At Peekapak, we know district and school budgets are tight and finding the funds to meet demands throughout the school year can be difficult, especially when it comes to funding social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. There are many options for funding your SEL...
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District Leaders’ Reception at ISTE 18
This past week at ISTE, we teamed up with Classcraft to host a District Leaders' reception and panel discussion on social-emotional learning (SEL) and technology. It was a great evening full of discussion and insight. We would also like to thank everyone who attended,...
NewSchools Summit 2018: Key Takeaways and Insights
Our team was privileged to attend the NewSchools Summit 2018 in Burlingame, CA from May 8-9. NewSchools is an organization that funds entrepreneurs seeking to innovate and improve public education. The NewSchools Summit is an invite-only event that brings together...
Getting Parent Consent for Student Use on myPeekaville
We're excited for your students to start playing myPeekaville! To provide access to students, we need to ensure their parents provide consent. To secure this easily from parents, all you need to do is: Visit Peekapak.com, click on 'Students + Parents' and click 'Class...
Valentine’s Day Cards from Peekapak!
Happy Valentine's Day from Peekapak! What better way to celebrate than with some Valentine's Day cards! Valentine's Day is the perfect time to express love and gratitude ... we're so glad for educators and parents like you who support social-emotional learning and...
Children’s Books for Teaching SEL
The first years - preschool and early elementary school ages - are critical for social-emotional learning (SEL) development. Identifying and regulating emotions, awareness of others and self, seeing and respecting different perspectives, making friends and developing...
Case Study: Peekapak in a PBIS Classroom
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive approach to establishing behavioral supports and social culture to help students achieve social, emotional and academic success. Renee Gogolewski is a Kindergarten teacher at Woodson Kindergarten...
Teacher Spotlight: LeaAnn Brannan Midtovne from Epic Endeavors Preschool
Assistant Director of Epic Endeavors Preschool in Rochester, MN., LeaAnn Brannan Midtovne, speaks to us about how she uses Peekapak in the classroom. Do you feel there is a need for social-emotional learning programs? When I was a Special Education teacher in a large...
4 Guiding Principles for Early Learning & Technology Integration: Review of Official DOE Policy Brief
By Dr. Jennifer Williams, Professor for Saint Leo University in the College of Education As Peekapak founder, Ami Shah, and I set out to create an immersive and interactive session for our upcoming FETC presentation titled “Trending Topics in Early Literacy:...