7th Period

02/07/2014

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of pos...

08/21/2013

http://7thperiod.com/2013/08/20/thank-you-for-your-patience/

7th Period has been involved in the beta stages of a mentoring program that aims to provide high school and college students with financial, social and cultural capital. As we move toward expanding...

08/21/2013

http://7thperiod.com/blog/

06/07/2013

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324299104578529254120826838.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5

The president wants Internet speed and connectivity increased at nearly all schools across the country, with particular emphasis on rural areas.

04/25/2013

Absolutely adorable thoughts by adorable children. The last one is the best:

http://dailynewsdig.com/how-do-you-decide-who-to-marry-written-by-kids/

A group of young kids were asked how to decide who to marry and here are the results which are pretty amusing.

04/24/2013

Innovative Teaching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_UTgoPUTLQ

http://www.ted.com John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains ho...

04/23/2013

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/07/26/negotiating.with.kids/index.html

"I can't watch TV without my pajamas!"

04/22/2013

A question for teachers & parents:

Have you taught your children how to negotiate effectively and kindly (i.e.: without driving a hard bargain, taking on extremely adversarial positions, etc.) ?

04/16/2013

Fantastic tips!

03/10/2013

Question:

Could there be enough time and resources allocated to teaching emotional literacy in the classrooms?

03/05/2013

A cool and fun activity to teach kids about feelings:

http://www.giftofcuriosity.com/2013/02/17/4-activities-for-teaching-kids-about-feelings/

I recently did a series of activities to help the kids learn more about feelings. These activities coincided with work my husband and I have been doing at home to get the kids to use “I state...

03/05/2013

A Q & A with Daniel Goleman (author of Emotional Intelligence) on the importance of teaching E.Q. in the schools.

http://www.edutopia.org/daniel-goleman-emotional-intelligence

Daniel Goleman Ph.D., author of the landmark 1995 best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence, discusses the role of teachers, schools, and cooperative learning in readying children for success.