Reflections on Teaching This Summer: Slowing Down and Observing Carefully
By Lucy Blagg Earlier this year, I read a book called Slow Looking by Shari Tishman. Tishman is a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education whose research “focuses […]
Summer Reads 2020 for Kids, Young Adults and Adults
By Amber McClarin, IEA Enrollment Coordinator Summer plans may not be shaping up the way we had imagined, but that doesn’t mean that traveling to new and exciting places are […]
Virtual Learning Lab: Creative Problem Solving 1, Unusual Patterns
Creative Problem Solving It seems that everyone today talks about creative problem-solving. Curriculum guides list problem-solving skills as key objectives at all levels, and professional organizations recommend that creative problem […]
Practicing Kindness at Yunasa
By Qiao Li, Program Coordinator Yunasa camps are designed to work with gifted and highly gifted children to nurture balance and stimulate growth in the whole self. At Yunasa, we […]
IEA Students Share the Impact of Mentorship
By Megan Figueroa, Program Manager “One of the most valuable experiences a gifted student can have is exposure to a mentor who is willing to share personal values, a particular […]
2019 Summer Programs Round-Up
By Nicole Endacott, IEA Program Coordinator Summer 2019 is a wrap! As always, this summer was fulfilling and busy. Returning students reconnected with one another and a large group of […]
Reflecting on my Internship at IEA – Kaitlyn Chen
By Kaitlyn Chen, IEA Summer Programs Intern This summer, I had the chance to intern at the Institute for Educational Advancement. The eight-week internship went beyond my expectations. I learned […]
Finding Balance at Yunasa
By Samantha Outcalt, Yunasa Volunteer Gifted kids spend a lot of time in their heads. They devote considerable energy to thinking, wondering, analyzing, drafting, problem-solving, inventing, calculating, composing, planning, investigating, […]
IEA Internship Experience – Kate Connally
By Kate Connally, IEA Summer Programs Intern Working as an intern for the Institute for Educational Advancement has been a wonderful experience, the highlight of my summer. You might think […]
Igniting Your Passion at Yunasa
By Qiao Li, Yunasa Program Coordinator IEA’s annual Yunasa camp concluded powerfully at Camp Copneconic in Fenton, Michigan! Throughout the week, we watched all 79 campers – including 23 leadership […]