Center for Educational ImprovementNov 14, 20161 minCEI Partner: The Collaboration Nation SurveyGetting involved in our research efforts is really easy! You can fill out this survey HERE. We greatly appreciate your support by...
Center for Educational ImprovementOct 3, 20163 minResearch-based Math with Graphically Rich AnimationsBy Sam Walters, CEI Intern Students love technology. As someone who taught middle school math last year for DC Public Schools, I...
Center for Educational ImprovementSep 1, 20164 minTools to Implement 21st Century Practices: A CEI SurveyChristine Mason and Brogan Murphy, CEI Intern How can CEI assist principals and teachers in integrating 21st Century practices in their...
Center for Educational ImprovementAug 29, 20161 minNew Ways to Engage Students: MakerspacesBy Grace Rubenstein, CEI Intern Engaging, fun, hands-on experiences. Makerspaces serve as a balancing act against the stifling nature of...
Center for Educational ImprovementAug 10, 20162 minCEI Robotics and STEM/STEAM Early Childhood Presentations in DCBy Mahnaz Ahrary and Drew Altizer, CEI Interns Fight for Children: Joe Champs Summer Institute Conference June 22nd-23rd, 2016 ‘The...
Center for Educational ImprovementFeb 17, 20161 minEngineer’s Week Feb. 21-27What are you doing to honor Engineer’s week? You might consider reaching out to local engineers to ask for their participation, having...
Center for Educational ImprovementDec 18, 20151 minCEI Offers Early Childhood STEM/STEAM WorkshopsBy Christine Mason While our initial offerings will be held in Washington DC between January -May 2016, please let us know if you are...
Center for Educational ImprovementDec 15, 20154 minCEI’s 21st Century Learning RubricBy 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 ImprovementOct 27, 20152 minRepurpose, Redesign, and UpgradeArt education has the potential to serve a practical function outside of the realm of drawing, painting, sculpting, etc. Children are...
Center for Educational ImprovementSep 4, 20152 minBread & RosesLast 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 ImprovementFeb 10, 20151 minCEI Innovations Ship- Classrooms of the Future – at NAESP ConferenceBy Christine Mason The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) will be holding its Annual Conference in Long Beach,...
Center for Educational ImprovementJan 21, 20151 minBaltes Wins CEI’s First Ever ‘Guidelines for 21st Century Technology Use’ CompetitAlleta Baltes is the 2015 winner of CEI’s first annual Guidelines for 21st Century Technology Use Competition. The contest asked...
Center for Educational ImprovementDec 22, 20141 minSave the Date: February 5, 2015, CEI STEAM Learning ShowcaseScience, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) Leaning Showcase Explore, Learn, Share and Collaborate Time: 4:30 pm ‘“ 6:30 pm...
Center for Educational ImprovementDec 18, 20143 minInnumeracy and Integrating Math across the CurriculumBy Lindsay Reeves, CEI Intern, and Christine Mason The old patterns of isolating math instruction, over a gradual period of time, have...
Center for Educational ImprovementDec 9, 20141 minCEI “Guidelines for 21st Century Technology Use” CompetitionBy Christine Mason Runners up: 2nd Place: $50 gift card; 3rd place: $25 gift card. Early in 2014 we introduced CEI ‘s 21st Century...
Center for Educational ImprovementSep 23, 20142 minThe Importance of RecyclingBy Kelley Wells, CEI Intern The world is a beautiful place to live, but it will not remain this way unless humans do something soon....
Center for Educational ImprovementJul 22, 20142 minArts IntegrationBy Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. Arts Education has frequently taken a backseat to the concepts of 21st century learning, something, and...
Center for Educational ImprovementJul 15, 20142 minEngineering EmpathyBy Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. Educators at every level of schooling’”from Pre-K to Higher Education’”benefit from including lessons...
Center for Educational ImprovementJul 3, 20142 minMade With Code: Girls in STEMBy Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. Less than one percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though...
Center for Educational ImprovementApr 4, 20142 minLearning With PortalsPortal is, at it’s core, a physics platformer. Players, called “Test Subjects” are locked in a room, with the exit on the opposite side...