Effective Ways to Prepare for the New Semester After Winter Break

Effective Ways to Prepare for the New Semester After Winter Break

The start of a new semester is always a time for fresh opportunities. Winter break provides a natural pause, almost like a period of hibernation, allowing students and teachers to recharge before diving into new challenges. However, transitioning back to academic life requires planning and effort. Here are some effective ways to prepare for a successful semester, whether you’re gearing up in advance or adjusting as classes are already underway. 

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Join Our Webinar: Keeping You Safe with Security Best Practices

With the 2025–2026 school year in full swing, we want to help you focus on what matters most—your school community—without worrying about security risks.

That’s why we’re inviting you to join our free webinar on Keeping You Safe: Security Best Practices for the QuickSchools Community. Together, we’ll explore simple, practical ways to protect your account, keep your data secure, and stay ahead of cyber threats when using QuickSchools.

👉 Join us on Thursday, September 18, at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET.

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Teacher Appreciation Week: Honoring Those Who Help Shape the World

Teacher Appreciation Week: Honoring Those Who Help Shape the World

When we reflect on the people who’ve shaped our lives, few roles are as universally impactful, and yet so often underappreciated, as that of a teacher. Behind every scientist, artist, leader, or innovator, there’s a teacher who once opened a door, sparked a question, or quietly believed when no one else did. This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re hitting pause to recognize the everyday heroes who have dedicated their lives to shaping the minds of tomorrow. Let these stories remind us that the greatest force for change often begins with a single teacher, in a single room, with a single student who dares to dream.

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Protecting Your QuickSchools Account: What You Need to Know About Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Update (New Date: February 24, 2025)
The rollout date for mandatory Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) has been rescheduled from February 17 to February 24. This blog post has been updated to reflect the change.
Please review the details below to ensure a smooth transition.

At QuickSchools, your security is our top priority. That’s why we’re rolling out Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)—an extra layer of protection to ensure that only you can access your account.

We understand that changes like this may bring up questions, so we’ve put together a helpful guide to walk you through the upcoming 2FA rollout:

Stay protected and up to date–learn more about 2FA today!

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A Big Thanks for Joining Our Communicating with Students and Parents Webinar!

We’d like to give a shout out to everyone who attended our Communicating with Students and Parents webinar on September 26! Your participation made it a great success. We enjoyed walking you through our communication tools, from using emails and comments in the Gradebook module to setting up class/group discussions, mass messaging, and attendance notes.

We hope you’re feeling confident in using QuickSchools’ features to keep your students and their parents engaged. If you missed anything or need a refresher, don’t worry! A recording will be available soon, and we’ll be sure to send it your way.

Stay tuned for detailed announcement of our upcoming October webinars:

  • Special Webinar on Standards-Based Gradebook scheduled on October 17
  • Customizing Effective Report Cards scheduled on October 24

Thank you again for being part of the QuickSchools community. We’re excited to continue supporting you in your teaching journey!

Thank You for Attending QuickSchools’ Mastering the Gradebook Webinar!

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent webinar on Mastering the Gradebook! 🎉 We love seeing so many teachers eager to learn more about making the most out of our Gradebook module.

Key Takeaways from the Webinar. During the webinar, we covered a range of key features and tips, including:

  • Gradebook Basics: How to easily add columns, apply grading formulas, and manage different grading methods.
  • Advanced Features: From weighted grades to configuring settings, we explored how to tailor the Gradebook to suit your needs.
  • Report Card Integration: We showed you how to smoothly transfer grades from the Gradebook to report cards, making the end-of-term process much more efficient.
  • Alternative Grading Options: We discussed standards-based and self-paced grading methods for those who use alternative assessment methods.
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Thank You for Joining Our August Webinar!

We’d like to give a big shoutout to everyone who attended our “Introducing QuickSchools for Teachers” webinar in August. Your participation made it a great success, and we truly appreciate all the questions and feedback we received.

During the webinar, we covered key topics to help teachers streamline their tasks, including how to:

  • Navigate QuickSchools and log in smoothly
  • Manage different types of student attendance
  • Enter grades and generate reports using the Gradebook module (overview)
  • Utilize LMS modules for lesson plans, class discussions, and homework assignments (overview)
  • Access QuickSchools support resources like chat, tutorials, and online documentation

We hope you found the webinar helpful, and that you’re feeling more confident using QuickSchools in your classroom.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to host two more webinars in September. The first webinar (September 19) will offer an in-depth look at the Gradebook module, and the second will showcase QuickSchools’ communication tools for effective communication with students and parents (September 26).

Thanks again for joining us—we can’t wait to see you in the next session!