more therapy!”
Real Therapy.
Real Fun.
Vizmoo believes serious therapy can be seriously fun
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Parents play a key role in their child’s K12 success
“If this is what my therapy was like, I wouldn’t complain so much. In fact, I’d want more therapy!”
As a parent, you play a key role in your child’s assimilation into general education so they can achieve their full potential. Groove Catcher offers VR-gamified therapy interventions that help your child with emotional regulation, movement abilities, and social-emotional learning (SEL).
Groove Catcher offers:
Continuum of Care from school to home and back so your child can receive services more often and progress faster.
Independence for your child so they can work on Groove Catcher while you’re at work or tending to other responsibilities around the house.
In-Person and Telehealth capabilities for children who live far from school services or therapy clinics.
“I was having a really rough morning. This helped me to slow down my body and calm down my brain.”
Administrators help students achieve full potential
“Kids learn better when they’re playing.”
K12 administrators oversee education for over 7M students who receive special education services in the US, and 36% of these school districts face considerable SPED teaching shortage. These trends pose significant challenges to these students’ ability to assimilate into general education and to achieve their full potential.
Vizmoo’s VR therapy interventions for emotional regulation, movement, and SEL help neurodiverse students assimilate faster into general education so they can achieve their full potential.
Vizmoo helps deliver
Higher levels of academic and goal-oriented self-efficacy.
Students who receive SPED services are better assimilated into general education classes.
Improved long-term outcomes for SPED students in adulthood.
Students who receive services better achieve their full potential.
Groove Catcher is a key resource multiplier and improves equity
SPED practitioners can lead group sessions that include individualized interventions.
Paraprofessionals can effectively implement individualized therapy plans designed by professional staff.
Students can receive services more often and faster through Continuum of Care from school to home and back so their progress doesn’t suffer.
Schools can provide cost-effective services at home, which are less expensive than home visits and easier for students who may live far away (Telehealth).
“This can actually be purposeful, unlike what my parents say about video games.”
Meet the Team
Michael Stauffer
Founder & CEO
Michael oversees Vizmoo’s mission and the creative vision for products like Groove Catcher. He is a long-time software developer with experience in technical projects, such as medical imaging, neural modeling, and music visualization. Groove Catcher combines Michael’s passions as a musician, dancer, and all-around geek. He is currently involved in exploring how VR can improve education and developing Groove Catcher for neurodiverse students. He works, makes music, plays, and creates in Philadelphia, PA.
John Weathers, PhD
Research & Development
Dr. Weathers has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, innovator, and educator in K-20 settings. He has ensured academic and commercial viability as an edtech co-founder, advisory board member for growth companies, professor of educational leadership and policy, and research on implementation and evaluation of edtech and SPED projects. He has led large, funded research and development projects, and his research has been published widely in journals like Educational Policy Analysis Archives and Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
Karen Dehaven
Co-Creator & Clinical Advisor
Karen in a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist. She focuses on children and families who struggle with neurodevelopmental delays like Autism, ADHD, Asperger’s, Social Communication Disorder, and sensory integration. Karen’s advanced specialty of Counseling in Dance/Movement Therapy allows her to integrate traditional and creative therapy techniques.
Dr. Allison Tuso, OTD OTR/L
Dr. Tuso graduated in 2021 with her doctorate in occupational therapy from Thomas Jefferson University. She currently works in pediatrics, both in the school and early intervention settings where she utilizes movement and technology to help clients achieve their therapy goals. Allison has a passion for working with children in the neurodiverse community and watching them grow. Allison was previously an NFL Cheerleader which has allowed her to integrate dance and gymnastics movements in her therapeutic interventions.
Sponsors and Affiliations
U.S. Department of Education
National Science Foundation
Mastery Charter Schools