Education - Clustrex Data

Case Study

School Curriculum Support Application

Objective:
The application provides school teachers with ready-to-use, curriculum-aligned resources and assignments designed to help students achieve learning standards of proficiency.
Scope:
Deliver a seamless platform that offers easy access to teaching materials, automated assignment workflows, and performance-tracking tools to enhance classroom effectiveness and student outcomes.
Key Features:
- Curriculum-Aligned Resources:
  Access to pre-designed lesson plans, assignments, and activities tailored to meet learning standards.
- Assignment Management:
  Ability to assign, track, and grade student work directly through the platform.
- Progress Tracking:
  Real-time insights into student performance, enabling timely intervention when needed.
- Learnosity Integration:
  Seamless integration with Learnosity, a third-party service, to provide interactive assessments and analytics.
- Collaborative Tools:
  Share the study resources with students for learning.
Technologies Used:
- Frontend:
  - HTML, Tailwind CSS – for clean, responsive UI design.
  - JavaScript, jQuery – for dynamic content and user interactions.
- Backend:
  - AWS Lambda – for handling business logic and API interactions.
  - Amazon API Gateway – for managing API requests and routing.
  - Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL) – for storing curriculum resources, assignments, and performance data.
- Cloud Infrastructure:
  - Amazon EC2 – for pulling data from Learnosity and processing it for further use in the platform.
  - Amazon S3 — for storing student resources JSON and assignments JSON.
Value Delivered:
- Enhanced Teacher Efficiency: Reduced time spent on resource creation by providing ready-made, curriculum-aligned content.
- Personalized Learning: Empowered teachers to tailor assignments to individual student needs, improving learning outcomes.
- Seamless Integration: Integrated Learnosity to enhance assessments and provide in-depth analytics on student performance.
- Data-Driven Teaching: Provided insights into student performance trends, enabling data-driven interventions.
Challenges Faced:
- Resource Alignment: Ensured that pre-made resources aligned with diverse state and national education standards.
- Third-Party Integration: Managed API interactions with Learnosity, ensuring smooth data flow and minimizing delays.
- Scalability: Optimized backend architecture to handle increased user load during peak times, such as grading periods.
- Adoption and Training: Conducted user training sessions to help teachers become familiar with the new tools and workflows.