engagement

Aug 9, 20214 min read

Youth Listening: Why, Where, and How to Start

By Caroline Geithner, CEI Intern When it comes to tackling youth problems, we tend to design and deliver programs without directly...

New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Announces Inaugural Fellows

Center for Educational Improvement

Apr 4, 20193 min read

New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Announces Inaugural Fellows

By Christine Mason and Martha Staeheli The New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (New England MHTTC) Network, one of the...

A Teacher’s Appeal to the Heart – Does Spirituality Have a Place in Schools?

Center for Educational Improvement

Mar 8, 20185 min read

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...

Deadline Extended to Jan. 29: Participate in School Compassionate Culture Validation Study

Center for Educational Improvement

Dec 6, 20172 min read

Deadline Extended to Jan. 29: Participate in School Compassionate Culture Validation Study

The scale we are developing is an important 21st Century tool that will empower teachers and schools — it will give you a valid measure...

FAQs: CEI’s Hunger- Food Insecurity Lessons Update for 2017

Center for Educational Improvement

Dec 6, 20164 min read

FAQs: CEI’s Hunger- Food Insecurity Lessons Update for 2017

For the past three months CEI has been promoting a 21st Century program we developed to help 6th-8th grade students understand not only...

CEI Partner: The Collaboration Nation Survey

Center for Educational Improvement

Nov 14, 20161 min read

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...

Center for Educational Improvement

Oct 7, 20162 min read

Water Safety and Risks

By Brogan Murphy, CEI Intern Access to Clean Water. When you thought of safety and security, water safety, the consistent and reliable...

Tools to Implement 21st Century Practices: A CEI Survey

Center for Educational Improvement

Sep 1, 20164 min read

Tools to Implement 21st Century Practices: A CEI Survey

Christine Mason and Brogan Murphy, CEI Intern How can CEI assist principals and teachers in integrating 21st Century practices in their...

New Ways to Engage Students: Makerspaces

Center for Educational Improvement

Aug 29, 20161 min read

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...

Where is Your School Headed? Dissolve Your Problems & Be an Outlier

Center for Educational Improvement

Aug 29, 20163 min read

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...

Building Compassion through Games and Strategies

Center for Educational Improvement

Jul 25, 20162 min read

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

Jul 11, 20163 min read

Healing Our Nation

By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Dallas, Orlando, Minnesota, Baton Rougue, Charleston, Baltimore, Missouri, California,...

Center for Educational Improvement

Jun 2, 20163 min read

Mirror Neurons in Education

By Amber Nicole Dilger, CEI Intern Chances are you have heard about mirror neurons by now, but how have you incorporated the idea of...

The Practice of Heart Beaming – Finding Quiet Moments

Center for Educational Improvement

Mar 25, 20162 min read

The Practice of Heart Beaming – Finding Quiet Moments

By Michele Rivers Murphy, CEI Research Associate and Consultant Imagine for a Moment Close your eyes, take a few deep and slow...

CEI Now Expanding Offerings – Yoga and Meditation

Center for Educational Improvement

Jan 11, 20161 min read

CEI Now Expanding Offerings – Yoga and Meditation

By Christine Mason Today more and more schools are starting to offer yoga, mindfulness, and meditation for youth and for teachers and...

Center for Educational Improvement

Jan 10, 20161 min read

CEI’s Final Technology Guidelines

By Christine Mason The final version of the guidelines is now available: 21st Century Technology Guidelines For Principals June 8 2015...

Center for Educational Improvement

Dec 30, 20152 min read

Mid-Year Adjustments – Please Proceed

By Christine Mason January – Schools need to change. Instruction needs to change. There is work to be done. Looking at the academic...

Baltes Wins CEI’s First Ever ‘Guidelines for 21st Century Technology Use’ Competit

Center for Educational Improvement

Jan 21, 20151 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 16, 20152 min read

Teacher Student Bonding

By Vanessa Abrahams, CEI Intern Discovering how to successfully relate to students is inherent to student success and achievement (‘A...

Save the Date: February 5, 2015, CEI STEAM Learning Showcase

Center for Educational Improvement

Dec 22, 20141 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...