Pepper offers the latest in peer-to-peer social learning tools and the opportunity to connect with motivated and passionate educators - just like you - from around the nation. Work at your own pace (at any time of the day or night!) to become a highly effective educator.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Learning is Social - Engage with Peers and Coaches in Pepper

One of the many helpful features on our Pepper website is the ability to search for other educators, view their profiles, and connect with them to get a new perspective. There is a wide range of search criteria to choose from, so you can locate people with precision. You can message each other and share portfolios and ideas all with a few clicks!

In addition, you can browse our extensive Resource Library and course offerings to grow as an educator while impacting your students in the process.

Check out all of the rich features Pepper has to offer at http://www.pepperpd.com/


Monday, April 6, 2015

Pulse Check on Pepper

We surveyed some of our Pepper users to see how our online courses impact their teaching. We asked these two questions:

1) Do you feel that Pepper is helping you succeed as an educator? If so, in what ways? and
2) In your opinion, what is the most useful part of Pepper?

One 5th grade educator from Colorado shared the following feedback:

1) "Yes, I do feel like the Pepper courses are helping me succeed as an educator. The most helpful part has the organization of the classes and the numerous resources provided."
2) "The most useful part of Pepper for me has been the use of the student activities and the videos to extend my understanding."

Pepper can meet the needs of all teachers through our portfolios, discussion boards, online courses, and more! Check us out at:
www.pepperpd.com!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Using the Resources Within Reach

Your school librarian is a fantastic resource for helping you find just the right books to impact your students' learning in a positive way. He/She spends hours a day doing the work that you don't have time to do! Simply let your librarian know what you're looking for and set up a short appointment to go over what they've found for you. Supplemental materials, like books, can make learning rich and powerful.

Pepper offers many courses that help you utilize resources within your reach. Our ELA101 "ELA101x Resource Library Purposeful Text Selection to Supplement Core Materials" is example of this. Check out a short clip on our YouTube site.