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Kagan Publishing & Professional Development
Kagan is transforming education. Kagan offers professional development for teachers and publishes hundreds of books and products to make teaching and learning more engaging. Kagan provides over 1,200 trainings annually, has 15 franchises internationally, and has performed trainings in 47 countries. Kagan’s workshops and resources increase student engagement using cooperative learning methods developed by the Kagan team. Our teaching methods create engagement as students interact in teams, tutor classmates, and celebrate each other's successes.
Research on the Kagan methods and its positive impact on students has proven increased achievement, decreased discipline referrals, improved social skills, higher self-esteem, improved ethnic relations, and increased liking for school, class, teacher, and content. Students prefer Kagan teaching methods to traditional methods and these methods transform the lives of teachers as well. As one teacher stated, “I used to look forward to retirement, but now I look forward to the next day of school!”
Research on the Kagan methods and its positive impact on students has proven increased achievement, decreased discipline referrals, improved social skills, higher self-esteem, improved ethnic relations, and increased liking for school, class, teacher, and content. Students prefer Kagan teaching methods to traditional methods and these methods transform the lives of teachers as well. As one teacher stated, “I used to look forward to retirement, but now I look forward to the next day of school!”
Purpose
Kagan’s purpose is to provide professional development and support resources to teachers, schools, and districts to help educators make school and learning more engaging, enjoyable, and successful for students.
Vision
Our vision is to transform classroom instruction worldwide. Instead of a classroom where students are passive recipients of knowledge, we envision teachers using Kagan’s approach to teaching and learning to meaningfully engage all students, especially those who traditionally slip through the cracks. Greater engagement and interaction results in greater learning, improved peer and race relations, and a more educational equity.
Mission
Kagan develops and shares revolutionary instructional strategies proven to boost engagement and achievement.
Additional Culture Details
Kagan is an educational company and all team members participate in changing the face of education and making a difference in the lives of teachers and students. Our staff takes great pride in being part of a greater good, and are often reminded how our roles with the company are helping to do so.
Kagan provides a fun, comfortable, happy work environment for its team members with many celebrations and appreciations. Kagan has also created an environment where team member's opinions and ideas are welcomed, and heard, and team members know they matter.
Kagan provides a fun, comfortable, happy work environment for its team members with many celebrations and appreciations. Kagan has also created an environment where team member's opinions and ideas are welcomed, and heard, and team members know they matter.
Values
- Communication
- Kagan fosters communication with a variety of meetings and formal and informal notifications. Each level of our company has monthly meetings to give information, make decisions, and problem solve. These levels include upper management, our manager team, department meetings, and a variety of committee meetings with attendees from different departments. To aid in our company-wide communication, we have an informal daily email called “Kagan Today” that gives our stuff a quick heads up on stuff going on that day. We also have a formal weekly staff report that communicates our success stories, new developments and initiatives, and helps to explain and document our policies and procedures.
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