Finding the Way to More Compassionate Learning
‘If you want others to be happy, practice compassion; if you want to be happy yourself, practice compassion.” The Dalai Lama In July, CEI...
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Center for Educational Improvement
May 30, 20142 min read
Reflections on a Semester Well Spent: Embracing Metaphor
Different Routes. Reading so much material on the subject matter of excellent instruction has led me to think deeply about the different...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 27, 20142 min read
Couch Potato or ?
So if you are like millions of Americans, and others round the world, it may be that your most common way of “doing nothing” is to plop...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 23, 20142 min read
Ideas to Leapfrog Ahead
By Christine Mason. As you head toward the summer and continue to plan for next year, here are a few recommendations for you, your...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 20, 20141 min read
CEI is inviting you! Come to our Special Seminar July 12th
The panel itself will include: NAESP Mentor Trainers: Drs. Kathleen Sciarappa (NH) and Nancy Phenis-Bourke (IN): Principal Mentoring Dr....
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 18, 20142 min read
CEI Executive Director’s Interview on Blog Radio
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director. My colleague, Kevin Simpson, Executive Director of KDSL, an international educational...
Center for Educational Improvement
Mar 21, 20142 min read
Ancient Ways Uplift 21st Century Humans
By Suzan Mullane, CEI Research Associate. Getting fit in mind, body and spirit is a timeless adult mantra–something to strive for in an...
Center for Educational Improvement
Feb 17, 20143 min read
Activism and Presidential Profiles in Courage: Potential Lesson Plans
On September 24, 1957, President Dwight David Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army to Little Rock,...
Center for Educational Improvement
Feb 14, 20141 min read
Sharing Love and Joy
We believe that you will add more joy and love to your life, to your class, and to your school if you, your teachers, and students...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 10, 20143 min read
Innovative Apps for Schools
by Victoria Zelvin. Is your school tech savvy? Do you have a lead technology teacher? How are technologies found and promoted? Is...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 3, 20142 min read
Cascading Wishes for 2014
So in this high-tech era, with robo-dogs, 24/7 communication at our fingertips, entertainment on demand, quantum computers, and an ever...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 26, 20131 min read
Kindness
As 2013 draws to an end, it seems like a perfect time to reflect on what we have done this year to enrich the lives of others. Consider...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 23, 20131 min read
A Little Extra Light for Your Holidays
The holiday season can be exciting and fun, but hectic! All of us at the Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) hope that you find joy...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 19, 20132 min read
Help Fund CEI’s Partnership with Operation Respect to Create Safer School Communities
Founded by Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, Operation Respect, Inc. disseminates educational resources designed to...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 15, 20134 min read
Heart Beaming: Antidote to Violence
On the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, CT, CEI is pausing to honor the children, the principal, the teachers — the 26...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 8, 20132 min read
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, 20134 min read
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
Nov 24, 20132 min read
Giving Thanks for 21st Century Scaffolds
As educators, we are used to considering how to scaffold instruction for students who need more support. As administrators, we also...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 11, 20132 min read
Harmonious Learning Starts with an Inviting School
Need less stress and more joy in your school? Three cheers to the International Alliance for Invitational Education (IAIE) for spreading...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 22, 20132 min read
A’la Michael Fullan and the Ontario Principals’ Council
I am in Toronto, meeting with NAESP’s affiliate — the Ontario Principals’ Council –and ruminating on Michael Fullan’s work:...
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