Three weeks ago, I visited a public elementary school in Boston and observed several classrooms. In one classroom, I had the opportunity to see an […]
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Archive for March, 2012
Promoting Third Grade Reading Proficiency the Right Way
By Theresa Lynn Over 120 cities, including Boston, recently applied for the 2012 All-American City Award. The focus of this year’s award is third grade […]
Read More…A New Kind of Spring Break: Finding Peace Through Service Learning
For a week in March, seventeen Wheelock juniors, seniors and graduate students were in Belfast on a service-learning study tour exploring how early childhood programs […]
Read More…The Parent Blame Game: What to Do When Screens Win Out
By Diane E. Levin The Boston Globe article, “In Reversal, Kids Nag Parents to Step Away from Their Phones, Laptops” by Beth Yeitell (March 8, […]
Read More…The Discussion Begins Now / 10 Years of Social Work At Wheelock
The 10th Anniversary of Wheelock College’s First MSW Graduating Class and Professional Development Conference Starts With A Pre-Conference Discussion…Now! Friday, March 23rd, come and reconnect with […]
Read More…How can we get more women into STEM careers?
By Connie Chow Worldwide, merit alone has not led to gender equity in appointments in public office, business and certainly not tenure in science and […]
Read More…The Case for Movement
By Diana Cutaia Recently we have seen more and more studies looking at the possible causes for and prevention of childhood obesity. One study showed […]
Read More…Lessons Learned in Haifa: International Students Perspectives
As I prepared for my trip to Haifa in the beginning of the year , I had many questions about the history of violence and […]
Read More…Adults with Autism – A Growing Public Policy Crisis
By Jake Murray Largely absent from local and federal policy discussions is the issue of an ‘aging up’ Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) population. In truth, […]
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