December - 2013

The Speed of Light, STEM & Awe

Still, the matter is not settled. NASA engineers have been busy trying to “warp” the trajectory of a photon, to accelerate light. If you...

Kindness

As 2013 draws to an end, it seems like a perfect time to reflect on what we have done this year to enrich the lives of others. Consider...

A Little Extra Light for Your Holidays

The holiday season can be exciting and fun, but hectic! All of us at the Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) hope that you find joy...

Top 4 Educational Technologies Available in 2013 and Still Relevant in 2014

Below are four of the top education technologies that perhaps teachers used in your school last year. To keep your students engaged, to...

Help Fund CEI’s Partnership with Operation Respect to Create Safer School Communities

Founded by Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, Operation Respect, Inc. disseminates educational resources designed to...

Heart Beaming: Antidote to Violence

On the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, CT, CEI is pausing to honor the children, the principal, the teachers — the 26...

The Need to Expand STEM Education

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the next seven years over a million jobs will open that require specialized...

Sailing and Rigging: Learning and Rigor

And from another author: “Seven miles offshore we meet our first ice. Closer in it is everywhere; there is often one floe ten yards to...

Music and the Mind

Long before any understanding of neuroplasticity, many poets and musicians were aware of the healing and learning properties of...

Healing in the Classroom

At the end of my three years at this school, I realized what I valued most highly was the healing that occurred with these students. I am...