Product Certifications

Research-Based Certified Products

Digital Promise currently offers the Research-Based Design: ESSA Tier 4 product certification. Digital Promise has verified that the following products have met the certification criteria described below. These products submitted applications that underwent a rigorous assessment process to certify that they are designed according to research, and in alignment to Tier 4 of the ESSA Tiers of Evidence. Congratulations to all products that have earned this certification!

Research-Based Design: ESSA Tier 4

To earn the Research-Based Design: ESSA Tier 4 product certification, edtech product teams must submit the following artifacts, or evidence:

A well-defined logic model based on empirical research that provides rationale for intended impact. The logic model, which must be supported by at least five empirical citations, includes a problem statement, inputs, activities/strategies, outputs, and short and long-term outcomes.
An annotated bibliography that cites well-designed, empirical research to describe the basis for and demonstrate five significant and distinct design decisions.
One well-designed qualitative research study that has been conducted to understand learners’ and/or educators’ experiences with the product and its potential benefits.
Easy access for education practitioners, learners, and communities to see the product’s research basis.
A signed FERPA letter to ensure data privacy.

Bridge to Writing by Heggerty

ESGI

Glean

Lexercise

Membean

The Mimir

Storyboard That

Research-Based Design for Instructional Learning Products

This certification preceded the Research-Based Design: ESSA Tier 4 certification and is no longer offered. To earn the Research-Based Design for Instructional Learning Products certification, edtech product teams submitted artifacts, or evidence, to demonstrate that:

They consulted rigorous and empirical research about learning to inform product design decisions;
They developed a theoretical framework, such as a logic model or theory of change, grounded in research about how people learn to drive product planning and decision making; and
They publish the product’s research basis in a form the public can easily access (each logo below links directly to this artifact).

95 Phonics Core Program

95 Percent Group: Multisyllable Routine Cards

Accelerated Reader by Renaissance

Achieve3000 Literacy

Actively Learn

Altitude Learning

Amira Learning

Amplio Speech & Language

Boom Learning

Boost Reading

BrainPOP

Wuzzit Trouble by Brainquake

Branching Minds

Bridge to Reading by Heggerty

BSD Education

Canvas LMS by Instructure

Cignition

The Classroom Education Plan (CEP)

CODAP

CommonLit

Composer

Deledao ActiveInsights™

DreamBox Reading Plus

Easel Activities from Easel by TpT™

EBLI Teacher Training and Student Lessons (ETSL) K-5 Classroom

Edmentum Exact Path

Edpuzzle

Education Perfect

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Ellevation Math

Ellevation Strategies

English-Line

eSpark

EVERFI K-12

Fast ForWord®

FEV Tutor

Foundations A-Z

Freckle by Renaissance

Get More Math

Giant Steps

Gizmos

Goalbook

GroweLab

Handwriting Heroes

iDoRecall

Ignite by Hatch

Imagine Edgenuity

Imagine Language & Literacy

Imagine Math

Imagine MyPath

Imagine Reading

Imagine Pathblazer

i-Ready

IXL

Labster

Lalilo by Renaissance

Levered Learning

Lexia Core5 Reading

LightSail

LiteracyPlanet

Logitech Crayon

Logitech Pen

Logitech Zone Learn

Lumio by SMART

Macmillan Learning Achieve

Mastery Connect by Instructure

$Math Basecamp Logo$

Math Basecamp by Legends of Learning

Microsoft Immersive Reader

Microsoft Reading Progress

MindPlay Reading

MindPlay Math

Mrs. Myers' Reading Room

Mrs. Nason's Nifty Numbers

My Reading Academy

My Math Academy

myON by Renaissance

Nearpod

Newsela

Pear Deck

Peekapak

Pixton Comic Maker

Prodigy

Quizlet

DreamBox Reading Plus

Read to Lead

ReadWorks

RoundEd Learning

Scholastic F.I.R.S.T.

Scholastic W.O.R.D.

ScootPad

Seesaw

Smarty Ants by Achieve3000

Sortegories

Speak Agent

Speech Blubs

STEAM Hub

ST Math

STORYWORLD

StrongMind

StrongMind Hybrid Solution

K12 Learn by Study.com

StudyHall.AI

Summit Learning Platform

Tailor-ED

Teachley Math

Voxy EnGen

Woot Math

Writing A-Z

Zaner-Bloser Handwriting

Ziplet

Research-Based Learning Analytics

To earn the Research-Based Learning Analytics certification, edtech product teams must submit artifacts, or evidence, to demonstrate that:

They consulted rigorous and empirical research about analytics to inform product design decisions;
They developed a theoretical framework, such as a logic model or theory of change, grounded in research about decision-making to drive product planning and decision making; and
They publish the product’s research basis in a form the public can easily access (each logo below links directly to this artifact).

ClassLink

The Research-Based Design product certification is not an endorsement of products or their efficacy. The certification intends to help educators narrow their options as they select products to pilot. To learn more about how product certifications can help districts select the right edtech, check out these free resources.

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