June - 2016

First Generation College Students

By Marielle Byhouwer, CEI Intern Common Obstacles for First-Generation Students There are many reasons for the lack of first generation...

Ways to Strengthen Learning

By Amber Nicole Dilger, CEI Intern. The clever phrase: “neurons that fire together, wire together,” was born from a 1949 theory...

Succeeding in Graduate School: Tips from Graduate Students with Disabilities

By Marcy Hayes, CEI Intern CEI Note: While CEI tends to focus on preK-12 education, occasionally organizations request that we post...

Empathy vs. Compassion

By Amber Nicole Dilger, CEI Intern. Is empathy a bad thing? The ability to feel someone’s pain or suffering, joy or excitement. The...

Mirror Neurons in Education

By Amber Nicole Dilger, CEI Intern Chances are you have heard about mirror neurons by now, but how have you incorporated the idea of...