GroweLab · Features

All your coaching, growth and data.In one platform.

GroweLab’s features make instructional coaching easy to set up and manage, and its impact easy to measure, in a single school or across a whole district.

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One recordCoaching, observations, PD and growth data together
Scalable instructional coaching

Data-informed insight for coaches.

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Coaching calendar & scheduler

Coordinate hundreds of coaching sessions across a school or an entire district right in GroweLab, so coaches stay organized and every teacher and staff member gets the support they need.

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A GroweLab coaching calendar for the week with a coachee roster showing badges, celebrations, sessions, classroom visits and the next session date for each teacher
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Collaborative coaching logs

One-on-one or with a PLC group, coaches and coachees document every interaction, celebration and action item together in a live-updating log that keeps coaching focused on growth.

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A live GroweLab coaching log where a coach and a teacher record the conversation, celebrations and action items together
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Video evidence & feedback

Because coaches can’t be everywhere at once, teachers record and upload video evidence of classroom implementation and receive asynchronous feedback from their coach directly in their growth portfolio.

Evidence of practice
A classroom video of a small-group workshop uploaded to GroweLab as evidence, with a coach’s comment asking how to take the practice a step further
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Coaching-model agnostic

Whatever your coaching methodology or framework, Bambrick’s Get Better Faster, Jim Knight’s Impact Cycle or engage2learn’s Growe Coaching, GroweLab is designed to fit your existing one-on-one, small-group or PLC coaching program.

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GroweLab coaching views set up for one-on-one, small-group and PLC coaching
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Coaching for leaders too

GroweLab includes competencies and resources that help districts support and grow instructional coaches, principals, school leadership, and even central office and non-instructional staff.

Available competencies
A GroweLab coaching view for a principal, with leader competencies and resources
In their words

Coaches know what to do next.

The key coaching actions are built into the session log, so it guides coaches through how to coach effectively.
District Leader, Harlingen CISD
Professional development that keeps teachers growing

Every feature, and the page that explains it.

  • Coaching

    Calendars, logs, action items, goals and growth portfolios for any coaching model, across any size of roster.

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  • Classroom observation & walkthroughs

    Customizable, easy-to-use observation and walkthrough forms that measure the teacher and student behaviors your district cares about most.

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  • Professional development for teachers

    A vast and growing library of vetted resources, tools, templates, online courses and video workshops aligned to competencies.

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  • AI for educators

    Smart Feedback on uploaded artifacts and an assistant for everyday questions, trained and monitored by engage2learn’s educators.

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  • On-demand teacher support

    A text or video chat with an engage2learn coach, the AI assistant, mySmartCoach and the resource library, so teachers get real-time answers.

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  • Microcredentials & badging

    Certify, celebrate and encourage growth with badges based on evidence of practice reviewed by a coach.

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  • Competency-based educator growth

    A growing library of professional learning competencies, including state and national standards and your own, with video evidence of practice.

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  • Education analytics & reports

    Coaching and growth data from across the district in easy-to-read reports that show progress, gaps and the ROI of coaching.

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  • Implementation plans

    HQIM implementations, school improvement plans and strategic plans, with an owner and a progress record on every priority.

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Where this sits in the cycle

One platform for the whole cycle.

GroweLab runs through every step. Every feature feeds one record of what changed in practice, and that record carries the plan, the coaching and the community work that follow.

  1. You are here 01

    Diagnose

    Observations, coaching logs and evidence of practice show what changed in the classroom.

    Assessments & Software
  2. You are here 02

    Design

    Implementation plans carry an owner and a progress record for each priority.

    Planning & Design
  3. You are here 03

    Coach

    Coaching runs in any model, logged against the key coaching actions.

    Performance Improvement
  4. You are here 04

    Connect to community

    Jim Knight Impact Network members get a GroweLab license as part of membership.

    Network & Events
3 to 6 other professional learning tools replaced
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FAQ

Questions leaders ask.

What features does GroweLab include?

GroweLab includes instructional coaching tools, classroom observations and walkthroughs, professional development management, AI feedback and an AI assistant for educators, on-demand teacher support, microcredentials and badging, video evidence and feedback, and education analytics and reporting. They share one record, so a walkthrough, the coaching that followed and the plan it serves sit together.

Can GroweLab handle coaching across a whole district?

Yes. Coaches coordinate hundreds of coaching sessions across a school or an entire district in GroweLab, with a calendar that syncs to Google Calendar, automated reminders and a roster view that shows each coachee’s badges, sessions and next step.

Does GroweLab support coaching for leaders as well as teachers?

Yes. GroweLab includes competencies and resources for instructional coaches, principals, school leadership teams, central office and non-instructional staff, so anyone who needs support in a district can be coached in it.

How many tools does GroweLab replace?

GroweLab replaces 3 to 6 other professional learning tools, consolidating everything into one cost-effective solution.

When you’re ready to grow your talent

GroweLab can help.

Tell us which tools your district runs today, and we’ll show you GroweLab with your own plan, walkthrough form and coaching model in it.

Three educators plan together at a laptop in front of a GroweLab HQIM implementation plan showing 32 percent plan progress, phase status, risks and delays, and phase progress for planning, rollout and support