SuperEval Blog

Today we have a very special guest blog by Susan Corrie, a former elementary building principal for the Clarence Central School District in Western New York. Susan has worked in education for over 35 years and works with PLS 3rd Learning, SuperEval’s parent company. We hope you enjoy her insight about the challenges that school […]

There is light in darkness. You just have to find it. – Bell Hooks It is impossible not to acknowledge the significant challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past several months. Still, Bell Hooks’ comment on finding the light in the darkness reminds us to persevere, reflect, learn, and grow. For educators and […]

Steve Barkley Beings New Teacher-Centered Podcast! For the past 40 years, our PLS Classes partner, Steve Barkley has served as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the future. […]

How can school leaders help facilitate a seamless transition back to learning this fall while making up for lost time? Studies show that over the summer months, when children are not in school, “those from under-resourced communities tend to lose roughly 30 percent of the gains they made in math during the school year and […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close their doors, not only did the necessary safety effort separate teachers from students, but it created a void for millions of students who rely on school-assisted meals. Every day, The National School Lunch Program serves over 30 million children, the School Breakfast Program feeds over 14.7 million […]

Digital transformation. This phrase has become as synonymous with our nation’s response to COVID-19 as social distancing. It is an all-encompassing phrase that refers to the shift to digital service and solution adoption to enable business continuity in the wake of nationwide shelter-in-place orders. Municipalities are rapidly migrating from paper-based to paperless citizen delivery models. […]

A New Podcast for Parents, Distance Learning Educational Videos for Teachers and More In response to COVID-19 related school closures, school districts have gone through a complete transformation. With everything turned upside down, we’re here to help. You may be aware that SuperEval is a division of PLS 3rd Learning. PLS 3rd Learning is also […]

Some people say they feel as if they are living in a movie. The streets of New York are empty, non-essential businesses have closed their doors, Broadway is dark, flights into and out of the country are almost non-existent, and as of today, 80% of Americans have been ordered not to leave their home except […]

School leaders are facing a challenge they likely never even pondered: how do you help your teachers deliver instruction to their students without having any face-to-face contact with them? While your students are settling into at-home classrooms, parents are transitioning to work-from-home life and homeschooling — your teachers are looking for better ways to connect […]

Practically overnight, the landscape has changed in how we conduct day-to-day business. As a school leader you’ve been particularly busy moving to a distance learning environment, making sure your students have access to food, and supporting your teachers, amongst other things. And now with more restrictions and the new normal it’s critical that we learn […]