March 2015 – MindPrint Learning Blog

Learn Something New Everyday: Cognitive March Madness

Mar 22, 2015Nancy WeinsteinCognitive Ability & IQ Testing, Learning Differences, Math & STEM, Parental Involvement, Standardized Tests & Test Taking, UncategorizedBenefits of Music, Dr. Scott Sampson, EcoCar 3, March Madness, Mindprint Learning, Nancy Weinstein, Recap

By Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff We’ve had an exciting week on this blog, with a team of bloggers joining me in our drive to “learn something new everyday.” Can you imagine if the energy and money that went into sports commentary were put towards educational programs, or if we had a 24-hour cable network with…

It’s Time for Parents to Change the Conversation…

Mar 20, 2015Nancy Weinstein21st Century Skills & Flexible Thinking, Behavior & Social Issues, Cognitive Ability & IQ Testing, Games, Giftedness, Learning Differences, Learning Styles, Parental Involvementadd tests for kids, add tests for kids online, adhd medications long term effects, adhd medications side effects children, adhd symptoms kids, adhd tests for kids, attention deficit disorder kids, Cognitive Assessments, does my child have a learning disability, dyscalculia kids, dyslexia symptoms children, dyslexia symptoms kids, dyslexia test kids, Giftedness, Homework Help, how is adhd diagnosed, how is dyslexia diagnosed, how to tell if adhd medication is working kids, how to tell if you have adhd kids, how to tell if you have dyslexia kids, learning disability diagnosed, learning disability diagnosis, Mindprint Learning, Nancy Weinstein, neuro evaluation, neuropsych, neuropsychological testing, neuropsychological testing children, online dyslexia test, online psychoeducational testing kids, psycho-educational, psychoeducational assessment, psychoeducational evaluation, psychoeducational testing, Standardized Testing

By Nancy Weinstein As parents we really need to stop saying: the teacher, the curriculum, the lesson, or the test is bad. Really, we’ve just got to stop. The reality is that most teachers are highly competent. Most curricula are well-vetted and well-written. Most administrators put a lot of care into selecting the materials they believe will…

Not your Typical College Day: Transform this Camaro

Mar 19, 2015Nancy Weinstein21st Century Skills & Flexible Thinking, Interests & Passion, Math & STEM, UncategorizedAVTC, DOE, EcoCar 3, GM, GM Camaro, Kylie Crosby, STEM, STEM path to MBA, University of Alabama, VDP

Kaylie Crosby is the project manager overseeing a team of 134. Using the special technology of the auto industry, VDP (Vehicle Development Process) she and her team of engineers are working on making a Chevrolet Camaro more fuel-efficient while “retaining the vehicle’s performance, safety, and consumer appeal.” Kaylie’s a fourth year student at the University of…

Kids and Nature: How to Raise a Wild Child with Dr. Scott

Mar 18, 2015Nancy WeinsteinBehavior & Social Issues, Boredom, Depression & Anxiety, Focus, Attention & ADHD, Interests & Passion, UncategorizedDr. Scott Sampson, How to Raise a Wild Child, Nature

By Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff Today, we have a Q&A with a man some of you may know best as Dr. Scott from the PBS show, Dinosaur Train. His full name is Scott D. Sampson and he has a new book out this month: How to Raise a Wild Child, the Art and Science of Falling…

Benefits of Music for ADHD: Helping Kids Concentrate

Mar 17, 2015Nancy WeinsteinBehavior & Social Issues, Brain Training, Focus, Attention & ADHD, Uncategorizedadd tests for kids, add tests for kids online, ADHD, adhd symptoms kids, adhd tests for kids, attention deficit disorder kids, Benefits of Music, Music, Music Therapy, Nicole Davies, self-regulation

“Music is magical for helping children focus.” Benefits of Music for ADHD Parents of children with ADHD should know that there are methods beyond medication and counseling to treat ADHD. One of them is music. Confirmed by multiple research studies to play a significant role in cognitive development, music can be used to help children organize their thoughts. Continue…

Let’s Here it for Pi

Mar 13, 2015Nancy Weinstein21st Century Skills & Flexible Thinking, Games, Interests & Passion, Math & STEM, Parental InvolvementAlbert Einstein, Pi calculations, Pi Day, Princeton

By Sarah Vander Schaaff March 14 is Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s birthday. For a town like Princeton, it’s a particularly special moment in time with the date, 3.14.15 coinciding with the digits in the irrational, never-ending digits in pi: 3.14159…. And if there was ever a celebration of the inquisitive, intellectual, mathematical and academic,…

Christine’s Hope

Mar 6, 2015Nancy WeinsteinBehavior & Social Issues, Interests & Passion, Learning Differences, Uncategorizedblogelina, Christine Gianacaci, Christine's Hope for Kids Foundation

By Sarah Vander Schaaff Parents such as Jean and John Gianacaci are examples to many of us in how to love a child. They lost their daughter, Christine Gianacaci, in January 2010, when an earthquake destroyed the hotel she and fellow students from Lynn University were staying in the country of Haiti. Instead of looking…