Impact of Pre-K on Florida children on UWF researcher's mind
- September 30, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education

Dr. Kalyan “Kal” Chakraborty, a new economist at the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, says a topic he wants to research is the impact of Florida's voluntary prekindergarten program on children.
TMW Tip: Praise the effort
- September 30, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / early-learning,TMW-Tips

Research shows that children who are praised for their effort are less likely to give up when faced with a challenge.
Get the lowdown on EntreCon and Get Started Pensacola
- September 30, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / video

How are Get Started Pensacola and EntreCon teaming up nurture Pensacola's entrepreneurial spirit? Just watch.
TMW Tip: Build on 'baby talk'
- September 29, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / early-learning,TMW-Tips

Make the word fragments your baby starts to say into full sentences to help her learn more words.
The Fourth T of early brain development: Turn It Off
- September 29, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
TMW Tip: Use word chains to boost brain power
- September 28, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / early-learning,TMW-Tips

Talk to your baby about what you're doing all the time. Adding more words to describe what you're doing is like adding links in a chain, one that will help your child's brain build strong connections later on.
How to build a feedback loop to help you — and your team — succeed
- September 28, 2016
- / Quint Studer
- / training-development,quint-studer

How appreciative inquiry, Johari windows, surveys and other tools can help build a culture of feedback in your organization.
Global Learning Academy on a destination to success
- September 28, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / early-learning,education,report-meeting-the-challenge

Global Learning Academy strives to overcome the challenges of poverty on the journey to raise student proficiency and academic success.
TMW Tip: Talk about what you do
- September 27, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / early-learning,TMW-Tips

Talk about what you are doing when your baby is there. When you change a diaper, when you wash the dishes, when you do anything, talk about it to your child.
TMW Tip: The power of positive words
- September 26, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / leadership-development,early-learning,TMW-Tips

Babies learn more from positive words than harsh, negative words. They also learn more from words that describe than from words that only give orders.