Frequently Asked Questions

Education Elements has deeper and broader experience in working with public school districts to shift to more student-centered learning environments than any other organization. We have supported the design and implementation of personalized learning in more than 100 districts.

We are a team of seasoned educators who understand public schools. We take the time to understand the unique challenges school leaders face, and then customize the Education Elements approach for each district.  

We bring deep expertise, design thinking, expert facilitation and the spirit of collaboration with our extensive toolkit of resources and technology to deliver sustainable results.

While best known for personalized learning, we support districts in many ways:

• Personalized Learning Design and Implementation
• Competency-Based Education Design and Implementation
• Strategy Development
• Leadership & Capacity Building
• Curriculum Strategy
• OER Adoption
• Instructional Model Design
• Professional Development & Support

We also provide suport at the state and school levels.

Our latest overview of personalized learning results from 36,000 students across 5 districts with established implementations of personalized learning, shows an average growth of 130% in reading and 122% in math, compared to nationally normed MAP growth targets. That means those students made 22% more progress in math and 30% more progress in reading on average over the course of the school year than nationally normed growth benchmarks predicted. In personalized learning classrooms, 6 out of 10 students met or exceeded national norms in both reading and math. Across the districts that we work with, 92% of district leaders say that teachers are more effective since implementing personalized learning and 90% say that students are more engaged in their learning.

Education Elements works with over 127 districts in 34 states (and DC!).  Our districts are as far apart as Georgia to Alaska with sizes ranging from under 600 students to over 100,000 students.

Education Elements works with over 115 districts in 34 states.  Our districts are as far apart as Georgia to Alaska with sizes ranging from under 600 students to over 100,000 students.

Want to learn more about where we work?  Check out our map here!

We work with a wide range of schools - both low and high-performing.  Personalized learning positively impacts all students, regardless of where they start, and helps them go farther, faster.  For low and high performing schools we see increases in both achievement and in engagement.

While rotational models are often the starting point for districts transitioning to blended or personalized learning, we work with each school or district to design a model that works for them. Our design process includes school leadership and a thoughtful approach to making sure we recognize and meet the unique needs of each school. As a result, schools we work with use a range of instructional models. Education Elements has designed models for over 13 next generation learning schools across all grade levels. We have designed for IB schools, for project-based learning, for flipped classrooms and for career-focused high schools. But not everyone is ready to jump in the deep end on day one. So we meet each school where they are - and start at the place that makes the most sense for them.

Check out the blog we wrote with the Christensen Institute about this subject!

We love how Dana Britt, a Senior Design Principal at Ed Elements answered this question in her blog post, The Technology Trap, but in case you don't want to follow the link, the simple answer is yes. We think technology is one component of personalized learning and that leveraging it makes scaling personalized learning a lot easier. But we believe you can make learning more student-centered with no devices at all - and certainly with a limited number. Want to learn more about how?  Reach out and ask us, we are happy to hop on the phone to talk.

Our consultants work closely with each school or district to develop an instructional model that meets your needs and will help you accomplish your goals. We use design-thinking and together develop models that make sense for each of our clients.

Yes, absolutely! We work with districts at all stages of their district transformation journey. Some districts are just starting to think about personalized learning and need a partner who can help them every step of the way; others have started and want to course-correct or to refresh. We meet each district wherever you are (just like we want each teacher to meet students wherever they are) and develop a customized approach to solving your most challenging problems.