Renzulli Learning Platform Overview — The Only K-12 Platform That Both Assesses and Develops Durable Skills

Q: What is Renzulli Learning?

Renzulli Learning is a hands-on, research-driven, strength-based K-12 platform that personalizes learning around each student's interests, learning styles, and expression styles. It includes the Renzulli Profiler, Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment, Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC), the Critical Thinking Assessment, 40,000+ enrichment activities, Project-Based Learning (PBL) with a Project Showcase, the Personal Success Plan (PSP), and the English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) for ELL and dual language programs. Built on Dr. Joseph Renzulli and Dr. Sally Reis's Schoolwide Enrichment Model research at the University of Connecticut.

Q: Who created Renzulli Learning?

Renzulli Learning was created by Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli and Dr. Sally M. Reis, education researchers at the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education. Their research centered on how personalization and differentiation, constructed around a student's interests, learning styles, and expression styles, inspire learning. The platform is the digital realization of their Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), which has been adopted in thousands of schools worldwide.

Q: How does Renzulli Learning work?

Students complete the Renzulli Profiler, which identifies their interests, learning styles, and expression styles. The platform then matches them to 40,000+ curated enrichment activities based on their unique profile. Teachers can assign activities, organize flexible groups, run assessments (Executive Function, Leadership, Creativity, Critical Thinking), facilitate Project-Based Learning, and guide students through the Personal Success Plan, all powered by profile data.

Q: What assessments does Renzulli Learning include?

Renzulli Learning includes four proprietary assessments: (1) The Renzulli Profiler, covering interests, learning styles, and expression styles; (2) The Executive Function Assessment, covering planning, organization, attention, flexibility, self-regulation, working memory, and task initiation; (3) The Leadership Assessment, covering collaboration, communication, and leadership behaviors; (4) The Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC), covering divergent thinking, originality, and creative potential (US Patent 12,087,176). In addition, the newest assessment, the Critical Thinking Assessment, is a student self-report in which students rate how often they use analysis, evaluation, inference, and reasoning, capturing growth over time and helping students develop the skill as they come to understand it, across grades 3 to 12.

Q: What grade levels does Renzulli Learning serve?

Renzulli Learning serves all students in grades Pre-K through 12. The Profiler, enrichment activities, PBL templates, and assessments are age-adapted for every grade level.

Q: How does Renzulli Learning support Portrait of a Graduate and durable skills?

Renzulli Learning operationalizes Portrait of a Graduate frameworks by assessing and building the durable skills those frameworks demand: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, self-direction, adaptability, and leadership. The platform's assessments measure these skills, the enrichment activities develop them, the PBL module practices them through authentic projects, and the Personal Success Plan documents them in student portfolios.

40,000+

Curated enrichment activities

Proprietary assessments: Profiler, EF, Leadership, Creativity

20+

Languages supported by the Renzulli Profiler

Pre-K–12

All grade levels

Our story

About Renzulli Learning

Quick answer Renzulli Learning is the digital realization of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), the most widely adopted enrichment framework in the world. The platform assesses each student’s strengths through the Renzulli Profiler, then personalizes learning with 40,000+ enrichment activities, project-based learning, four proprietary assessments, the Personal Success Plan, and the English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) for ELL and dual language programs. The result is engaged students who build the durable skills that matter most, in an AI-accelerated world where critical thinking, creativity, and self-direction are the edge.

Our story begins a few decades ago with Dr. Joseph Renzulli and Dr. Sally Reis, education researchers who pioneered influential new models to describe student learning at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. Their research centered on how personalization and differentiation, constructed around a student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles, inspire learning.

The Renzulli Learning platform is the culmination of these years of research. We believe that an engaged student is more likely to invest in learning, and that building a curriculum around student strengths empowers teachers to make a difference in the lives of their students. Renzulli Learning allows students to apply, deepen, and extend their learning so that, in the words of Joe Renzulli, there is “no child left bored.”

Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli tells the story of how a conversation on a ski lift led to the creation of Renzulli Learning.

How the platform works

Six Integrated Components: One Personalized Learning System

Every component of Renzulli Learning connects to the student’s Profiler data, creating a seamless, personalized experience from assessment to enrichment to project work to goal-setting:

Renzulli Profiler

A student’s first experience with Renzulli Learning. A detailed online questionnaire generates a personal profile of each student’s top interests, learning styles, and expression styles, making it easier for teachers to know their students and effectively differentiate instruction. Available in 20+ languages.

