It’s the start of a new school year, and you have a whole new classroom of students to teach. Before you jump into your curriculum, take a moment to consider the benefits of administering a pre-test to your class. Having the ability to quickly see what a student knows at the beginning of the year [...]
School spirit apparel is a great thing to offer for a multitude of reasons. Check out our list below and see why you need to get involved! Increase School Spirit Show your pride in your school and your community. You can even have specified spirit wear days or spirit week to increase engagement. This is [...]
The adoption of big data in higher education has been relatively slow due, in part, to privacy concerns. The sheer volume of information can also be overwhelming. Institutions may not know how to best harness and make sense of such large amounts of data. But the big data trend is just beginning. A 2016 Forbes [...]
Apperson recently launched a new software solution to help schools and test-prep centers better prepare students for the ACT and SAT tests. DataLink ACT/SAT allows educators and test-prep instructors to quickly scan in and grade the practice test answer sheets, and analyze the results so they can help students prepare for these high-stakes tests. The software works [...]
Apperson's customer success stories mini-series continues below with insights from Gretchen and Sandy, two of our K12 team members! "I’ve worked for Apperson for 5 ½ years and can honestly say it’s one of the best jobs I’ve had. The people are wonderful and everyone works so well together. It’s fun to come to work [...]
Welcome to another installment of our customer success stories! Today we're featuring Sarah Brown, one of our K-12 sales reps. “I love hearing how our products can be beneficial to educators, regardless of what role they may play in their school or district. It excites me to hear an Assistant Principal say, 'After using your [...]
We are excited to introduce a new mini-series featuring some of our customer success stories. Please read on to find out why Apperson has superior customer service and hear what our customers have to say! "I had a school Principal call extremely upset because they had just administered a benchmark test to over 200 students [...]
There are three types of student engagement: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. All three are important to analyze and understand in order to help improve your instruction in the classroom. We must accept that not all students are engaged at all times. However, it is important to keep everyone as engaged as possible. Engagement is key [...]
Formative assessments are necessary to evaluate student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a specific lesson or unit. There are many different approaches to gathering the information needed to guide teacher instruction. Some commonly used online resources for formative assessments include Pear Deck, Quizziz, Kahoot, Nearpod, and Quizlet Live. We’re going to delve a little [...]
Did you know that March 2nd is National Banana Cream Pie Day, National Old Stuff Day, Dr. Seuss Day and Employee Appreciation Day? We could celebrate the day by eating a pie for breakfast, wearing old clothes to work, reading “Cat in the Hat” to a friend named Pat, or by simply honoring our amazing [...]
