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    National Call for Inclusive Values
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Dec 7, 2016
    • 1 min

    National Call for Inclusive Values

    CEI supports this call for inclusivity The School Superintendents Association (AASA) American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National School Boards Association (NSBA) National PTA They sent this call t
    CEI Partner: The Collaboration Nation Survey
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Nov 14, 2016
    • 1 min

    CEI Partner: The Collaboration Nation Survey

    Getting involved in our research efforts is really easy! You can fill out this survey HERE. We greatly appreciate your support by volunteering your opinion! We encourage people of all backgrounds to fill out the survey. #community #futureofeducation #schoolimprovement #compassion #studentengagement #operationrespect #leadership
    New Ways to Engage Students: Makerspaces
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Aug 29, 2016
    • 1 min

    New Ways to Engage Students: Makerspaces

    By Grace Rubenstein, CEI Intern Engaging, fun, hands-on experiences. Makerspaces serve as a balancing act against the stifling nature of a classroom learning environment. First, psychological research indicates that passive school education may inhibit a person’s internal drive to learn, whereas active learning can enhance that drive. Second, the vast variety of learning types means that few actually benefit from passive education. For instance, auditory learners may do well
    Join the “Heart-Centered” Conversation!
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Aug 15, 2016
    • 1 min

    Join the “Heart-Centered” Conversation!

    Commenter Alleta Baltes stated: “With the new reauthorization of ESSA and current poverty research emphasizing controlling children’s stress in order to learn, this project is s full package. We need to consider the whole student and create environments that compensate for what students lack at home. Supportive, encouraging curriculum such as this is exactly what is needed in schools today. I have been in education since 1981 and this is the most exciting project I have seen
    CEI Robotics and STEM/STEAM Early Childhood Presentations in DC
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Aug 10, 2016
    • 2 min

    CEI Robotics and STEM/STEAM Early Childhood Presentations in DC

    By Mahnaz Ahrary and Drew Altizer, CEI Interns Fight for Children: Joe Champs Summer Institute Conference June 22nd-23rd, 2016 ‘The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers, storytellers: creative and empathic ‘˜right-brain’ thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn’t.’ –Daniel Pink On June 22nd and 23rd, the Joe Champs Summer Institute of Fight for Children featured
    CEI Becomes a Pioneer in the Children’s Well-being Initiative
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Aug 2, 2016
    • 1 min

    CEI Becomes a Pioneer in the Children’s Well-being Initiative

    CEI is overjoyed to announce that our “Heart-Centered 21st Century Learning” project has been named a Pioneer in the Children’s Well-Being Initiative! We have been invited into the inner council of Ashoka and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, forging a better vision for the lives of children growing up in America. Children’s Wellbeing is hosting a Twitter Chat TOMORROW (Aug. 3) at 1-2pm EDT, and we are participating! You can join the conversation anytime by following the ha
    Featured Speakers: Implementing 21st Century Solutions in the Classroom
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • May 19, 2015
    • 2 min

    Featured Speakers: Implementing 21st Century Solutions in the Classroom

    Date: Tuesday, June 30 | Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Location: Westin Hotel, Melbourne Room, 3rd Fl Our panel discussion on the many ways these innovations are being implemented to advance critical thinking, metacognition, problem-solving, and deep conceptual understanding among students at all levels. PANELISTS: Dr. Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Dr. Kathleen Sciarappa, CEI Board Member Dr. Nancy Phenis-Bourke, CEI Board Member Paul Liabenow, CEI Board Member Othe

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