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Holiday Stories We May Not Hear
In today’s blog, CEI associate Sue Mullane, who is currently a consultant in West Virginia, shares a little on the less-than-perfect life...

Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 17, 20153 min read


CEI’s 21st Century Learning Rubric
By Christine Mason FAQS Q: The 21st Century Rubric is organized into five primary areas. Why were they selected? A: To thrive in the...

Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 15, 20154 min read


Protesting
By Christine Mason “Beginning with the end in mind”–one place to begin to end the violence is with bans on assault weapons. My husband,...

Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 14, 20151 min read


Back to the States
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director We recommend you click on the links to listen as you read. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and its...

Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 11, 20152 min read


Repurpose, Redesign, and Upgrade
Art education has the potential to serve a practical function outside of the realm of drawing, painting, sculpting, etc. Children are...

Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 27, 20152 min read


Leadership: Learning from the Pope
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director As I watched Pope Francis, not only was I awed, I was transported from our world of can’ts to...

Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 27, 20151 min read


Presidential Candidates, Part 2
In Donald Kim’s last blog entry, he covered the education interests of possible presidential candidates. But what do we (CEI) advocate?...

Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 26, 20155 min read


One World
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director The horrific images of immigrants traveling by boat, foot, truck, and train these past few...

Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 8, 20152 min read


Bread & Roses
Last night, at about 8:30 pm I found myself at a nearby Staples store. This store was as busy as I had ever seen it. Parents and...

Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 4, 20152 min read


Let the Numbers Speak: DC Bilingual’s Data-Driven Success
By Katie Delis, CEI Intern DC Bilingual is a dual language immersion charter school in the nation’s capitol that educates children in...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jul 27, 20153 min read


21st Century Solutions….CEI Presentation at NAESP Conference
This year at the summer NAESP conference in Long Beach, CEI had the privilege of hosting a session on implementing 21st century solutions...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jul 10, 20152 min read


The Kinetic Classroom: The Pedal-Desk, ADHD, and the Mind-Body Connection
The modern classroom is evolving. Advanced technologies are very quickly finding their way into the learning process but these...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 28, 20154 min read


Community Schools as a Model for Heart Centered Education
By Michele Rivers Murphy, Ed.D., CEI Research Associate Community schools set the pace for engaging and meaningful home-school...

Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 10, 20152 min read


CEI Innovations Ship- Classrooms of the Future – at NAESP Conference
By Christine Mason The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) will be holding its Annual Conference in Long Beach,...

Center for Educational Improvement
Feb 10, 20151 min read


The Person and the Profession
By Vanessa Abrahams, CEI Intern The distinct memory of being nine years old and uncomfortably gawking at my fourth grade teacher as she...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 22, 20153 min read


Baltes Wins CEI’s First Ever ‘Guidelines for 21st Century Technology Use’ Competit
Alleta Baltes is the 2015 winner of CEI’s first annual Guidelines for 21st Century Technology Use Competition. The contest asked...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 21, 20151 min read
Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love
‘I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 19, 20152 min read


2015: Breathing Life into Dreams
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director How is 2015 looking for your school, your teachers, your students, your community? What are...

Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 2, 20152 min read


Race, Courage, and Teaching Tolerance
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason...

Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 23, 20144 min read


Save the Date: February 5, 2015, CEI STEAM Learning Showcase
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) Leaning Showcase Explore, Learn, Share and Collaborate Time: 4:30 pm ‘“ 6:30 pm...

Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 22, 20141 min read
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