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FIRST Educational Resources Providing affordable and sustainable professional learning and consulting to educators throughout the United States and Canada.

FIRST Educational Resources, LLC is committed to providing current and future educators throughout the United States with the most comprehensive and affordable support available to help improve the overall educational process of Teaching, Learning, and Leading. Our entire goal is to ensure ALL students are learning at high levels in ALL schools across the country. We offer a variety of services to

help support this mission, including professional workshops and conferences, consulting and coaching services, student, parent and staff presentations, and assisting district's with planning their professional development. Our professional learning and development is based off two questions: can our partnership districts take what they learned from us and put into practice immediately, and does this help keep the focus on high levels of learning for ALL students? Over the course of the past four years, over 950 school districts throughout the United States have worked with our company as partnership districts. This includes administrators, teachers, support staff, school board members, CESAs, ISDs, DPI, service cooperatives and even parents. As an organization, we are committed to providing a quality professional learning experience with outstanding service and delivery. As mentioned above, we also offer a wide variety of services to better meet the individual needs of your school or district. For more information on becoming a partnership district with our company, please contact us at (920) 479-6504 or email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to assist in your professional learning experience.

🎙️ Episode 31 is LIVE!More Than Grades: Becky’s Journey to Grading ReformWhat makes someone start questioning the way we...
08/21/2026

🎙️ Episode 31 is LIVE!
More Than Grades: Becky’s Journey to Grading Reform
What makes someone start questioning the way we’ve always graded?
Garth and Don turn the questions on Becky this week to talk about the students and experiences that changed her thinking, what she learned by doing this work in her own classroom and how that journey eventually led to Reassessment That Works.
🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/4y5X48H

As principals prepare to welcome staff back, the work begins with belief. The confidence leaders bring into August shape...
08/20/2026

As principals prepare to welcome staff back, the work begins with belief. The confidence leaders bring into August shapes the clarity, energy, and expectations staff experience at the start of the year. From The Confidence to Lead.

Stepping into coaching can feel like stepping into the unknown.You know how to support students. Now the work shifts to ...
08/19/2026

Stepping into coaching can feel like stepping into the unknown.
You know how to support students. Now the work shifts to supporting the adults who support them.
The Instructional Coaching Toolkit Series gives coaches practical strategies, opportunities to practice and a community to learn alongside.
Our Fall Cohort begins October 1 and meets virtually over four sessions.
Whether you’re new to coaching or looking to strengthen your practice, we’d love to have you join us!
https://bit.ly/4qoOajQ

08/19/2026

🔥 This Friday on Fires in Grading...
You’ve heard us talk a lot about grading. But what made us care so much about changing it in the first place?
Episode 31 kicks off a new series getting to know the people behind the microphones — starting with Becky Peppler.
From the classroom experiences that made her question traditional grading to the lessons that continue to shape her work today, we’re going back to where it all started.

🎙️ More Than Grades: Becky’s Journey to Grading Reform drops Friday!

Two teachers. One classroom. Students shouldn't have to figure out two different systems for getting support.A little pl...
08/19/2026

Two teachers. One classroom. Students shouldn't have to figure out two different systems for getting support.
A little planning around shared language can go a long way. When co-teachers use consistent prompts, cues, and strategies, students know what to expect—and are better able to use those supports independently.
Start with the language you want students to hear every day.

As students head back to classrooms, there’s a lot competing for our attention.But a strong start doesn’t require having...
08/18/2026

As students head back to classrooms, there’s a lot competing for our attention.
But a strong start doesn’t require having everything figured out.
Focus first on clarity. When students understand what they’re learning, what success looks like and how they’ll demonstrate it, we create the conditions for better feedback, stronger assessment and more meaningful learning all year long.

Start there.

After working alongside schools at every stage of standards-based grading, some lessons come up again and again.What kee...
08/17/2026

After working alongside schools at every stage of standards-based grading, some lessons come up again and again.

What keeps implementation moving? What causes schools to lose momentum? And what can leaders do differently?

Join Garth Larson for this FREE 45-minute webinar as he shares five lessons learned from leading SBG in schools and practical ideas you can use in your own implementation.
📅 September 21 | 11:00 AM Central

Register: https://bit.ly/3SDTSBV

Goals give us something to aim for. Systems determine whether we actually get there.In schools, lasting improvement come...
08/14/2026

Goals give us something to aim for. Systems determine whether we actually get there.

In schools, lasting improvement comes from building systems that support learning, collaboration, and collective impact over time.

Summer learning doesn’t have to mean hours of professional development.Sometimes one new idea, one better question, or o...
08/13/2026

Summer learning doesn’t have to mean hours of professional development.
Sometimes one new idea, one better question, or one small adjustment is enough to get you thinking differently about the year ahead.
A few intentional minutes can go a long way. ☀️

SBG isn’t just a grading change, it’s a classroom shift.If you’re wondering what to actually do next, this session walks...
08/12/2026

SBG isn’t just a grading change, it’s a classroom shift.

If you’re wondering what to actually do next, this session walks you through the moves that bring it to life in instruction and assessment.

Practical. Clear. Ready to use.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3TLRDNa

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