Elastic Thinking: Staying Competitive in Our Fast-Paced World
Dana Asby, CEI Intern Whereas more and more people are aware of neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to heal and form new neural...
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Center for Educational Improvement
- Mar 8, 2018
- 5 min
A Teacher’s Appeal to the Heart – Does Spirituality Have a Place in Schools?
By Marah Barrows, CEI Intern, and Christine Mason Does spirituality have a place in schools? A tough question. Particularly since we have...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Aug 29, 2016
- 3 min
Where is Your School Headed? Dissolve Your Problems & Be an Outlier
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director If your school is like many others, you may be feeling that there is little chance that...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jul 25, 2016
- 2 min
Building Compassion through Games and Strategies
By Jordan Gilliard, CEI Intern More than 60 educational studies showing that there is a significant effect on students’ academic...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Aug 18, 2015
- 3 min
Holes
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director So is there a hole regulation industry? The holes in Dunkin Donuts, according to a top-secret...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jun 28, 2015
- 4 min
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
- Apr 10, 2015
- 2 min
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
- Dec 4, 2014
- 1 min
2015 Tax Deductible Donations to CEI
December 2015. CEI needs your help to continue our work. For the next month, CEI will be able to match donations up to $2,000’”dollar for...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jan 23, 2014
- 2 min
From Darkness to Light: Shedding Light on the Universe
By Kevin Manning, Astronomer and CEI Trainer and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director What do your students and teachers know about...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Dec 29, 2013
- 1 min
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...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Dec 8, 2013
- 2 min
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...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Dec 2, 2013
- 4 min
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...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Sep 30, 2013
- 1 min
The 40 Day Challenge: Part II
I did the exercise myself, and here are some of my observations from my personal 40 day challenge: I could be more compassionate. I don’t...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Aug 28, 2013
- 1 min
The 40 Day Challenge: Part I
Those of you who are following our heart-centered work will be aware that we are using these themes to drive social emotional learning...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Jan 10, 2013
- 2 min
Ending Violence in Schools
The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, weighs heavily on my mind. Those of you who have followed Wow!Ed and...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Nov 19, 2012
- 1 min
Brains, the Common Core & Leadership
I am participating this weekend in a conference on Learning and the Brain. Actually multi-tasking with my iPad as I listen to lectures...
Center for Educational Improvement
- Nov 16, 2012
- 0 min
Center for Educational Improvement
- Nov 12, 2012
- 2 min
Being the Chefs
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought it might be appropriate to reflect on what’s happening in education. In a presentation to...