Noel Kuriakos is a Ph.D. student at University of Maryland, College of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL), in the Technology, Learning, and Leadership program. As a Quantified Teacher, he leverages his software and data analytics background to design new digital learning experiences using Digital Learning Platforms that lead to improved learning outcomes through effective engagement (game mechanics) & improved teaching effectiveness. Noel cares deeply about improving student agency of girls and increasing the participation of women in science and technology fields. He actively encourage and teach girls in urban environments to pursue a career in science, technology and social entrepreneurship. Noel has taught Mathematics and Computer Science for 3 years in urban classrooms in Boston, Massachusetts, and at a rural school in Nyamata, Rwanda. In his previous career Noel was an enterprise software professional managing analytical applications. Noel has an M.B.A. from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and undergraduate degrees from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.