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Review: Teaching How to Learn in a What-to-Learn Culture
Kathleen Hopkins has written a book so satisfying to the mind of this educational therapist that I find myself quoting it to every colleague I encounter. Shedding the old taboos against teachers disclosing their life stories, Hopkins shares with exquisite prose her personal obstacles and influences that molded the remarkable educator she has become. Weaving together theory, life lessons, and practice, she provides ways of thinking that “embolden both the teacher and the learner to think differently.” She brings the reader the very notions that have been fundamentals in my own practice for years— “the joy of really teaching students, not just content”; such ideas as “searching for each learner’s individual gifts,” reaching for their “skylights” that transcend all that they have been taught; learning from real life situations, beyond memorization into dynamic discovery of ideas; modeling a love of learning for it’s own sake. These are indeed the blueprints for real learning to take place.
Anyone, in any field, who has ever tried to teach anything to others can benefit by the perspective of this profound book--so revolutionary in the power of its wisdom and the readability of its text.
Dorothy Ungerleider, MA, BCET Founding President, Association of Educational Therapists
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•NILD is an Authorized Training Center, affiliated with the International Center for Enhancement of Learning Potential, www.icelp.org
The Feuerstein Institute has greatly influenced and contributed to the work of the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD) in the USA since 1993.
NILD HONORS TWO DEPARTED FRIENDS
At NILD's 30th Anniversary Conference in Orlando, Kathy Hopkins announced new memorial funds to honor two dear NILD friends.
Donna Borges 1955 - 2011
Donna Borges Memorial Fund
Loving wife, faithful mother of two grown sons, missionary, and mentor to many young women, Donna began working for NILD's Discovery Program as an Educational Therapist in 2007. Donna had a passion to reach at-risk children and was instrumental in the launch of Newsome Bailey Academy, a donor-funded program that provides NILD Educational Therapy for inner-city children in Newport News, VA. Donna is fondly remembered for always encouraging educators to take NILD Educational Therapist training and her Memorial Fund will be used to provide scholarships to this end.
Jamie Evans 1959 - 2010
Jamie Evans Memorial Fund
Jamie was a gifted teacher, author, and preacher. He cherished, and was adored by, his wife and two teenage children. Early in his childhood, Jamie was diagnosed with a unique combination of severe learning disabilities. His developmental psychologist told Jamie that he was extraordinarily bright but would need to work twice as hard as other kids. Jamie took these words to heart and relied on determination, faith, discipline, and the help of encouraging parents and teachers to overcome his disabilities. Jamie graduated from the College of Wooster, Ohio and Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. He authored a book, An Uncommon Gift, about his journey overcoming learning disabilities, and became a regular speaker at conferences for the learning disabled, including NILD Conferences.
At the family's request, all donations to the Jamie Evans Memorial Fund will be used to provide scholarships for children who struggle with a learning disability. While supplies last, donors to this Memorial Fund will receive a free copy of Jamie's book.
To donate to either memorial fund, click here.
Training Educators. Developing Minds. Changing Lives.
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Kathleen Dwyer, Blue Book author, with Ramona Norman and Suzanne Aikin at NILD's 30th Anniversary Conference
"The conference was one of NILD's best in the past several years.".....
Elizabeth H.
"This was my first conference and I hope to attend each year.".....
Carol K.
"This was the best convention I've ever attended (my first NILD convention).".....
Melinda L.
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“Don’t miss NILD’s most recent peer reviewed article!”
Connie Cawthon has received the Deborah Zimmerman award for exceptional scholarship in her quantitative study of NILD individual therapy verses NILD group therapy. It was published in the Journal of the Association of Educational Therapists (AET). This journal addresses many of the issues educational therapists deal with on a daily basis.
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Interested in doing research for NILD? Contact Kathy Hopkins kathyhopkins@nild.edu
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Interested in an in-service by Kathy Hopkins, Ed.D, on Teaching How to Learn in a What-to-Learn Culture? This in-service is appropriate for school faculties, educational and home school organizations, or any professional development opportunities. Please contact timewing@nild.edu for details.
"I wanted to personally thank you for the in-service you presented for us. It was a joy to know that my whole school heard your presentation and was challenged to think of learning in a new and deeper way. What you shared that day resonated in many hearts; teachers are doing things they've never done before."
Christy Spicer, PCET
Broadfording Christian Academy
Hagerstown, MD
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EDUCATIONAL THERAPY IN ACTION: Behind and Beyond the Office Door
“What does an educational therapist DO?” This book exposes in actual time, the “what,” “how” and, critically--the “why” of the clinical process:
the treatment alliance, range of interventions, an “Organic Curriculum,” and each outcome over time.