Teacher Appreciation
May is National Teacher Appreciation Month. One of our favorite educational websites, Edutopia has devoted a number of articles to this annual event as...
Go Outside and Play: Channeling the Power of the Great Outdoors!
From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud pied April, dressed in all his trim, Hath put...
Problem-Solving at its Finest
To say that last week was a difficult one for the residents of the Boston area (and the country at...
Helping Your Child Be More Mindful
In a recent blog on the Huffington Post, journalist and relatively recent meditation devotee Andy Fraser wrote about an interesting...
Fostering and Assessing Creativity in the Classroom
A while ago, educational assessment guru Dr. Grant Wiggins blogged about a very interesting issue: assessing creativity. The commonly held,...
Einstein: Don’t Judge a Fish by its Ability to Climb a Tree!
This inspirational quote has been getting well-deserved attention on the Internet for quite a while now. Give it a read...
The Kitchen Classroom
In the Engaging Minds Tip of the Week that we shared on Monday, we talked about how cooking and baking...
One Perspective on Four Subtypes of Executive Function Disorder (Part 3 of 3)
After a brief introduction two weeks ago to Dr. Mel Levine’s ideas on four subtypes of executive function issues, last...
One Perspective on Four Subtypes of Executive Function Disorder (Part 2 of 3)
In last week’s blog, we introduced Dr. Mel Levine’s interpretation of executive function disorder and the four subtypes that comprise...
One Perspective on Four Subtypes of Executive Function Disorder (Part 1 of 3)
At Engaging Minds, our specific mission is to help kids who struggle with executive functions – often labeled Executive Function...
Gimme a Break!
We just lost a couple days of school to Blizzard Nemo, and now February vacation is right on our doorstep....
The Right to be Wrong
As parents, teachers and tutors, one of the hardest things we have to do is to allow the children in...