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Use Cases
The School Starter Plan is designed for small to mid-sized schools or departments looking for a flexible, easy-to-implement way to help students build speaking and writing skills in a second language.
It’s ideal for world language and ESL programs that want to save teachers time, increase student engagement, and begin tracking growth—without needing a district-wide rollout. Whether you're a department chair supporting a small team, a coach running a pilot, or a lead teacher looking to improve instruction, the School Starter Plan gives you powerful tools without the complexity of managing a large-scale implementation.
Practice Speaking and Listening Skills
Assign oral prompts and get instant pass/fail grading with summary feedback. Students receive grammar insights and transcripts to build fluency and self-correct.
Assess Student Writing
Use open-ended writing prompts and auto-grade them using rubrics or simple pass/fail settings. Perfect for short answer practice or written expression tasks.
Track Proficiency Growth
Estimate ACTFL or WIDA speaking levels from student responses and monitor growth across assignments.
Quickly Build Activities with AI
Use the AI Builder to turn vocab lists, questions, or text passages into interactive activities in seconds—no manual setup required.
Inform Instruction with Data
View classroom-level insights to identify trends and adjust instruction accordingly.
Collaborate Across a Small Team
Share activities in Spaces with colleagues teaching the same course or working toward the same goals.
Run Informal Speaking Assessments
Use Practice Mode to simulate performance-based tasks, prep students for state assessments, or conduct unit-end check-ins.
Sync Classes from Your LMS
Roster sync with Google Classroom or Clever makes it easy to set up classes and keep student lists updated automatically.
Push Grades to Your LMS
Automatically send assignment scores back to Google Classroom to save time and reduce manual entry.
Outcomes
Teachers and schools use Speakable as part of their efforts to improve speaking and writing outcomes, engage students more deeply, and reduce the time spent on grading. Here are some of the goals educators often focus on when using Speakable:
Academic Outcomes
- Support stronger AAPPL speaking and writing scores through more frequent, low-stakes practice with feedback.
- Help students improve their AP interpersonal and presentational communication skills.
- Provide EL students with regular opportunities to practice for WIDA ACCESS speaking and writing domains.
- Use ACTFL-aligned estimates to guide instruction and support placement or proficiency tracking.
Student Experience Goals
- Build student confidence speaking in the target language, leading to greater participation and persistence in world language programs.
- Increase engagement and motivation with interactive, conversational assignments.
- Encourage self-reflection and growth by giving students visibility into their progress over time.
Instructional & Program Goals
- Reduce time spent grading with auto-scored speaking and writing responses.
- Align instruction more closely to standards using customizable rubrics and task types.
- Create more consistency and collaboration across classrooms through shared content and analytics.
- Use real student data to inform instruction and program decisions over time.
- Create a Quote: Click the button below to generate an official quote and order form tailored to your team size.
- Get Internal Approval: Complete the order form and share the quote with your billing department or approver for internal processing.
- Submit Order: Email the PO and order form to: hello@speakable.io
April 2025 Incentives
For new customers
If using a Purchase Order, paying by check, or delaying the start date:
- 10% discount on any plan (signed by April 30, 2025)
- Pilot access extended through August 15, 2025
- Flexible start date – activate licenses as late as August 15
- Delayed invoicing – pay as late as July 1
If using online checkout and ready to start immediately:
- 30% discount with code
APRIL30!at checkout - Licenses activate immediately and are billed via credit card
Eligible Plans
- School Starter Subscriptions (1–5 teachers)
- Organization Plan (up to 500 students; portfolios can be added)
Speakable's Commitment to Student Privacy
At Speakable, we take student data privacy seriously. We are a member of the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) and align with the standards of the Access 4 Learning Community (A4L). This means we’ve committed to strong privacy and security practices, including:
- Collecting only the data we need to provide educational services
- Never selling or sharing student data for marketing or advertising
- Supporting schools and districts in complying with privacy laws like COPPA and FERPA
- Signing data privacy agreements (DPAs) to formalize our responsibilities
To review our privacy practices, visit the Speakable Privacy Center.
District-Level Approvals and DPAs
In many school districts, new educational technology tools must be reviewed and approved before they can be used with students. This process often includes signing a Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) that outlines how student data will be protected.
Our Preferred Method: SDPC (A4L Community)
We encourage districts to use the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) to initiate or review a National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) with us. Speakable is a registered vendor in the system, and many states have pre-signed agreements on file.
This process is often faster, standardized, and ensures alignment with national privacy best practices.
Alternative: District-Provided DPA
If your district prefers to use its own DPA template, we are happy to review and sign it — pending legal review. Please send your district’s agreement to hello@speakable.io, and our team will follow up.
Parent Consent Requirements
Speakable is designed for educational use, and we follow COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) requirements. If you’re using Speakable with students under the age of 13 outside of a district-approved environment, you must collect parental consent before assigning student work.
If your school or district has signed a data privacy agreement (DPA) with Speakable, parental consent is typically handled at the district level. If not, please make sure you have a process in place to collect it before students begin using Speakable.
Steps for Teachers
If you’re a teacher looking to get Speakable approved in your school or district:
- Check with your tech coordinator or curriculum lead
Ask if your district uses the SDPC and whether Speakable is already approved. If not, they can request a new agreement or approval through that platform.
- Request a DPA review
If your district uses its own process, send a request to your tech or data privacy lead and copy hello@speakable.io. We’ll be happy to provide documentation or review their DPA.
- Ensure parent consent (if needed)
If your district hasn’t signed a DPA with Speakable and you teach students under 13, be sure to collect parental consent before students create accounts or begin assignments.