The Obama administration is planning some big changes to how we measure the success or failure of schools and how we apportion federal money based on those assessments.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
BRAIN POWER: Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them
New research on when young brains are best able to grasp fundamental concepts could reshape early education.
From the New York Times
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Special Presentation by Dr. Steven Hughes on November 30th
Join us the evening of November 30th as Countryside Montessori hosts a special presentation by World-Renowned Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Dr. Steven Hughes at the Glenbrook South High School auditorium.
Dr. Steven Hughes will be coming to Northbrook to talk with parents about what the study of the brain tells us about learning environments for young children.
Dr. Hughes says:
“Children now in school will face adult life as “independent agents” to a degree never before seen in our history. They will not be tied to a single job, employer, or even industry, and will experience career paths that were unimaginable as little as 20 years ago. This is occurring even as the trend toward rigid control, high-stakes academic testing, and limited school curricula has robbed them of the opportunities necessary to develop the broad-based problem-solving skills necessary for happy, productive, interesting lives.”
Do you know...
Most critical periods for brain development
are over by age 6?
Dr. Steven Hughes will be coming to Northbrook to talk with parents about what the study of the brain tells us about learning environments for young children.
Dr. Hughes says:
“Children now in school will face adult life as “independent agents” to a degree never before seen in our history. They will not be tied to a single job, employer, or even industry, and will experience career paths that were unimaginable as little as 20 years ago. This is occurring even as the trend toward rigid control, high-stakes academic testing, and limited school curricula has robbed them of the opportunities necessary to develop the broad-based problem-solving skills necessary for happy, productive, interesting lives.”
Do you know...
Most critical periods for brain development
are over by age 6?
Join us for a special presentation by Dr. Steven Hughes
World-Renowned Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Monday, November 30, 2009 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Watson Auditorium at Glenbrook South High School
4000 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois
Sponsored by Mothers of Countryside Montessori School
Open to the Public, All are Welcome
Call Now to Reserve a Place 847.769.4889
World-Renowned Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Monday, November 30, 2009 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Watson Auditorium at Glenbrook South High School
4000 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois
Sponsored by Mothers of Countryside Montessori School
Open to the Public, All are Welcome
Call Now to Reserve a Place 847.769.4889
About Dr. St
even Hughes
Steven J. Hughes, PhD, LP, ABPdN is Director of Education and Research for The TOVA Company, and assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Dr. Hughes completed his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Minnesota and his post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he joined the faculty of the Division of Pediatric Clinical Neurosciences in 2001.
In his clinical work, he has specialized in neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents with a wide range of learning, developmental, and medical disorders, and assisted in the supervision and training of future neuropsychologists. Himself a Montessori parent, Dr. Hughes has helped many families from the Twin Cities Montessori community understand their child’s special educational or developmental needs. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota and a Montessori schools around Minnesota and Wisconsin.
His research interests include measurement of attention and executive functioning in children and adults, the effects of living in poverty on child development, and the neurodevelopmental benefits of classical Montessori education.
For more information on Dr. Hughes, visit his website www.goodatdoingthings.com.
even HughesSteven J. Hughes, PhD, LP, ABPdN is Director of Education and Research for The TOVA Company, and assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Dr. Hughes completed his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Minnesota and his post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he joined the faculty of the Division of Pediatric Clinical Neurosciences in 2001.
In his clinical work, he has specialized in neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents with a wide range of learning, developmental, and medical disorders, and assisted in the supervision and training of future neuropsychologists. Himself a Montessori parent, Dr. Hughes has helped many families from the Twin Cities Montessori community understand their child’s special educational or developmental needs. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota and a Montessori schools around Minnesota and Wisconsin.
His research interests include measurement of attention and executive functioning in children and adults, the effects of living in poverty on child development, and the neurodevelopmental benefits of classical Montessori education.
For more information on Dr. Hughes, visit his website www.goodatdoingthings.com.
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