Global Competence
CEI’s current Wow! Ed Newsletter focuses on Global Competence. If you could visit schools in another country, which country would you chose and why? What would you like to see? What do you believe you...
View ArticleLearning and Young Children
I recently returned from a visit to an international school in Dubai. One of the most impressive things I observed was the respect that teachers showed young children. One teacher, when she heard that...
View ArticleThe Pursuit
I have been focused recently on best practices in education and have been reflecting on some of the teachers and schools that have excelled. I remember about a decade ago when Edutopia described a...
View ArticleBeing 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 a Brazilian delegation on Friday I repeated a general sentiment...
View ArticleBrains, 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 that tell us that the human brain was not designed for sitting...
View ArticleEnding 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 the Center for Educational Improvement know that we are grounded...
View ArticleThe 40 Day Challenge: Part I
In the August edition of WOW! Ed, I challenged you to write down and focus on five themes each day for 40 days: courage, confidence, compassion, consciousness (awareness), and community. Those of you...
View ArticleThe 40 Day Challenge: Part II
In the August edition of WOW! Ed and in The 40 Day Challenge: Part I blog post, I challenged you to discover where you fall on our “Heart Centered Scale” by writing down and focusing on the following...
View ArticleCEI’s New Free Tool on Heart Beaming
The Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) is pleased to release Heart Beaming: Positive Stress Relieving Exercises for Use in the Classroom in PDF format. Written by Dr. Christine Mason, CEI...
View ArticleTake a Minute to Give a Holiday Donation
If you are enjoying Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) blog posts and newsletters, consider taking a minute now to give a holiday donation to CEI. For the next month, CEI will be able to match...
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