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Increasing Selective Attention at School and in Life

We are bombarded by so much information in the course of our daily lives that it is easy to get distracted from what we should or would like to accomplish. One of the most valuable “cognitive assets,” in our Thinking for Results approach (Wilson & Conyers, 2011) is what we call Selective Attention. Selective Attention is defined as "the skill of identifying what is important to any situation and

Education for Students' Futures: Innovating Minds—What Students Need for the Future

Marcus Conyers Center for Innovative Education and Prevention “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.” (Steve Jobs; inventor; 1955–2011.) “We are convinced the world will increasingly be divided between high imagination-enabled

When Stress and Depression Affect Learning

We often write about the importance of maintaining an optimal state for learning in classrooms as well as in the home. However, there is no denying that there are challenges facing teachers and parents today that make setting the stage for learning a difficult task at times. Two of the key factors are stress and depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified