LAB DESIGN ·
Design & Technology Lab
Designing and equipping Design & Technology labs where curriculum, tools and pedagogy meet, a physical space for students to prototype, build and learn through making, from kindergarten to high school.
CRISTIAN LĂCRARU
EdTech · Robotics · AI in Schools
I help schools and industry rethink how technology lives in the classroom.
For nearly two decades, I've sat at the intersection of teaching and technology — as an educator, researcher, IT journalist and entrepreneur. I design curricula, train teachers, prototype educational robots, create DT labs, and build the bridge between cutting-edge tools and the daily reality of a classroom.
17+
years in education
27
countries reached
12k+
teaching hours
1,000+
educators trained
What I do
Translating complex technology into teaching that works.
I collaborate with educational institutions and industry partners to integrate contemporary technologies into teaching and learning in an efficient and pedagogically sound way. My focus is on Design Thinking and teacher-focused approaches that make science, robotics and AI genuinely accessible in the classroom.
Curriculum Design
IB, STEAM and PBL programmes, integrating AI, robotics, and Design & Technology from kindergarten to high school.
Teacher Training
Hands-on training programmes that help educators integrate technology meaningfully into the teaching and learning process — from lesson design to classroom delivery.
EdTech Content
Manuals, textbooks, guides, video lessons, and code libraries used by international schools and platforms.
R&D for Education
Test, evaluate and develop educational robots and equipment.
DT Labs
Designing and equipping Design & Technology labs where curriculum, tools and pedagogy meet, a physical space for students to prototype, build and learn through making, from kindergarten to high school.
Speaker
Keynotes, workshops and consulting on integrating technology into the teaching and learning process — and adapting curricula to new educational frameworks, from STEAM and PBL to AI-ready classrooms.
Selected Work
Projects shaping classrooms.
VIDEO EDU SHOW ·
Robotics in the Kitchen
Romania's first educational show hosted by humans and a humanoid robot — with Elena Pasat. Edutainment that combines science, technology and hands-on experiments.
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R&D ·
Mirai — the Edu Robot
President of the Association for Technology in Education, coordinating research and development in educational innovation and applied technologies. This includes Mirai, a multifunctional robot designed as an AI-powered teaching assistant that integrates essential classroom technologies into a single, unified solution.
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Curriculum & R&D
Handbook of Robotics
Develop and align educational content, including manuals, teacher guides, code libraries and STEAM/PBL lesson frameworks. My work includes the Handbook of Robotics: 36 lessons for an intelligent lab, authored at Shape Robotics, translated into 7 languages and used in 27 countries across 1,000+ schools.
SCHOOL ECOSYSTEM ·
ȘCOALA IT Program
From kindergarten to high school — courses in programming, robotics, 3D modelling, VR, AI and design. 12,000+ teaching hours and 150,000+ student attendances.
SPEAKER
Keynotes & EdTech Conferences
Speaker at international events, exploring how the integration of technology can transform teaching and learning, with a focus on practical, scalable solutions for real classrooms.
Radio · 2010 — 2019
Radio Show Producer
With over 10 years of experience, I produce and host educational radio programmes, making technology and science understandable and relevant for everyday learning. I also created video content for the Radio for Families YouTube channel — watch a selection of episodes on YouTube.
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