“Imagining your tennis serve or mentally running through an upcoing speech might help you perform better, studies have shown, but the reasons why have been unclear. (new research confirms that…) The mental picture activates and strengthens the very neural circuits…that you will need to recruit...

Are you confused by the Common Core standards or the ongoing controversy surrounding their implementation? You’re not alone.  For a thoughtful and clear discussion of the Core issues today, I recommend the article in the Fall issue of Harvard Ed. Magazine- What Happened to the Common Core? http:/...

 In the hub-bub social world of the classroom it is difficult to switch things down and unplug from the “doing” and the “socializing” to activate the Intrapersonal intelligence. I think the first step in making this transition is for teachers to value the thinking skills associated with the...

The 3rd and 4th grade students at St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Kent, Ohio made a field trip to the Kent State University airport on Friday, Sept. 26th. This visit reinforced their learning of R.A.D.A.R., a systematic method for solving the dreaded Math Story Problems. Students received a...