Best Practices in Planning Professional Development for Educators

Best Practices in Planning Professional Development for Educators

The most effective Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programs treat teachers as lifelong learners who want to integrate new curricular methods, content, and strategies into their classrooms. The Learning Policy Institute culled findings from 35 reports to...
5 Things a Content Developer Should Know About Standards

5 Things a Content Developer Should Know About Standards

Why should a content developer care about standards? Because writing without standards is like creating without a vision. Michelangelo always said that he was “releasing the sculpture he saw inside the marble.” Developers must do the same when writing their content,...
3 Strategies for Developing a Performance Task in Science

3 Strategies for Developing a Performance Task in Science

Looking for a way to authentically and fully assess student comprehension? Use performance tasks! As science content writers, we are familiar with hands-on challenges that assess discrete skills—for example, a multi-station practical at the end of a laboratory-based...
The Role of Personalized Learning in eLearning

The Role of Personalized Learning in eLearning

Personalized learning is a tailoring process that takes into account curriculum, pedagogy, and the learning environment. With this approach, the needs of individual learners are met by offering them choices about what, when, and how they learn. Custom or personalized...
Meet Our CEO Andrew Pass at NCSS in New Orleans, November 13-15

Meet Our CEO Andrew Pass at NCSS in New Orleans, November 13-15

Social studies educators will be coming together in New Orleans from November 13-15 for the annual NCSS Conference, and A Pass Educational Group will be there! Our CEO, Andrew Pass, will be on hand to discuss the latest developments within our company, including our...
STEM Instructional Design for Greater Engagement

STEM Instructional Design for Greater Engagement

With advances in technology, we have increasing options for teaching STEM subjects, and also more avenues to share successful methods. STEM learning is great for building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The challenge is how to engage the broad range of...