A custom-built AI chatbot designed to support English learners in building content knowledge while strengthening academic language skills. ELSA (English Learner Support Assistant) offers scaffolded explanations, vocabulary support, and structured practice activities aligned to classroom content.
Learn how school systems can drive student success by tying tutoring investments to measurable outcomes using tools and strategies from the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting.
Launching an AI Ambassador program empowers teachers to lead context-specific, sustainable AI integration efforts across schools. By centering educator leadership, collaborative visioning, and instructional practice, schools can build dynamic, site-based networks that drive deeper, more meaningful use of AI to transform teaching and learning.
This strategy highlights how Agua Fria Union High School District used AI to support interdisciplinary curriculum development through their Academy-Based Learning (ABL) model. By building a custom chatbot to help teachers generate activities connecting academic content to CTE pathway skills, the district made it easier to create relevant, career-connected learning experiences. The approach streamlines collaboration while maintaining a strong focus on instructional quality and real-world application.
The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting’s District Artifacts collection is designed for K–12 leaders and program managers piloting outcomes-based contracting. It features sample contracts, requests for proposals (RFPs), and even rate cards to support education leaders with concrete templates and best practices.
The Center for Octcomes Based Contracting District Toolkit is designed for K–12 district leaders and state education agencies seeking to implement outcomes-based contracting for tutoring and educational services. It offers templates, checklists, and tools to structure outcome-driven partnerships and monitor impact.
In a time of shrinking budgets and shifting priorities, edtech products and education programs face growing challenges when trying to scale. Storytelling offers a powerful way to bridge the gap between innovation and adoption—by centering real-world impact, elevating practitioner voices, and forging the trust needed for sustainable growth. Learn how intentional storytelling can help mission-driven solutions scale, even in times of uncertainty.
Use this worksheet to define the key benefits that set your product or service apart. A strong value proposition communicates what makes your offering valuable, how it solves real problems, and why it outperforms the alternatives. This tool helps you distill your value into a compelling statement that can evolve into a story, connecting your solution to specific moments or outcomes your audience cares about. Ready to move from value to impact? Start here.
A theory of change is a visual representation of a defined set of activities, outputs, and outcomes based on an evidence-based framework or theory. This collaborative tool helps state, system, and school communities identify not just actions and results but also the underlying causes behind learning outcomes they expect to see.
