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Acclaimed author and learning expert to visit Darlington
Jun 12, 2007 12:00 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Dr. Mel Levine, internationally acclaimed author and co-founder of All Kinds of Minds, will present an overview of the neurodevelopmental constructs Aug. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Darlington’s Morris Chapel. The event is free and is open to Darlington parents, as well as to the Rome community and surrounding areas.
Dr. Levine’s ground-breaking framework for understanding why children struggle in school provides a straightforward, practical system for recognizing variations in the way children learn without labeling them, and uses their strengths to help them become more successful students. Properly executed, this model can change lives by radically improving prospects for success in and out of school.
“Bringing Dr. Levine to Darlington is a privilege that we would like to share with other parents and educators in our area,” said Libbie Zimmer, Learning Center director. “Darlington recognizes that opportunities for success multiply when common goals are shared and solid support systems are in place. We hope that this will increase our ability to work together as a whole.”
Dr. Levine, professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill, has authored 10 books, including The New York Times No. 1 best-seller “A Mind at a Time.” His research-based approach to learning differences is the foundation for programs at All Kinds of Minds, a non-profit institute that has trained more than 35,000 teachers in its Schools Attuned Program. Many teachers and administrators at Darlington have benefited from the training.
“Learning more about Dr. Levine’s ability to blend and balance brain research with classroom practice is key to maximizing our students’ strengths and abilities. It also helps us better understand why or how students learn in different ways,” said Zimmer. “Dr. Levine emphasizes that learning environments exist everywhere, not just in traditional classrooms and subjects. Darlington students have opportunities to learn from teachers about school and life on the athletic fields, in the residential Houses, in the art studio and in many other environments. No matter our job or position at Darlington, we are all teachers and we need to capture every teachable moment.”
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Levine has pioneered programs for the evaluation of children and young adults with learning, development and/or behavioral challenges. In 1995, he received the C. Anderson Aldrich Award for outstanding contribution to the field of child development. In 2005, he was named the most admired person in education by Scholastic Press.
During his visit to Rome, Dr. Levine will also meet with Darlington’s entire faculty and staff to discuss “The Wrath of Math.” Further information about Dr. Levine is available at www.allkindsofminds.org. For more information about the community lecture, please contact Libbie Zimmer at LZimmer@darlingtonschool.org.
Dr. Levine’s ground-breaking framework for understanding why children struggle in school provides a straightforward, practical system for recognizing variations in the way children learn without labeling them, and uses their strengths to help them become more successful students. Properly executed, this model can change lives by radically improving prospects for success in and out of school.
“Bringing Dr. Levine to Darlington is a privilege that we would like to share with other parents and educators in our area,” said Libbie Zimmer, Learning Center director. “Darlington recognizes that opportunities for success multiply when common goals are shared and solid support systems are in place. We hope that this will increase our ability to work together as a whole.”
Dr. Levine, professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill, has authored 10 books, including The New York Times No. 1 best-seller “A Mind at a Time.” His research-based approach to learning differences is the foundation for programs at All Kinds of Minds, a non-profit institute that has trained more than 35,000 teachers in its Schools Attuned Program. Many teachers and administrators at Darlington have benefited from the training.
“Learning more about Dr. Levine’s ability to blend and balance brain research with classroom practice is key to maximizing our students’ strengths and abilities. It also helps us better understand why or how students learn in different ways,” said Zimmer. “Dr. Levine emphasizes that learning environments exist everywhere, not just in traditional classrooms and subjects. Darlington students have opportunities to learn from teachers about school and life on the athletic fields, in the residential Houses, in the art studio and in many other environments. No matter our job or position at Darlington, we are all teachers and we need to capture every teachable moment.”
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Levine has pioneered programs for the evaluation of children and young adults with learning, development and/or behavioral challenges. In 1995, he received the C. Anderson Aldrich Award for outstanding contribution to the field of child development. In 2005, he was named the most admired person in education by Scholastic Press.
During his visit to Rome, Dr. Levine will also meet with Darlington’s entire faculty and staff to discuss “The Wrath of Math.” Further information about Dr. Levine is available at www.allkindsofminds.org. For more information about the community lecture, please contact Libbie Zimmer at LZimmer@darlingtonschool.org.
