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The latest research reveals ESSA Level 2 evidence about the impact of competency-based professional learning on math & science scores for grades 6-8.

New third-party research shows the efficacy of job-embedded professional learning & talent development from engage2learn on student achievement.

Download the free white paper to explore the top five teacher support & retention strategies that ed leaders around the country are utilizing.

This white paper outlines the e2L 12 Life Ready Best Practices, curated from the expansive research on instructional practices that impact student achievement combined with reports on the skills that today’s students need for college, career, and life readiness. Each of the e2L LRBPs is defined, and the supporting research for each one is summarized and referenced.

Many efforts to overcome the teacher shortage in public schools nationwide are understandably focused on increasing the supply of teachers into the pipeline. However, every new hire costs districts $5,000 – $20,000. Re-allocating the lost dollars of replacement costs toward coaching and retaining teachers already in the system is a win-win. Such talent transformation is the key to fixing the leaky pipeline and better serving our learners, while maximizing taxpayer dollars.

Why is it important that learners acquire “soft skills?” How are their classroom experiences in public schools nationwide addressing the issue of equity?

Abstract What if the reason decades of reform, including billions of taxpayer dollars spent on professional learning, technology, resources, and programs have not created a sustainable solution...

In the modern era of public education, often referred to as Education 3.0, it is imperative that young learners embody the Life Ready Skills necessary for success in the world outside of their school walls. A Learner Profile is the precise tool that emboldens communities and educational stakeholders to identify those necessary traits and develop the ideal learning opportunities for their students to be successful. Once created, districts can put a learner profile into action through a learning framework.

Focusing on building Life Ready skills in today’s learners ensures the 16,000 or so hours learners invest in school is well-spent, college or career readiness is guaranteed, and that they leave high school confident to take on the future as it unfolds for each of them as individuals. No longer are jobs centered around solitary, repetitive tasks, but instead call for collaboration, multiple methods of communication, and innovation. e2L has curated 7 Life Ready Skills from the research on this topics. . It is one thing to know what these skills are and to understand that they are important to the future of every learner attending schools today; it is an entirely different thing to create a system prepared to provide the experience required.