# Pear Deck Learning

> Pear Deck Learning is GoGuardian’s instructional software brand for K-12 educators and school districts. Its current platform combines Pear Start for AI-assisted preparation, Pear Deck for interactive lessons, Pear Practice for differentiated practice, and Pear Assessment for testing and reporting.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** El Segundo, United States
- **Founders:** Riley Eynon-Lynch (Pear Deck co-founder and former CEO), Michal Eynon-Lynch (Pear Deck co-founder), Anthony Showalter (Pear Deck co-founder and former COO), Dan Sweeney (Pear Deck co-founder)
- **Products:** Pear Deck, Pear Assessment, Pear Practice, Pear Start, Pear Deck Tutor (historical portfolio)
- **Notable:** Company reported more than 21 million students and 1.1 million educators across its combined tools at the January 2024 launch., EDC’s case study says Pear Deck achieved roughly 130% of its original 2018 sales plan after sales-process support., Pear Deck’s current product page advertises over 1,000 certified math and ELA lessons.

## Products & services

- **Pear Deck** — Interactive lessons with live student responses, Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint workflows, teacher feedback, and ready-made content.
- **Pear Assessment** — Formerly Edulastic; classroom and district assessments, standards-based reporting, item banks, and state-test preparation. Rebranded in 2024.
- **Pear Practice** — Formerly Giant Steps; collaborative gamified practice, personalized Daily Remixes, practice sets, and student feedback. Rebranded in 2024.
- **Pear Start** — AI-assisted planning and content tools that turn topics, standards, and existing files into editable lesson packages; public early access began April 3, 2025.
- **Pear Deck Tutor (historical portfolio)** — Formerly TutorMe; one-to-one tutoring included in the January 2024 launch. Its former product URL redirects to the homepage, and it is absent from the main current product lineup; current availability is not asserted.
- **Professional services** — Implementation, training, and instructional support for school and district customers.

## Achievements

- Company reported more than 21 million students and 1.1 million educators across its combined tools at the January 2024 launch.
- EDC’s case study says Pear Deck achieved roughly 130% of its original 2018 sales plan after sales-process support.
- Pear Deck’s current product page advertises over 1,000 certified math and ELA lessons.
- The company states its products are 1EdTech TrustEd Apps certified.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 14: Pear Deck added LTI 1.3 support for Canvas and Schoology, retaining LTI 1.1.
- **2026-09** — Q3 Pear Assessment release roundup introduced folder sharing, 100-question bubble sheets, survey assessments, and expanded AI report analysis.
- **2026-08** — Pear Assessment added bulk AI suggestions for standards, Depth of Knowledge, and difficulty, plus deeper report insights and selected admin proxy access.
- **2026-05** — Teacher feedback informed new refinement and preview controls for AI-generated content; updates also connected learning-gap reports to follow-up content and expanded curriculum import.

## Links

- Website: https://www.peardeck.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pear-deck-learning
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PearDeck
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PearDeckLearning
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peardecklearning
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peardecklearning

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Last updated: 2026-10-24