K12

14 Apr 2015

Apperson’s Online Assessment Platforms Finalists for 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards

Charlotte, N.C. – April 14, 2015 – Evo Academic and Evo Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), both Apperson Evo modules, were named finalists in the 2015 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards, the premier awards for the software and information industries. Evo Academic was chosen in the Best K-12 Course or Learning Management [...]

16 Mar 2015

Unlocking the Benefits of Technology Driven Assessment

I read an article the other day about a Bluetooth toothbrush. I initially could not think of a reason to have Bluetooth in a toothbrush, but as the article went on, it made perfect sense. The toothbrush acted as an agent to improve its purpose. It was giving you feedback as to how well or [...]

27 Feb 2015

YMCA Continues Social-Emotional Learning Expansion

In yet another sign that social-emotional learning is gaining national momentum, the YMCA of the USA is planning to expand its after-school efforts that focus on building student social-emotional skills, which can lead to increased resiliency and confidence and a correlated improvement in academic achievement.  You can read this recent blog post by Kathryn Baron [...]

25 Feb 2015

Why Common Core vs “Whole Child” is a Matter of the Heart

Common Core Standards are the latest concern for teachers, administrators, parents and students. As educators wrestle with implications arising from new expectations, there is an opportunity to refocus efforts on creating the right conditions for learning as well as the right skill sets that are truly worthy of being called an educational Core. The word [...]

30 Jan 2015

Welcome to the New Apperson

As Chairman of Apperson, I welcome you to our newly re-designed web site! As you visit our site, I am sure you’ll find your experience informative and rewarding. We hope it becomes a favorite destination as a place to learn and share. Our new site also incorporates the culmination of a re-branding effort many months [...]

21 Jan 2015

Social & Emotional Learning Comes to Ebinport Elementary

Apperson’s pioneering, online-based platform for measuring student social-emotional strengths, Evo Social-Emotional, makes an impact at Ebinport Elementary School in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Several classrooms have been participating in the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) Program, which is published by Apperson as the cornerstone of its online module. This goal of this program is for [...]

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