As a teacher, you strive to give your students the best possible education that you can provide. This often means with the help of tools and resources that don’t come free. Finding the funding necessary to provide these tools and resources may seem overwhelming, but we’re here to help. There are thousands of grants and …
It’s been a busy summer at Membean. Just in time for back-to-school, we have made some big improvements to Reports and are introducing some handy new tools 🎉! We interviewed a number of teachers like you to learn more about how you use Membean, and made some major upgrades to the teacher interface to improve …
There is more to learning a word than knowing its definition. The spectrum of word knowledge spans from meaning and pronunciation to a full-fledged understanding of a word and its nuances. If they understand nuance, a hard thing to master, students can construct original sentences using the target word in their writing. Writing Assignments for Everyone …
Now that Summer is winding down, it’s time to start preparing for the 2017-2018 school year. We’d like to help you access resources to help fund the needs of your school. Grants: Most teachers are familiar with grants, as they award non-repayable funds or products to meet school needs Corning Incorporated Foundation – The foundation …
Earlier this month, the Membean team headed to the Oregon coast for a few days of fun, relaxation and team building in Lincoln City, OR. We rented a large beach house and packed up our laptops and enough food to last us a week. With snacks, drinks, and a direct view of the ocean, we …
At the end of each school year, students and teachers are both ready for a long and relaxing summer break. End-of-year projects offer a fun and unique way to tie lessons together. At St. Paul School in Westerville, OH, teacher Angela Kuhn had a challenge for her students to express their inner “word nerd.” She …
Are you looking for ways to motivate your students to learn vocabulary? Friendly competition and pizza could be the answer you’re looking for! For students at Alan B. Shephard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois it was a driving factor. They competed in their first annual “March Membean Madness” contest to win a class pizza …
Knowing a word is not an all-or-nothing proposition. Knowledge of a word exists on a competency spectrum: from simply knowing a single meaning or pronunciation to a high-quality mental representation that allows for the confident, full-fledged use of a word. Of the various word-learning activities that students can engage in, constructing an original sentence using …
Want harder questions to ensure that your student really knows a word? We have them! This week you’ll have the ability to include multi-correct sentence multiple choice questions on assessments. What is it? A multi-correct question, also known as a SATA (Select All That Apply) question, is a multiple-choice question that requires a student to select all valid …
“It was one of those ‘Why not?’ moments. I wanted to push myself to do something fun and charity got tied in along the way!” – recalled Jalen Sur of the Hawaii Baptist Academy. Who knew a few jokes with friends after cross country practice could turn into making a real impact for their community? …