Overview of the JabuMind App

by Jill Apperson | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog, News

Overview of the JabuMind App Teachers, you give everything to your students and community, often putting your classroom and students’ needs before your own. You are often our first responders to our children’s trauma. Teaching is considered one of the most...

You’ve Got This!

by Jill Apperson | Jun 1, 2020 | News

by Kathleen Caffrey Over the last few weeks and months, with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, our lives have experienced challenges unprecedented in our times. With daily newsfeeds and my work with JabuMind, I have been spending a lot of time thinking of teachers...

What Will You be Taking with You?

by Jill Apperson | May 13, 2020 | News

By: Ann Rankowitz We are living through a pandemic that most of us could never have imagined. And, based on a recent survey by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the Collaborative for Social Emotional and Academic Learning (CASEL), teachers are not in...

Return to Playtime

by Jill Apperson | Feb 23, 2020 | News

by Ann Rankowitz For the past several years, districts have emphasized the importance of traditional-style learning for kindergarten students nationwide. Recently there has been an interest in moving back to a play-based model. This is an acknowledgment of the...

Surviving Negative School Environments

by Jill Apperson | Feb 21, 2020 | News

By: Ann Rankowitz It’s that time of year when many of us struggle to keep our energy level up both physically and mentally. Captain Awesome, a seventh grade English teacher, offers some helpful tips on how you can stay positive in a toxic environment. As she...