Overview
Hayley Spohn, an experienced educator, faced the ongoing challenge of ensuring her students met their academic growth targets. Using iReady diagnostics as a benchmark, Hayley observed her students’ progress midway through the academic year. Traditionally, students aim for 50% growth towards their annual goal by January. However, with the integration of Colleague AI into her teaching approach, Hayley saw remarkable improvements far exceeding expectations.

Challenge
Hayley’s primary goal was to help her students achieve steady academic growth. Historically, meeting or slightly exceeding the 50% growth benchmark in January was considered successful. However, some students, particularly those with prior low growth rate , struggled to achieve meaningful growth year over year.
Solution
Hayley implemented Colleague AI, a platform designed to support both educators and students. The teacher-facing features of Colleague AI helped Hayley refine her instructional strategies and lesson materials, while the student-facing version provided personalized, engaging, and targeted learning opportunities via its learning companion and formative assessment features.
Results
By January, halfway through the school year, Hayley’s classroom achieved groundbreaking results:
- Average Growth: Students achieved an average of 108% growth towards their annual goals—more than doubling the standard benchmark of 50% and far surpassing last year’s 72% average growth.
- Individual Student’s Success Story: One student, who previously made 0% growth for two prior consecutive years, experienced an astounding 315% growth this year. This student advanced from a 4th-grade to a 6th-grade level in just six months, demonstrating the transformative potential of the student-facing version of Colleague AI.
Key Factors for Success
Hayley attributes this extraordinary success to Colleague AI’s dual-focus approach:
Teacher Support: The platform equipped Hayley with actionable insights to tailor her instruction and address individual student needs effectively.
Student Engagement: The student-facing tools fostered independent learning, allowing students to actively engage with personalized content and timely receive detailed feedback on their works.
Conclusion
The integration of Colleague AI proved to be a game-changer in Hayley’s classroom. By leveraging AI-powered insights and personalized learning tools, students exceeded growth expectations, with some achieving transformative academic leaps. Hayley’s experience highlights the power of innovative edtech solutions in driving meaningful and measurable educational outcomes.
By Hayley Spohn, a 7th Grade math teacher