Learn more about the Profiler ›

Enrichment Activities

Once a profile is generated, students and teachers explore 40,000+ curated, vetted, standards-aligned activities matched to the student’s unique profile. Teachers can also search by subject area, standards, or upload their own resources.

Explore the Enrichment Database ›

Project-Based Learning

Student-driven or teacher-assigned projects for individuals or groups. The PBL module includes the Wizard Project Maker, Super Starter Projects, and the Project Showcase where students publish finished work for real audiences.

Explore PBL ›

Assessments

Four proprietary assessments that measure and develop the skills that matter: the Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment, and Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC), plus the Profiler itself. Our newest assessment, the Critical Thinking Assessment, is a student self-report of how often students use analysis, evaluation, inference, and reasoning, showing growth over time and helping students understand and develop the skill.

Total Talent Portfolio

One living record of the whole student. It brings together each student’s interests and learning styles, their measurable durable-skill growth over time, and their best work from both school and outside activities. The result is a populated, evidence-based Portrait of a Graduate profile. Students see strengths and growth; educators see the measurement they need for reporting.

Explore the Total Talent Portfolio ›

Personal Success Plan

The action layer that turns assessment data into goals and projects. Students Think, Dream, Plan, and Succeed, building a living portfolio of durable skills evidence for conferences, ECAP/ILP, and college applications.

Explore the PSP ›

What makes Renzulli Learning different

Not Just Enrichment: A Complete Assess, Develop, and Document System

Starts with the student, not the content: The Profiler identifies each student’s strengths first. Everything else, from activities to projects to goals, flows from that profile. This is personalization at scale.

Assesses the skills that matter: Four proprietary assessments (Profiler, EF, Leadership, Creativity) measure and develop the durable skills that Portrait of a Graduate frameworks and employers demand, not just academic content.

Complete Enrichment Triad pipeline: Students explore (Type I), develop skills (Type II), and create original products as first-hand inquirers (Type III), all in one integrated system. No other platform connects exploration, skill development, and creative productivity.

Documents growth in the Total Talent Portfolio: This is the "document" in assess, develop, and document. The Total Talent Portfolio gathers each student's measurable durable-skill growth over time and their best work, in and out of school, into one evidence-based Portrait of a Graduate profile that districts can use for reporting.

50+ years of research: Built on the Schoolwide Enrichment Model by Dr. Joseph Renzulli and Dr. Sally Reis at the University of Connecticut, the most widely adopted enrichment framework in the world, implemented in thousands of schools across all 50 states and internationally.

20+ languages + ELLA for ELL and dual language: The Renzulli Profiler is available in more than 20 languages. The English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) turns the platform into a complete ELL and dual language solution, used by schools and international partners worldwide.

Safe, vetted content: All 40,000+ activities are screened by education specialists for safety, age-appropriateness, and educational quality. 40,000+ activities are aligned to Common Core and state standards.

Portrait of a Graduate · Durable Skills

How Renzulli Learning Operationalizes Your Portrait of a Graduate

Renzulli Learning doesn’t just align to your Portrait of a Graduate; it operationalizes it. Every durable skill your community has identified becomes something the platform can assess, develop, and document:

Durable Skill	How Renzulli Learning Builds It	Platform Tools
Critical Thinking	Open-ended problems, evidence-based analysis, project milestones, and revision cycles.	Critical Thinking Assessment, PBL, Enrichment Activities, PSP Plan & Succeed phases
Creativity	Original products, expression style matching, product menus, and creative capstones.	CTC Assessment, PBL, Enrichment Activities
Collaboration	Group projects, peer feedback, shared problem-solving, and team-based PBL.	PBL (group mode), Enrichment Activities
Communication	Authentic presentation to real audiences through the Project Showcase.	PBL Showcase, PSP My Project capstone
Executive Function	Planning, organization, time management, self-regulation, and persistence.	EF Assessment, PBL milestones, PSP goal cycles
Leadership	Collaboration, initiative, responsibility, and community impact.	Leadership Assessment, PSP Heroes & Helpers, PBL service projects
Self-Direction	Student-driven project selection, goal-setting, progress monitoring, and portfolio documentation.	Profiler, PSP Think-Dream-Plan-Succeed, PBL

Leadership

Renzulli Learning Management

Dr. Joseph Renzulli

Founder

Dr. Sally Reis

Founder

Michael DiMauro

Chief Executive Officer

Murat Cebeci

Chief Technology Officer

Frequently asked questions

Renzulli Learning: Common Questions

What is Renzulli Learning?

