Bullying Prevention Project
Audrey Berdahl-Baldwin, Sydney Eberwein, Louise Edwards and Annette Eneanya are seniors at Mounds Park Academy
2012 WEM Outstanding Educator Award
Elyse Anderson, of the Synergy & Leadership Exchange, writes:
"Synergy & Leadership Exchange and the WEM Foundation are seeking nominations for the 2012 WEM Outstanding Educator Awards program. Educators are selected each year and each receives an unrestricted $10,000 award. Please take this opportunity to nominate your coaches for the Academic Challenge Coach Award. Recognize their hard work and effort they put into coaching your programs. Only licensed teachers in Minnesota are eligible. The deadline for nominations is February 6, 2012.
Enrichment In and Out of the Classroom
Article for Synergy Newsletter, December 1, 2011
Enrichment In and Out of the Classroom
We are often asked how some coaches get so much time to prepare their students for an academic competition. Kids are busy these days, especially in the middle and high school years. They have jobs, their music, and often sports. We feel that we are spending more energy on competing for time than on preparing for the competition.
FPSPI: Catalyst for Talent Recognition and Development
Future Problem Solving Program International:
Catalyst for Talent Recognition and Development
Dr. Donald J. Treffinger
Center for Creative Learning, Inc.
The Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) offers students of many ages a variety of opportunities to learn and apply thinking and problem solving skills that they will need for success throughout life. In a recent international program evaluation report (Treffinger, Selby, & Crumel, 2011, pp. 18, 134-135) many respondents also recognized the important contributions FPSPI makes to meeting the unique needs of high-ability students. FPSPI’s components provide:
Read more: FPSPI: Catalyst for Talent Recognition and Development
