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What Makes a Good Educational Leader

January 29, 2015 in Features, INSPIRE 2014 Tagged: Approaches, Assessment, Educators, leadership

What Makes a Good Educational Leader

Leadership is not simply management. This is nowhere more evident than in educational settings where true leaders inspire, engage, facilitate and motivate both teachers and students to achieve success. But what makes a good educational leader? And how do leaders better foster an environment where the foundation of student-centered education thrives?At INSPIRE 2014, Bill Bryan, co-founder and vice president for leadership and organization development at the Center for Secondary School … [Read more...]

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The Boy Education Crisis

January 14, 2015 in Best Practices, Blog, default, INSPIRE 2014 Tagged: Approaches, Behavior, Boys, Educators

The Boy Education Crisis

All educators can attest to the behavioral and learning challenges that many, many boys in their classrooms exhibit. These challenges are leading boys to fall behind educationally, and leading teachers to grapple with productive ways in which to bolster their self-confidence and allow them to focus in class.At INSPIRE 2014, Anthony Rao, Ph.D., a psychologist and noted author, led a session on “The Boy Education Crisis” that helped attendees understand how boys think, develop and learn. After … [Read more...]

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Ted Wilson on MIX 104.1 Champions Student-Centered Education and INSPIRE 2014

January 7, 2015 in Blog, INSPIRE 2014

Ted Wilson on MIX 104.1 Champions Student-Centered Education and INSPIRE 2014

This past September, Ted Wilson, executive director of the National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) appeared live in the MIX 104.1 studios in Boston to discuss NISCE's mission and its then upcoming INSPIRE 2014 conference. Host and MIX program director, Mike Mullaney, engaged Ted in a high-energy and broad-ranged interview on the current state of education in Massachusetts; the need for a truly student-centered approach to education; and the broad range of topics planned at … [Read more...]

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Social and Emotional Development for Girls

December 18, 2014 in Features, INSPIRE 2014 Tagged: Approaches, Behavior, Educators, Girls

Social and Emotional Development for Girls

Many teachers face their students every day knowing that some of the girls are struggling with feelings of self-doubt, self-consciousness and fear. Reaching out to those girls’ specific needs, while maintaining focus on whole classroom, can be complicated.At INSPIRE 2014, Rachel J. Kramer, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist in Concord, Massachusetts, led a session on “Supporting Girls’ Social and Emotional Development in the Classroom” that helped attendees explore strategies for teaching girls … [Read more...]

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NISCE to Expand Focus and Outreach

November 4, 2014 in INSPIRE 2014, Press Releases Tagged: Approaches, Assessment, standardization

NISCE to Expand Focus and Outreach

….New initiatives result of feedback at two-day INSPIRE 2014 conference… WINCHESTER, MA – November 4, 2014 -- The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) today announced that, based on feedback from its INSPIRE 2014 conference, it will expand and enhance its mission-driven programs with a clearer emphasis on practical applications and approaches to student-centered education, and enhancing its focus and strategies to respond to educators’ concerns about the efficacy and … [Read more...]

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White House Commissioner on Educational Excellence to Speak at INSPIRE

October 20, 2014 in Features, INSPIRE 2014, News

White House Commissioner on Educational Excellence to Speak at INSPIRE

....Monica Martinez, commissioner of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, attends two-day event hosted by National Institute for Student-Centered Education.... WINCHESTER, MA – October 20, 2014 -- The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) today announced that Monica Martinez, Ph.D., commissioner of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will speak this week at INSPIRE 2014, the organization’s flagship event.The … [Read more...]

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INSPIRE 2014 Draws Education Reform Advocates From Around the World

October 13, 2014 in INSPIRE 2014, Press Releases

INSPIRE 2014 Draws Education Reform Advocates From Around the World

WINCHESTER, MA, October 13, 2014 -  The National Institute for Student-Centered Education (NISCE) today announced that it expects as many as 300 education reform advocates at INSPIRE 2014 later this month.The annual conference, now in its second year, unites education stakeholders – teachers, administrators, policy makers, parents, mentors and students – who collectively call for a more student-centered approach in K-12 education.This year, advocates from ten US states are traveling to … [Read more...]

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Mindfulness in the 4th Grade Classroom

July 29, 2014 in Features, INSPIRE 2014 Tagged: Approaches, Behavior, Educators, Health / Wellness

Mindfulness in the 4th Grade Classroom

Contributed by Kate Clark. Kate is an elementary school principal on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and has used mindfulness practice in a variety of classroom situations over the course of her 30-year career as an educator. Kate will be a speaker at INSPIRE 2014, and her session is titled Theory into Practice: Preventative Strategies for Students with Anxiety.Fifteen quiet minutes...time for our fourth grade students to breathe, to hold off on all thoughts of the future or the past. … [Read more...]

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Why Educators Need to Develop Leadership Skills

July 15, 2014 in Features, INSPIRE 2014 Tagged: Educators, leadership

Why Educators Need to Develop Leadership Skills

The following post is contributed by Bill Bryan,  co-founder and vice president for Leadership and Organization Development, Center for Secondary School Redesign. Bill will be presenting at INSPIRE 2014.Five Reasons Educators Need to Focus on Developing Leadership Skills 1.  To Lead Successful Major Change Efforts:  A recent headline reads, "Early Results Indicate $4.6 Billion in School Turnarounds a Waste."  Most efforts at significant change in education practices fail, but not for a … [Read more...]

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Flying Below the Teachers’ ADHD Radar Screen

July 6, 2014 in Best Practices, INSPIRE 2014, Parenting, Research Tagged: Approaches, Behavior, Parents, Relationships

Flying Below the Teachers’ ADHD Radar Screen

The following blog post is contributed by Dr. Anthony Rao a nationally known expert in child psychology, and author of The Way of Boys.  Dr. Rao will be a speaker at the INSPIRE 2014 Conference in October 2014.Getting noticed or standing out is usually a good thing, but not for American boys in school. Their diagnoses for ADHD continue to be too high. What drives this? In my practice, it seems to be coming from teachers. They don't realize it, but over the last few years they have been … [Read more...]

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