Newsela Professional Learning improves teacher usage

September 25, 2024

Efficacy study preview

See how professional learning supports deeper Newsela usage

This impact study reviews how teachers who attend Newsela Professional Learning use Newsela more often and engage with more instructional workflows after training.

Key Findings

What the study found

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12% more use

Higher teacher adoption

Teachers who attended at least one Newsela Professional Learning session used Newsela about 12% more than teachers who did not receive PL.

4x usage

Practice within 30 days matters

Teachers who returned to Newsela within 30 days of their first PL session used the platform over four times as much as non-returners.

50% more likely

Deeper writing workflow use

Teachers who attended PL were about 50% more likely to score writing prompt responses than matched control teachers.

15% more likely

More assignment creation

PL attendees were about 15% more likely to create assignments than control teachers.

Authored By

Kayleigh Ryherd, Ph.D.
Lead Research Analyst

Apoorva Shivaram, Ph.D.
Learning Analytics Intern

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Newsela Professional Learning improves teacher usage

Efficacy study preview

See how professional learning supports deeper Newsela usage

This impact study reviews how teachers who attend Newsela Professional Learning use Newsela more often and engage with more instructional workflows after training.

Key Findings

What the study found

Review the headline findings, then use the full report for methodology, sample details, and references.

12% more use

Higher teacher adoption

Teachers who attended at least one Newsela Professional Learning session used Newsela about 12% more than teachers who did not receive PL.

4x usage

Practice within 30 days matters

Teachers who returned to Newsela within 30 days of their first PL session used the platform over four times as much as non-returners.

50% more likely

Deeper writing workflow use

Teachers who attended PL were about 50% more likely to score writing prompt responses than matched control teachers.

15% more likely

More assignment creation

PL attendees were about 15% more likely to create assignments than control teachers.

Authored By

Kayleigh Ryherd, Ph.D.
Lead Research Analyst

Apoorva Shivaram, Ph.D.
Learning Analytics Intern

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Newsela Professional Learning improves teacher usage

See how professional learning supports deeper Newsela usage

What the study found

Higher teacher adoption

Practice within 30 days matters

Deeper writing workflow use

More assignment creation

Newsela Professional Learning improves teacher usage

See how professional learning supports deeper Newsela usage

What the study found

Higher teacher adoption

Practice within 30 days matters

Deeper writing workflow use

More assignment creation

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