Case Studies

Maria was an average student who wanted to improve her GPA but was struggling with motivation and focusing on her homework. When her teacher started using Ascend to set academic goals, it provided Maria with the opportunity to assess her areas of growth and decide to...

Nelson Lopez is a Computer Science major currently in his junior year at UNC-Chapel Hill. He used Ascend during his time at Olympic High School in Charlotte, NC to help him focus on his academic performance. While using Ascend, Nelson used goal setting to improve his...

Charlotte-based high school teacher and AVID Consultant Stacey Bush was looking for a way to reward student accomplishment and increase parent engagement.  “It’s difficult for a teacher to continually reward great behavior because of cost and time. I was looking for a...

One Charlotte, NC arts and technology high school has helped prepare its students for their futures through the use of Ascend, a gamified goal-setting software platform. Ascend includes comprehensive personality mapping and career matching, behavioral motivational...