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Celebrate Earth Day in the Classroom
In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, engage your students with this delicious and educational activity about soil structure. Students will learn about soil horizons while building an edible soil model that they can [...]
The Best New Earth Day Books for Grades K-12
Will you be talking about our planet and the challenges it faces with your students? With Earth Month starting on Monday, we thought we’d gather some of the latest books for kids and teens that [...]
Creating a Positive Place to Learn: 10 Classroom Management Tips
Establishing classroom rules. A positive note home to parents. Clear and organized lesson plans. These are a few of the strategies proven to be effective in creating a positive learning environment for you and your [...]
Our All-Time Favorite Books About Teaching
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov So much of the daily work of leading a classroom is never taught in an education classroom. [...]
Shh… Students Testing.
So the school year is winding down. You've put together lesson plan after lesson plan. You've taught five days a week and never taken time off. Your students have learned and grown as individuals. You've [...]
11 Must-Haves for Your Teachers’ Lounge
Can we talk about school as a workplace for a minute? We put in just as many (if not more) hours as the average worker, so all we're asking for are some basic items to [...]
15 FREE (OR CHEAP) WAYS TO STOCK YOUR CLASSROOM LIBRARY
We found free books for low-income schools, literacy grants, free ebook databases and we even offer some of our favorite ideas for finding books on the cheap. We hope this helps you fill the shelves [...]
9 Ways to Keep the Classics Fresh in High School English
“But this book is so old!” Sound familiar? Never fear! Here are some foolproof ways to keep the classics fresh for the modern-day student. 1. Pair contemporary poetry and short stories with the classics. Invite [...]
Top 20 Books That Teach Social Skills
There are few things bookworms revere more than a quality book list. For that reason, we're sharing one with you. Some of these will surely look familiar. Some will be brand new. Without further adieu, [...]
Spring Bulletin Board Ideas
Spring is the season for new beginnings. The weather gets warmer. The daytime gets longer. Trees grow new leaves and flowers bloom to brighten everything in sight. For teachers, the season provides a perfect opportunity [...]
Fun STEM Activities for St. Patrick’s Day
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your students and stay true to your curriculum goals, try these fun activities and experiments for St. Patrick's Day! Rainbow War Students investigate fractions while trying to reconstruct a [...]
Offering Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Intervention Strategies
Teachers and out-of-school staff now have proven methods to enrich their SEL climate and instruction Charlotte, N.C. – Sept. 29, 2015 – Research indicates that social and emotional learning (SEL) programs can have a positive [...]
A Worthy Mission: Serving Higher Education
I’ve been the Product Strategist for Apperson’s academic assessment solutions for two years now. In that time, Apperson has gone through an incredible amount of change, much of which has been driven by this 60-year-old [...]
Afterschool Programs “Role” with Social and Emotional Learning: Update
In August, we hosted a webinar with the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and reviewed the most recent results of their community impact study. As we expected, our audience for this webinar was diverse and [...]
Apperson Expands Its Higher-Ed Solutions
Comprehensive service supports the creation, delivery, scoring, and analysis of online or paper-based exams Charlotte, N.C. – August 13, 2015 - Assessment leader Apperson has expanded its solutions for higher education with Evo Academics for [...]
Seeking High Schools to Help with the National Standardization of the DESSA – High School Edition
Educators, schools and districts can be a part of making the gold standard of social-emotional competencies assessments available for grades 9-12 Charlotte, N.C. – August 10, 2015 – Research has scientifically confirmed that social and [...]