How did Spotify turn "you listened to Taylor Swift for 10,483 minutes" into a story you couldn't wait to share? Meanwhile, we're still sharing student growth through numbers and charts.

Something's not adding up.

There's something here that could enhance how we celebrate student growth - and no, I'm not suggestion you try to turn your students' analytical progression into a viral moment.

But what if progress felt less like a data dump ad more like a story worth sharing?

Here's what teachers can learn from Spotify's storytelling magic - and how to use it without exhausting ourselves in the process.