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Anecdotes/Anecdotas

Daily we receive anecdotes of our schools' children from parents about how they are using the thinking routines and language of thinking at home, and how that is making a difference in your lives.


Parents, we are inviting you to share anecdotes you might have of your children and how they are making their thinking visible at home.

English and Spanish are welcome!

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Article: Young Children Are Skilled Negotiators, Swedish Research Finds

Interesting article on the power of play and how adults need to act during children's negociations and conflict resolution.

Link:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100621101206.htm

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Amazing videos: An invitation to reflect
Sir Ken Robinson

World wide leader on innovation and creativity:

 

TED TALK 2006:

 http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

TED TALK 2010:

http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html

RADIO TALK 2010:

http://www.thekathleenshow.com/2010/02/25/feel-the-fear-sir-ken-robinson-returns/

Episode: Feel the fear…and jump! (If you’re scared, you’re probably doing it right). Sir Ken Robinson returns…

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Harvard Research on Early Childhood

Interesting link:

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/multimedia/interactive_features/coreconcepts/ 

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Internationa Institute: The power of Making Thinking Visible - Spanish

El instituto que organizamos sobre el poder que tiene hacer el pensamiento visible fue todo un éxito.

Nos visitaron 25 educadores de Latinoamérica (Argentina, Colombia y Mejico) y le dimos una mirada profunda a la forma como estamos fomentando el pensamiento en el aula. Las estrategias que usamos, y lo que podemos hacer para hacer el pensamiento visible.

Fue fascinante ver a nuestros niños de 1 a 5 años usando rutinas de pensamiento, indagando, hablando de puntos de vista y haciendo conexiones. Fue aun más emocionante oír a nuestros niños explicar lo que hacemos y verlos compartir con educadores de otros países.  

Realmente inspirador y enorgullecedor ver educadores descubriendo nuestra cultura de pensamiento en acción, profesoras reflexionando, padres comprometidos y unos colegios donde la mirada hacia el siglo XXI es ya una realidad.

 

Gracias a todos y cada uno de los integrantes de nuestros colegios de Education First  por abrir sus puertas y compartir generosamente lo que hacen cada día.

Gracias a las participantes por visitarnos y dar una semana de su tiempo para reflexionar y mirar las edades tempranas desde otra perspectiva.

 

Fue realmente una semana intensa e inspiradora!

Ana Maria Fernandez

 

Estoy segura que tocamos muchos corazones y que el nuestro también creció en el proceso!

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NEW Generations - Invitation to reflect

Children born between 2002 and 2009 belong to the Generation Z!

From 2010 on the new generation is called ALPHA.

What challenges are you finding with your Generation Z and ALPHA child? Do you have questions, concerns, comments…?

How different is this generation from the previous ones…?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4EbM7dCMs

Are we there yet?
Are we ready for the new generation?
Are we helping them to be ready?

 

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Is your child really getting ready for the 21st Century life...?

We are not only teaching for understanding, we care about understanding to foster productive thinking in our learners!

BUT:

What is understanding...?

What is Thinking...?

What is productive thinking...?

What is intelligence...?

What is comprehension...?

What is 21st Century education...?

...do you know the difference?

... do you know why FUN is so important in all these?

... do you know how values and ethics are taught at your schools? are they taught?

 

At our Edu1st.Parental Guidance program we cover all these questions and much more. We give tips to use at home so parents can learn tools for life.

Together we make a difference in every child's future! 

Don't miss our coffee mornings and evening conferences.

21st century is here and we need to be sure our children are getting the best education. 

 

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Great news

We are proud to say that our Directors' coordinator: Mrs Tina Palacios, and one of our founders: Mrs. Ana Maria Fernandez, are now at ASCD National Convention in San Antonio Texas.

They were selected to present the Power of Making Thinking Visible with young children!
We wish them luck and thank them for representing our fabulous team work!

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Midday Nap Boosts Brain’s Learning Capacity. Do you nap? have you notice a diffence?
If you see a student dozing in the library or a co-worker catching 40 winks in her cubicle, don’t roll your eyes.

New research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that an hour’s nap can dramatically boost and restore your brain power.

Indeed, the findings suggest that a biphasic sleep schedule not only refreshes the mind, but can make you smarter.

Read more at: http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esciencedaily%2Ecom%2Freleases%2F2010%2F02%2F100221110338%2Ehtm%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bsciencedaily%2B%2528ScienceDaily%253A%2BLatest%2BScience%2BNews%2529&urlhash=erWA Add a comment
 
Edu1st Founders featured on important Colombian newspaper
Written by Adriana Madrinan   
Thursday, 25 February 2010 07:01

Portafolio, one of the most prestigious financial newspapers in Colombia interviewed our founders Gilberto Pinzon and Ana Maria Fernandez. The article explains how the Information Age has come to its end, since the initiation of the Intelligence Age was decreed at the 14th World Conference of Thinking that took place in Kula Lumpur in June 2009.

The article details how in the 21st Century the learning process should focus on thinking and creativity rather than on accumulation of information. It explains how companies like Education First Inc have established a program for Early Childhood Education that promotes healthy habits of mind, thinking processes, creativity, conflict resolution, values and positive behaviors starting as early as one year of age.

Click on the thumbnails to see a full size version of the article (in Spanish).

Edu1st in Portafolio
Edu1st in Portafolio
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