Otus at ISTELive+ASCD 2025: One Booth, Four Sessions, Endless Inspiration

If you’re leading a classroom (or an entire school), you know time is limited, and every decision counts. 

That’s why we came to ISTELive+ASCD this year with one goal:

Help school leaders use data more meaningfully without making life harder.

Here’s how that came to life in San Antonio.

Teaming up with Discovery Education to share educator voices and solutions

Throughout the conference, we had the opportunity to co-host a variety of powerful sessions with our partners at Discovery Education, where we tackled real challenges educators face every day. 

COMING SOON! Click below to check out an in-depth recap of each of the sessions:

1. What It Really Takes to Lead Grading Reform
2. How Teachers Shape the Tools They Use
3. Measuring Growth in Science Through Formative Assessment

And if you joined one of these sessions, a heartfelt thank you. 

Your insights, questions, and experiences don’t just spark great conversation; they shape how we build Otus. We’re always listening, and we’re building for you.

Using AI to solve the “too much data, not enough clarity” problem

At our ISTELive+ASCD poster session, Otus AI in Action: Real-Time Answers for Real Educators, we gave attendees an interactive experience with one of our most exciting new tools.

Educators explored how Otus AI turns overwhelming student data into instant, actionable insights (without adding to their workload). From drafting family emails to forming instructional groups or identifying who needs support, Otus AI helps educators tackle eveyray challenges in just a few clicks.

The biggest takeaway? When schools are swimming in data, Otus helps them use it in seconds.

Take our interactive tour of Otus AI

Winning Tech & Learning Best of Show 

As if the week wasn’t exciting enough, we were honored to be named a Best of Show winner by Tech & Learning, an award judged by some of the most knowledgeable educators in the industry.

According to the judges, Otus stood out for simplifying what matters most: 

Making student growth visible, actionable, and easier to support.

From built-in AI to streamlined assessment and MTSS tools, we’re proud to help school teams save time and drive results.

The best part? Talking with you

Hundreds (if not thousands; we might have lost count) of incredible educators stopped by our booth, and we simply couldn’t get enough.

You shared what’s working in your classrooms, what’s been challenging, how your schools are evolving, and where Otus might fit into it all. We got to talk shop, swap stories, laugh together, and dig into the real work you’re doing every day.

We love being face-to-face with educators.

It’s how we learn. It’s how we improve. And it’s why we do what we do.

Whether you came for a quick demo, to learn more about the latest AI features, or just to see what those shark stickers were all about, we were grateful for every conversation.

See you next year!

Educators came to ISTELive+ASCD 2025 asking big questions:

How do we better support teachers?
How can we streamline our edtech stack?
How can we make decisions that lead to actual growth?

And the Otus team came ready to answer with a unified platform, a new AI experience, and real stories from schools making it happen. 

If you didn't get a chance to visit our busy booth, request a demo today and see exactly what Otus can do for your classroom, school and district.