Company Advisers

Inside the School is committed to providing the K-12 market with the best products and services. To help us with this goal, we are assembling a group of advisers who offer a range of relevant experiences, skills, and knowledge. Todd … Continue reading →

Inside the School Consulting Group

Are you interested in growing yourself professionally as a K-12 consultant? Inside the School can broaden your impact on schools throughout the U.S. Inside the School’s Consulting Group identifies, prepares, and markets high quality educational consultants to schools and school … Continue reading →

Cheating: 2-Part Series

Student cheating. It’s one of the most vexing and pressing problems facing K-12 teachers during an era of intense external pressure. High-stakes standardized and college admissions tests have students chewing their #2 pencils to the nub. Students are willing to do almost anything to appear as if they are performing at or above the level expected of them – from copying homework, to plagiarizing papers, to texting answers to each other during tests.

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Inside the School Upcoming Online Seminars

Middle School Journal Exclusive 25% Off Professional Development: Upcoming Seminars . . .   Middle School Classroom Management Middle school students can present a challenge in terms of attention and behavior. Teachers often struggle to keep students in line and … Continue reading →

Inside the School presents: Dr. Allen Mendler

Author and child behavior specialist Dr. Allen Mendler travels the country giving educators practical advice to manage unmotivated, challenging and disruptive students. Mendler believes in research-based approaches that alter students’ attitudes to make students want to learn and behave themselves. … Continue reading →

Special Education Law: 8-Part Training Series

Your school most likely has mandatory special education training requirements to fulfill and it’s an issue for every teacher. Your regular ed teachers are part of the team, too, and it’s impossible to comply with the law if they’re not performing their roles effectively. Do they know all they should? Do they have a solid grounding in the principles, practices and laws relating to special ed students? Are they able to act in the best interests of students, families, your school and your school district? Get the answers in Inside the School’s Special Education Law: 8-Part Training Series. Continue reading →

Helping Girls Cope with and Communicate about Social Aggression, Special MSJ Offer

When adolescent girls are socially aggressive, they may use gossip, rumor spreading, peer manipulation, and eye rolling as a means of damaging another girl’s self-esteem and/or her relationship with others. Being victimized is associated with a number of outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and loneliness.
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Dealing with Difficult Parents 2 Part Series, Special MSJ Offer

Teachers have taken courses in classroom management, but they are often unprepared for the “parent management” part of their jobs. As parents become more demanding, teachers become more stressed, even to the point of leaving the profession. Clear and frequent communication with parents before problems arise is key, and developing a skill set to work with parents can help teachers feel more confident and competent in dealing with this growing aspect of their jobs. Continue reading →

Teaching Content Outrageously, Special MSJ Offer

When teachers attempt to bring up new content, they can be met with groans, excuses, pointless requests, requests to go to the bathroom, and so on. Inside the School’s online seminar Teaching Content Outrageously will review strategies and ideas teachers can apply to their lesson plans that will put a stop to the time wasting and non-engagement. Continue reading →