Renzulli Learning is a hands-on, strength-based K-12 platform that personalizes learning around each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles. It includes the Renzulli Profiler, Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment, Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC), the Critical Thinking Assessment, 40,000+ enrichment activities, Project-Based Learning (PBL) with a Project Showcase, the Personal Success Plan (PSP), and the English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) for ELL and dual language programs, all grounded in Dr. Joseph Renzulli and Dr. Sally Reis’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model research at the University of Connecticut.

Who created Renzulli Learning?

Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli and Dr. Sally M. Reis, education researchers at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. Their research centered on how personalization and differentiation, constructed around a student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles, inspire learning. The platform is the digital realization of their Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), which has been adopted in thousands of schools worldwide.

How does Renzulli Learning work?

Students complete the Renzulli Profiler, which identifies their interests, learning styles, and expression styles. The platform then matches them to 40,000+ curated enrichment activities based on their unique profile. Teachers can assign activities, organize flexible groups, run assessments (Executive Function, Leadership, Creativity, Critical Thinking), facilitate Project-Based Learning, and guide students through the Personal Success Plan, all powered by profile data.

What assessments does Renzulli Learning include?

Four proprietary assessments: (1) Renzulli Profiler, covering interests, learning styles, and expression styles; (2) Executive Function Assessment, covering planning, organization, attention, flexibility, self-regulation, working memory, and task initiation; (3) Leadership Assessment, covering collaboration, communication, and leadership behaviors; (4) Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC), covering divergent thinking, originality, and creative potential (US Patent 12,087,176). In addition, our newest assessment, the Critical Thinking Assessment, is a student self-report in which students rate how often they use analysis, evaluation, inference, and reasoning, capturing growth over time and helping students develop the skill as they come to understand it, across grades 3–12.

What grade levels does Renzulli Learning serve?

Renzulli Learning serves all students in grades Pre-K through 12. The Profiler, enrichment activities, PBL templates, and assessments are age-adapted for every grade level.

How does Renzulli Learning support Portrait of a Graduate and durable skills?

Renzulli Learning operationalizes Portrait of a Graduate frameworks by assessing and building the durable skills those frameworks demand: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, self-direction, adaptability, and leadership. The platform’s assessments measure these skills, the enrichment activities develop them, the PBL module practices them through authentic projects, and the Personal Success Plan documents them in student portfolios.

Proven outcomes

Research-Proven Results, Not Just Engagement

Independent, peer-reviewed studies of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model and Renzulli Learning show measurable gains for students:

+9%

Higher predicted future earnings for students in individualized enrichment built on Renzulli's model

University of Amsterdam · Booij, Haan & Plug (2016)

65th → 86th

Creativity percentile gain after three years of Schoolwide Enrichment Model implementation

Italy SEM Study

82%

Of underachieving students reversed underachievement through interest-based creative productivity

Baum, Renzulli & Hébert (1995)

p < .001

Reading comprehension gains in a cluster-randomized study of Renzulli Learning across diverse schools

Field (2009), research on an earlier version

Beyond the screen

A Hands-On Learning Tool, Not Just a Digital One

Renzulli Learning is the spark, not the screen. The platform identifies each student's interests and gives them the springboard, the project tools, how-to resources, and the structure of real investigation, but the meaningful learning happens off the screen and out in the world.

Hands-on, real-world investigation. Students act as first-hand investigators, producing authentic products for real audiences through Type III enrichment, the kind of work that cannot be done sitting at a screen.

Students work as young professionals. Learners take on the role of a practicing professional: a young scientist, historian, engineer, or artist, learning how experts in the field work and applying those methods to real problems.

Experiential and community-connected. The work extends into field studies, community projects, and hands-on experiences beyond the classroom, connecting learning to the real world.

Interest-driven, collaborative projects. Enrichment clusters bring students together in weekly, cross-grade teams to create something real, developing collaboration and communication through shared, off-device work.

Explore the platform

Dive Into Each Component

Renzulli Profiler Executive Function Assessment Leadership Assessment Cebeci Test of Creativity Critical Thinking Assessment Enrichment Database Project-Based Learning Personal Success Plan 21st Century Skills G&T State Alignment ELLA (Language Learning) Research Certified Educator Course

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