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Jan 1, 20223 min read
Change The Brain, Not the Child
By Andrea De Bartolo, CEI Intern The Trauma in Schools Podcast series has once again been a fascinating listen with an episode on...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 13, 20196 min read
Poverty & Brain Development: Why Early Intervention is Imperative
By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Today the nurture vs. nature debate has largely...
Zenisha Shah
May 26, 20194 min read
Teacher Stress Impacts Executive Functioning and Productivity
By Zenisha Shah, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support We can all identify one teacher who taught us...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 9, 20194 min read
Reactive Attachment Disorder and Brain Architecture
By June Naureckas, CEI Intern and Suzan Mullane, CEI Faculty Some children have difficulties bonding with others. In extreme cases, these...
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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 14, 20184 min read
The Strength of Vulnerability
By Maddy Pribanova, CEI Intern Brene Brown’s TED talk on “The Power of Vulnerability” describes vulnerability as the birthplace of true...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 14, 20181 min read
3 Must-Read Books for 2018
Reflective educators are effective educators For teachers and leaders to be at their personal and professional best, it is essential that...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 23, 20182 min read
Mindfulness Based Mentoring: A Focus on Students from Pre-K to Higher Education
Join us for this IMA Webinar! Mindfulness-Based Mentoring: A Focus on Students from Pre-K to Higher Education Attend this webinar to...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 13, 20184 min read
Elastic Thinking: Staying Competitive in Our Fast-Paced World
Dana Asby, CEI Intern Whereas more and more people are aware of neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to heal and form new neural...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 13, 20184 min read
Executive Functioning and Mathematics
Andrew Davis, CEI Intern and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Math Performance in the US Falls Behind Many Other Countries While...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Early Childhood Trauma and Self-Inflicted Injury: Building Trust
By Suzan Mullane, CEI Research Associate and Faculty The number of children who experience tremendous horror in the first years of life...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jul 9, 20183 min read
Promoting Strong Neuroplasticity and Grit in Early Childhood
Suzan Mullane, CEI Faculty and Trustee “You have to fix the hole in the soul before you can teach grit” (Oprah Winfrey 2018, CBS This...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jul 9, 20186 min read
Executive Functioning and Academic Achievement
By Andrew Davis, CEI Intern ‘I asked him, ‘˜Do you have a homework routine?’ The answer was a clear ‘˜No. I just get it done after I play...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jul 6, 20183 min read
Opportunities for Trauma Education Online
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern Free Online Training. Many organizations whose purpose is to advocate for Topics include: The Role of Trauma...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 11, 20183 min read
Oprah and Congress Agree: Trauma-Informed Care Deserves our Attention
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern Oprah has been campaigning about the transformative nature of using TIC to better understand exactly what these...
Center for Educational Improvement
Feb 20, 20181 min read
Ontario Principals’ Council Now Supporting Compassion Validation Study
Click here to begin the survey. Principals, please forward to your teachers to respond. We welcome responses from K-8 teachers in the...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 30, 20182 min read
11 Award Winners and More Opportunities – Validation Study Continuing
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director and Paul Liabenow, CEI President Click here to begin the survey. Principals, please forward to...
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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 20, 20171 min read
CEI Presents at Syracuse Early Care Conference
Dr. Mason’s session on Trauma and Early Childhood Education, based on research that CEI has been doing and a book on Heart Centered...
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...
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