MindShift: Setting School Culture With Social And Emotional Learning Routines
“Over the past several decades public education has shifted to focus on literacy and math learning, largely due to high stakes tests measuring those two elements of school. But educators have long known that while reading, writing and math are important to academic success, they are far from the only qualities students need to go […]
Education Week: Teaching Introverted Students: How a ‘Quiet Revolution’ Is Changing Classroom Practice
“At the end of each lesson, when 2nd grade teacher Erin Pawlak asked her students at P.S. 11 in New York City to reflect on their reading or share a successful strategy, the same hands would shoot up. ‘Ideas came quick to these students so they were always doing the talking,’ said Pawlak. But what […]
Omaha Herald: Kindergarten teachers are leading movement in OPS utilizing play as a teaching tool
What do you want for your child’s education? At The Summit we believe playing and learning go hand in hand for our Early Learners. We are able to enhance each child’s education by providing a variety of purposeful, hands-on, interactive experiences through centers, play, and so much more. “The driving forces behind an initiative called […]
Edutopia: How Metacognition Boosts Learning
“Strategies that target students’ metacognition—the ability to think about thinking—can close a gap that some students experience between how prepared they feel for a test and how prepared they actually are. In a new study, students in an introductory college statistics class who took a short online survey before each exam asking them to think […]
Why jobs of the future won’t feel like work
David Lee at TED@UPS, Why jobs of the future won’t feel like work July 2017 Teachers who are passionate about teaching. Teachers that care about each individual student. Teachers that want to help students figure out what makes them excited to learn. That’s #TheSummitDifference “We’ve all heard that robots are going to take our jobs […]
Grit: The power of passion & perserverance
This Ted talk by Angela Lee Duckworth from 2013, might be a few years old but the message is still prevalent today. Use the link below to watch her TED talk. Click here for more recent research and information about Grit from Duckworth.
The Hidden Meaning of Kids’ Shapes and Scribbles
From the October 25, 2017 Atlantic Article. Read the full article here: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/10/the-hidden-meaning-of-kids-shapes-and-scribbles/543873/ Your child’s quirky art isn’t just cute—science suggests that even the most bizarre depictions can have deep creative intention. Want to receive exclusive insights from The Atlantic—while supporting a sustainable future for independent journalism? Join our new membership program, The Masthead. High […]
The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergartens of Finland
“When play is fun and child-directed, children are motivated to engage in opportunities to learn.” I found this article interesting as it speaks to the natural development of children. When children play, they learn — and learn a lot! Cognitive, emotional, physical, and social skills are all developed during play time, which in Early Learners […]
Sir Ken Robinson Opens Up about Learning and Personalized Education
This article was published by NAIS (National Association of Independent School) as part of their Independent School Magazine Blog series. Read the full article, with audio, by clicking on this link. by Pinkus, Ari on 9/9/2015 3:01 PM Editor’s note: I interviewed Sir Ken Robinson by phone shortly after the release of his new book, […]
When Educators Make Space For Play and Passion, Students Develop Purpose
An great read from NPR’s Mind/Shift. And an excellent Ted Talk from Harvard education specialist Tony Wagner. Click here to read the full article from Mind/Shift and NPR. By MindShift AUGUST 25, 2015 Harvard education specialist Tony Wagner has been advocating that we reinvent the education system to promote innovation for years. He’s clear that […]