CASE STUDY
The Agnes Irwin School:
Using LearningPulse to Analyze Student Work and Strengthen Curriculum Alignment
The Agnes Irwin School, a PreK–12 independent girls school in Rosemont, PA, partners with LearningPulse to transform mountains of qualitative student work into real-time insights on curriculum effectiveness and student learning.
The Agnes Irwin School
Rosemont, PA
PreK–12 Girls School
Dr. Elizabeth Rossini
Curriculum Coherence
Instructional Alignment
Student Learning Analysis
At a Glance
School Type
Independent PreK–12 girls school
Primary Use
Analyzing writing, lab reports, reflections, and leadership reflections
Focus
Curriculum coherence, instructional alignment, student learning analysis
Users
Administrators + teachers, grades 2–12
Overview
The Agnes Irwin School already had a strong curriculum and experienced teachers, but they needed a scalable way to analyze authentic student work across classes and grades. They wanted to move from annual, quantitative reviews to ongoing, qualitative analysis that could inform teaching and curriculum in real time.
"With LearningPulse a teacher can examine their entire class set of work in mere minutes… It is a game changer."
— Dr. Elizabeth Rossini, Assistant Head of School, The Agnes Irwin School
The Challenge
The Agnes Irwin School embarked on a five-year strategic plan to enhance coherence across PreK–12 and align teaching with clear graduate competencies. However, they faced significant challenges:
Time-Intensive Analysis
Compiling and analyzing qualitative work across classes and grade levels was extremely time-consuming
Limited Review Depth
Difficult to regularly review assessment practices and pedagogy at meaningful depth
Real-Time Insights
Need to understand how programs serve students and where students are in their learning during learning, not just via tests
Scalability Challenge
Needed a way to analyze authentic student work at scale without overwhelming teachers and administrators
Why LearningPulse
The Agnes Irwin School chose LearningPulse for its unique combination of privacy protection, curriculum alignment, and scalable analysis capabilities.
Privacy and Data Protection
Student data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and never shared with Google, UX Pilot AI, UX Pilot AI, or other third parties. Privacy was critical to their decision.
Curriculum Context Engine
Upload their own curriculum documents so analysis directly aligns to Agnes Irwin's specific curriculum goals and graduate competencies.
Scalable Ingestion of Student Work
Ingest multi-page documents including essays, lab reports, speeches, and reflections across full classes and teaching loads in minutes.
Validated and Trusted
Backed by NSF SBIR funding and part of NVIDIA Inception program, providing confidence in the platform's validity and future.
"I was amazed that it could analyze the entire middle school's writing in a matter of minutes."
Implementation and Use
First Implementation Partner
Agnes Irwin becomes the first school to implement LearningPulse, with onsite training and ongoing Zoom support from the gotLearning team.
Administrator Adoption
Administrators use LearningPulse to answer critical questions about where students are in their learning in real time.
Teacher Integration
Teachers in grades 2–12 use it for handwritten and typed assignments, lab reports, and reflections across subject areas.
Middle School Writing Analysis
Middle school uses it for "quick writes" in narrative, informational, and persuasive modes to track growth over each unit.
Leadership Competency Insights
Leadership analyzes student reflections on competencies (agency, empathy, inclusivity), discovering students didn't fully understand "agency" and adjusting the program accordingly.
Results and Impact
LearningPulse has transformed how The Agnes Irwin School understands and responds to student learning.
Analysis at Scale
Ability to analyze authentic student work across classes, grades, and cohorts without overwhelming staff
Real-Time Insights
Immediate understanding of where students are in their learning, enabling mid-course adjustments
Growth Over Time
Clear views of student and grade-level growth patterns that inform instructional decisions
Hidden Insights
Confirmation of strengths and surfacing of needs that grades and test scores alone may miss
Success Story
One teacher captured an entire year of student writing and generated individual growth reports for each student as a handoff for the next teacher — providing unprecedented continuity and insight.
"It is not just a data platform, it is a thought partner for administrators and teachers."
— Dr. Elizabeth Rossini
"It helps us better understand where our students are in their learning during their learning."
— Dr. Elizabeth Rossini
Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Rossini
Assistant Head of School, The Agnes Irwin School
What prompted you to seek LearningPulse?
What was the biggest challenge before LearningPulse?
How does LearningPulse support your current initiatives?
How did implementation and training go?
What impact have you seen on teaching, learning, and curriculum?
What advice would you give to other schools?
What would you miss if you couldn't use LearningPulse?
Privacy and Trust at the Core
In the AI era, privacy and data protection were critical factors in The Agnes Irwin School's decision to use LearningPulse. Student data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and is never shared with Google, UX Pilot AI, UX Pilot AI, or any other third parties.
This commitment to privacy allows schools to use LearningPulse confidently and responsibly, knowing that student information remains secure and protected at all times.
Backed by the National Science Foundation and NVIDIA Inception
Transform Your Approach to Student Learning
LearningPulse makes it possible for The Agnes Irwin School to analyze authentic student work at scale, align findings to its curriculum, and act on insights in real time. It's a thought partner, not just another assessment platform, empowering educators to understand and support student learning like never before.
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