Imagined and created by teachers.
Lumia began with one teacher's idea. It took shape through more teachers coming together for over 150 hours of brainstorming and collaboration. Every feature is teacher-driven and grounded in real classroom experience.
"Lumia is what happens when smart, passionate teachers come together to bring their ideas to life. This is truly our platform, built by our community."
Dr. Teresa Hill
CEO, Tucson Values Teachers
Helping teachers thrive.
Teaching is vital, meaningful work. It can also feel isolating. Lumia was created to make it easier for teachers to find one another, share ideas, give and get support, and grow together.
It's a space where everyone you meet has experience doing what you do, knows the kinds of challenges you face, and is there to celebrate every win, big or small.
Lumia was designed to help teachers thrive. Because when teachers thrive, everyone wins.
Real change begins with teachers.
After hearing from so many teachers who felt overwhelmed, isolated, and disconnected from meaningful support, Lumia began with a simple idea: teachers need and deserve a space just for them, designed to help them thrive.
With guidance from Tucson Values Teachers and working educators, plus hundreds of hours with teachers in beta testing and refinement, Lumia launched in November 2025.
Today, Lumia supports hundreds of teachers across Southern Arizona and continues to grow through the contributions of educators who know that real change begins with the teachers doing the work every day.
Tucson Values Teachers, the driving force behind Lumia, is dedicated to the work and resilience of PreK–12 educators: teaming up with business leaders, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, other organizations, and everyday people across Southern Arizona to celebrate teachers and get them the support they need to succeed.
200+
Hours of teacher feedback and testing the Lumia beta site
School districts participating now, with more on the way
250+
Educators in the Lumia community today
Real teachers, real support, when you need it.
Lumia isn't "social media." It's quality time in a private, vetted community of people who get what you do.
Lumia's secret sauce.
Our secret sauce has three parts: deep experience in education, expertise in enterprise development, and can-do determination — combined in a shared vision to make it easier for teachers to find support and solutions among peers who understand their world.
From one educator's idea, Lumia grew to a collaboration between teachers across Southern Arizona working with local partners in business strategy, design, and technology.
