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Committee for Children Joins Forces with Aperture Education to Integrate Assessments and Curriculum to Build Social-Emotional SkillsThe DESSA-based Assessment suite aligned to the Second Step® programs highlights real-time student data to help educators gauge instructional effectiveness
Riverside Insights Debuts CogAT.com Portal to Support Strengths-based, Differentiated Learning that Helps All Students ThriveRiverside Insights launched CogAT.com, a portal with resources for teachers, administrators and parents to turn Cognitive Abilities Test data into instruction.
Aperture Education Honors 15 Districts and 19 New York City Schools for Focus on Social-Emotional LearningSEL Champions Recognized for Development of Impactful SEL Programs and Use of Assessments to Drive Continued Enhancements that Benefit Students, Schools and the
Riverside Insights to Host Evalu8 2023 Professional Development ConferenceClinical Practitioners Can Earn CE Credits with Sessions Focusing on Equity, Evaluation Best Practices and Assessment of Emergent Bilinguals
Windsor Public Schools Transform Culture, Build Coherence Through High-Quality SEL ProgramShowcases Success in Connecticut’s Statewide Initiative to Measure Student’s Social and Emotional Skills with Aperture Education’s DESSA
Aperture Education Releases Updates to its Award-winning Social and Emotional Learning PlatformAperture Education has made several updates to its award-winning social and emotional learning (SEL) assessment system to make it even more user-friendly for teachers, administrators and students, and to help schools provide more strategic and targeted SEL support.
2022 Social and Emotional Learning Guide Infuses Joy into the ClassroomThe 2022 Social and Emotional Learning Guide from Aperture Education contains 19 pages of social and emotional learning (SEL) strategies, resources and activities to help educators, administrators and families end the year strong and get the new year off to a good start.
Aperture Education Releases Back-to-School SEL Guide for the School CommunityAperture Education released a free 48-page 2022-2023 Back-to-School Guide to help administrators, teachers and parents support social and emotional learning.
Riverside Insights to Host Evalu8 Continuing Ed Virtual Conference for Clinical Practitioners August 8-12“With our Evalu8 conference, we have developed a program that brings together industry leaders, academic experts, and practitioners for a week of valuable learning that underscores our commitment to support each child’s unique learning by empowering them to unlock their full potential.”
Aperture Education Creates New Tool to Support School Districts that are using the Harmony SEL CurriculumAperture Education introduces the Harmony SEL Crosswalk to help schools and districts use data from Aperture’s DESSA SEL assessment alongside the popular Harmony SEL curriculum in a more strategic way to support students.
Windsor Public Schools’ SEL Specialist Featured in “Voices from the Field” Webinar on June 30Aperture Education will host a free webinar on June 30, 2022, offering a sneak peek at SEL in action at Windsor Public Schools in Connecticut. The webinar will feature SEL Specialist Elyssa Kotler, who will discuss her role and how she supports students and the schools she works in.
Riverside Insights Acquires Aperture EducationRiverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced its acquisition of Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools. The addition of Aperture’s SEL solutions to the Riverside portfolio of research-based ability and achievement assessments will help K-12 educators obtain the most valid, reliable, and comprehensive view of each learner.
Riverside Insights and Educator Impact Partner to Improve Student Well-being and Enrich School Cultures“Riverside Insights’ partnership with Educator Impact further illustrates our commitment to support the whole child and their ‘Limitless Learning’ by empowering them to unlock their full potential”
Riverside Insights Launches First Intelligence and Achievement Assessments for the Arab-Speaking World“Arabic-speakers represent a large population around the world, so the addition of these new achievement and intelligence tests underscore our commitment to enriching the lives of 1 billion people around the world by 2030.”
Riverside Insights Joins Forces with Renzulli Learning to Foster Instructional Equity through Engagement“Riverside Insights’ partnership with Renzulli Learning is a first step in our commitment to support the whole child and their ‘Limitless Learning’ to reach their full potential,” said Riverside Insights’ CEO, Rajib Roy. “We know students learn best when they are invested in the content. CogAT’s unique Ability Profile™ for each student combined with Renzulli's interactive resources will empower educators to meet every student’s needs through interest-based instruction.”












