ISTELive 2026 is almost here, and if you’re making the trip to Orlando, here’s one stop I want at the top of your show-floor list: Renaissance at booth #2000. Renaissance has spent 40 years helping teachers understand what their students actually need — and this year they’re showing up to ISTE with their biggest idea yet.
Here’s what caught my attention with this one. Most edtech promises to personalize learning, then hands teachers five more logins to keep track of. Renaissance is going the opposite direction — pulling the tools educators already juggle into a single, trustworthy workflow they’re calling Renaissance Intelligence. The kicker? It goes live July 1, right in the middle of ISTE. That timing alone makes booth #2000 worth the walk.
What Renaissance Is Showcasing at ISTELive 2026
The centerpiece of the booth this year is Renaissance Intelligence, which Renaissance is calling the industry’s first Education Intelligence System. Instead of asking teachers to stitch together insights from a pile of disconnected apps, it connects the entire instructional cycle — assessment → grouping → instruction → practice → proficiency — into one workflow that works with your core curriculum, not around it. It officially launches July 1, so ISTE is the place to see it first. Here’s the lineup you can get hands-on with at booth #2000.
📊 Renaissance Assessment
Renaissance Assessment turns student data into action. It connects screening, progress monitoring, and formative assessment into one experience — with the flexibility to use Star Assessments or FastBridge — so educators spend less time testing and more time helping students grow. Star Assessments and FastBridge are both highly rated by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) for screening and progress monitoring.
📚 Renaissance Literacy
Renaissance Literacy brings assessment, teacher-led instruction, targeted practice, and connected reading experiences into one literacy workflow. Grounded in Science of Reading principles, it helps teachers know what each reader needs next, deliver aligned instruction, and keep students moving — from foundational skills all the way to flourishing.
🔢 Renaissance Math
Renaissance Math unpacks dense standards into teachable skills, then connects assessment, instruction, and targeted practice in one place. Teachers can select a specific skill, launch an interactive lesson, assign practice that reinforces today’s learning, and monitor proficiency — all without losing focus on grade-level math.
Renaissance’s Goals for the Classroom This Year
What I appreciate about Renaissance’s ISTE message is that it stays grounded in classroom reality. For years, schools have layered on tool after tool to personalize learning — and ended up with disconnected apps, siloed data, and decisions that arrive too late to matter. Renaissance Intelligence is built to replace those layers with one connected workflow, powered by responsible AI that’s grounded in validated assessment data and decades of learning research. The goal isn’t AI that replaces teachers — it’s AI that serves them, delivering teacher-ready recommendations and dynamic student groupings while keeping educators in control.
“Education has been stuck in a cycle where teachers are expected to stitch together insights from disconnected tools just to personalize learning. Renaissance Intelligence changes that.” — Chris Bauleke, CEO at Renaissance
Meet the Renaissance Leaders at the Booth
One of the best reasons to stop by is the chance to talk with the people building this system. Renaissance leaders attending ISTE and ready to talk instructional coherence and human-centered AI include:
- Todd Brekhus — Chief Product Officer
- Dr. Gene Kerns — Chief Academic Officer
- Storey Sitwala — Vice President of Teaching and Learning Innovation
This year, I’m also sitting down with the Renaissance team for a booth interview during the conference to dig deeper into how an Education Intelligence System actually changes a teacher’s day. Keep an eye out for that conversation in my ISTE coverage later this week.
About Renaissance
As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Through our comprehensive suite of connected solutions, we deliver powerful, aligned tools that support teaching and learning at every stage.
Renaissance Intelligence, our first-of-its-kind Education Intelligence System, unifies assessment, instruction, practice, and curriculum in one AI-powered workflow, turning real-time data into actionable guidance that helps educators personalize teaching and make informed decisions with confidence.
We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com, and follow along on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
See you in Orlando! Stop by booth #2000, get a first look at Renaissance Intelligence, and tell them Your Digital Learning Coach sent you. I’ll be sharing more from the floor all week — and if you’re not already getting my ISTE coverage, subscribe to the TeacherCast newsletter so you don’t miss a thing.
