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Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 11, 20143 min read
Ebola, Courage, and Social Responsibility
‘What keeps me coming to work every day is encouragement and motivation from my staff. We share jokes and we laugh. And the patients,...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 17, 20141 min read
Mind & Life International Symposium with the Dalai Lama
By Christine Mason Michele and I found ourselves surrounded by others who were thrilled to be learning more about the value of...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 23, 20143 min read
Arne Duncan Offers Insight into Challenges of Testing
By Nick Jones, CEI Intern In a recent Washington Post opinion piece by Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education calls for a balanced...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 30, 20144 min read
Transformations: Ours and Yours
Are you feeling the impact of all the events in the world, your school, your life? It is astounding how one event, one thought, one...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 16, 20143 min read
Changing Demographics Demand Continued Support for Students and Staff
By Nick Jones, CEI Intern As the number of English language learners (ELLs) in the American public school system continues to grow, so...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 1, 20142 min read
How School Leaders Perceive Poverty
By Melanie Holland, CEI Intern. According to the study, United States principals’”more so than any of the other 29 countries in the...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 6, 20141 min read
Human Family
As CEI mourns the passing of Dr. Maya Angelou, we remain inspired by her passion, dedication, and life accomplishments. Here’s one of our...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 9, 20142 min read
Part II. Comparison of Finnish and American Education
Editor’s Note: For Part I, turn to CEI’s April 29, 2014 blog. Both the interview on April 29 and the one today provide the perspective...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 29, 20143 min read
Part I. Finnish and American Education
Since you have had the opportunity to observe/participate in education in both the U.S. and Finland, could you compare and contrast the...
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
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 11, 20131 min read
How Can We Promote Global Competence?
At the June 2013 International Symposium on Educational Reform (ISER) in Finland, Dr. Christine Mason, CEI director, met with Dr. Lea...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 23, 20132 min read
The Work: Keeping Kids Safe, Happy and Learning
By Mark Weiss, Director of Education, Operation Respect. Author’s Note: This is a test run for what I hope to be a “series.” The next...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 28, 20131 min read
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
Apr 16, 20131 min read
What Makes Finland’s Education System So Successful?
By Joseph Jay Williams, Doctoral Candidate University of California Berkeley, Research Assistant CEI. Finland has received a great deal...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 22, 20123 min read
Finding Inspiration in Developing World Mobile Learning: Success Stories and Lessons Learned
The test scores of girls living in an insecure region of Pakistan saw a dramatic rise after they began using SMS to communicate with...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 2, 20111 min read
Learning 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 15, 20111 min read
Global Competence
During my last visit to India in 2009, I again visited several schools’”this time to look for the best practices in International...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 18, 20112 min read
Visioning the Future of Schools….Visioning the Future
How closely is the future of schools correlated with the future for all globally? Any guesses? What are the 5 top trends in education...
Center for Educational Improvement
Feb 20, 20113 min read
The U.S. is Playing Catch-Up: Education in Singapore and Finland
According to the 2009 Program for Student Assessement (PISA) given by the Organziation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),...
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