The privacy of student data continues to be a nationwide concern, as reflected in the recent flurry of state laws aimed at protecting students’ educational records. The chief target of these new laws is the online educational services industry. In particular, the recent legislation aims at preventing providers of online services to schools from using [...]
Webinar hosted by Aperture Education Aug. 29, 2017 offers insight into what the DESSA is – and what it is not Charlotte N.C. (Aug. 10, 2017) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) assessments can provide valuable information to help school districts improve their SEL programs and address the social-emotional strengths and needs of individual students. However, in [...]
Charlotte N.C. (June 1, 2017) — Aperture Education, a social enterprise focused on social-emotional learning skills, has partnered with the education charity SkillForce to provide data for a new program to build social-emotional skills in students throughout the United Kingdom. The SkillForce Prince William Award is a character-building program in the UK for children ages [...]
Webinar hosted by Aperture Education explores Burlington’s success with implemented behavioral supports for students Charlotte N.C. (March 14, 2017) — Quality social and emotional learning (SEL) programs are a key part of teaching the whole child. Aperture Education will showcase one district’s SEL implementation during a free webinar at 2 p.m. EDT on March 29th, [...]
What a way to kick off the New Year with the training team at Aperture Education! Tatiana Carter (Prestige Achievement) and I recently supported a select group of afterschool educators and site leads in establishing a foundation for social and emotional learning. They say “Everything is bigger in Texas,” and the vision Clayton Youth Enrichment [...]
New Social Enterprise Aperture Education Focuses on Students’ Social and Emotional CompetenceNew company is a joint venture of Apperson, Inc. and the Devereux Center for Resilient ChildrenCharlotte N.C. (Jan. 26, 2017)—Assessment company Apperson, Inc., and the Devereux Center for Resilient Children – a prevention-focused service of the nonprofit organization Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health – today [...]
On December 6th, I had the distinct honor to attend the Kennedy Forum Annual Meeting 2016 in Chicago, Illinois! This year’s theme was Leadership for Change! I participated in a premier annual gathering of national and global thought leaders to ignite new ideas, build cross industry collaboration and inspire actionable results in the resilience, health, [...]
