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October 25, 2017Nicole Stucke

Pairing Digital Tools to Measure and Improve School Readiness

By Nicole Stucke achievement gap, Child Development, digital tools, early childhood education benefits, Executive Function, executive function assessment, executive function in early education, executive function school readiness, executive function skills, executive function skills for school readiness, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social development in early childhood, social emotional activities, social emotional learning Leave a Comment

— PRESS RELEASE — ST PAUL, MN (October 25, 2017) – Reflection Sciences, Inc., an education technology company founded by University of Minnesota researchers, and Kiko Labs, the San Francisco developer of Kiko’s Thinking Time™ games, are thrilled to announce a new partnership. Research on school readiness has uncovered a link between the skill-set referred…

July 21, 2017Nicole Stucke

Reflection Sciences News

Minnesota Executive Function Scale available for Android Users!

By Nicole Stucke Child Development, educators, emotional development, Executive Function, executive function assessment, how to improve early childhood education, measuring executive function in charter schools, measuring executive function in montessori schools, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social emotional learning, teachers Leave a Comment

It is with great pleasure we announce the Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS App™) is now available on Google Play for Android users! You can download the free app to your Android Tablet by searching Minnesota Executive Function in the Google Play store. The MEFS App™ is a game-like, drag-and-drop early learning readiness tool designed to provide a brief, comprehensive,…

July 11, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Civic Science to Improve Child Outcomes

By Nicole Stucke advantages of early childhood education, Child Development, early childhood education benefits, educators, executive function school readiness, executive function skills, executive function skills for school readiness, how to improve early childhood education, reflection, research, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social emotional activities, social emotional learning Leave a Comment

Mind in the Making author Ellen Galinsky, the Bezos Family Foundation, and leading researchers on Executive Function (including our Co-founders!) make the case for citizens and scientists to work together to address our most challenging and science needs to improve child outcomes in the latest issue of Child Development. Contact us to request the article.

June 30, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Free, Live, Webcast!

By Nicole Stucke advantages of early childhood education, Announcement, Child Development, Executive Function, executive function assessment, executive function in early education, Play, reflection, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social emotional activities, social emotional learning, teachers Leave a Comment

We are thrilled to invite you to join us for a free, live, webcast with Reflection Sciences Co-founder and CEO, Dr. Stephanie Carlson and St. Anthony – New Brighton Community Services Director, Wendy Webster! The session will be held on Thursday, July 13th from 11:00 to 11:45 AM CDT. We will discuss how St. Anthony…

May 30, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Montessori Outcomes for Success

By Nicole Stucke Child Development, early childhood education benefits, educators, emotional development, Executive Function, Executive Function National Support Efforts, executive function school readiness, how to improve early childhood education, measuring executive function in montessori schools, Montessori Education, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social emotional activities, social emotional learning Leave a Comment

Each week, the Montessori Foundation’s Montessori Leadership Institute hosts live sessions focusing on Montessori outcomes for success and the importance of Montessori education. Sessions are led by Montessori Foundation experts or guest speakers. This Wednesday’s session [1:00 PM Eastern Time in the USA (GMT -4)] will be hosted by Dr. Katie Brown, DC Regional Coordinator…

May 18, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Case Study – MEFS Predicts K Outcomes

By Nicole Stucke achievement gap, Announcement, Child Development, early childhood education benefits, educators, emotional development, Executive Function, executive function in charter schools, executive function in early education, how to improve early childhood education, research, self regulation skills for children, social emotional learning Leave a Comment

The Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS) is a brief, tablet-based comprehensive measure of executive function skills that is nationally normed down to 2 years of age. Reflection Sciences introduced the MEFS assessment to a consortium of independent schools to be used during the admissions process. Here’s what they found: Applicants who enrolled scored 10 points higher…

February 17, 2017Nicole Stucke

Reflection Sciences News

University of Minnesota – CEHD’s CEED partners with Reflection Sciences

By Nicole Stucke achievement gap, advantages of early childhood education, Child Development, early childhood education benefits, educators, executive function in early education, executive function school readiness, executive function skills for school readiness, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social emotional learning, teachers Leave a Comment

by Cassandra Blohowiak The Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) has partnered with tech start-up Reflection Sciences to conduct on-site trainings on the Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS) in Minnesota. The MEFS is a testing app that early educators can use to measure executive function (EF) and early learning readiness in children. It is the only early learning readiness assessment measuring…

February 10, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Pretend Play – How To Get Kids to Focus Using Superheroes

By Nicole Stucke advantages of early childhood education, Child Development, early childhood education benefits, executive function school readiness, executive function skills for school readiness, Play, Psychological Distancing, reflection, self regulation in children, self regulation skills for children, social emotional activities, social emotional learning, teachers Leave a Comment

For young children, pretend play is so much more important than just having fun. In a study by Dr. Stephanie M. Carlson, University of Minnesota Professor and Reflection Sciences CEO and Co-founder, and U of MN alums Dr. Rachel White, Dr. Emily Prager, and Catherine Schaefer, children who pretend to be their strong-minded hero are…

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January 24, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Minnesota Executive Function Scale + Outcome Measure for Montessori Education

By Nicole Stucke advantages of early childhood education, Child Development, early childhood education benefits, educators, Executive Function, executive function assessment, executive function in early education, executive function in montessori schools, Montessori Education, Play, social emotional learning Leave a Comment

By Stephanie M. Carlson, PhD and Philip David Zelazo, PhD The notion of reflection is rooted throughout Montessori methods. The environment and pedagogy are designed to cultivate children’s awareness of their work and self-motivated learning. Reflection is also the key to developing life skills known as “executive function.” Educators and employers are increasingly hearing about…

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January 13, 2017Nicole Stucke

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Be a Better Mentor with Executive Function

By Nicole Stucke Child Development, early childhood education benefits, educators, Executive Function, executive function skills for school readiness, how to be a better mentor, mentors and executive function, montors, reflection, social emotional learning, teachers, tutors Leave a Comment

Joseph Angaran, national Check & Connect trainer at the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, explains the power of ‘pausing’ to enhance executive function and be a better mentor. Reflection, which refers to the ability to “notice challenges, pause, consider options, and put things into context prior to responding”, supports healthy academic,…

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