by Ryan Kimball | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Well, a whole school year’s gone by since we started the marvelous mayhem that is Spark-O-Matic in early September of¬†2016 at Medgar Evers Library. And fittingly enough, it’s been most educational, both for mentors and for students, in the exciting...
by Knol Aust | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog
Alex Mullen at the MWB office. Photo by Tate Nations. Alex Mullen is a medical student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine who, in 2015, became the first American to win the World Memory Championships, ranking as the highest point scorer in the...
by Knol Aust | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
Downtown Yonkers, New York. Photo by Flickr user samsebeskazal. Public education in Mississippi has been and will continue to be a hot topic for discussion in our state. Clearly, improving the college and career readiness of Mississippi students is a critical factor...
by Ryan Kimball | Feb 24, 2014 | Blog
Media literacy makes for smart kids at Operation Shoestring There’s no doubt that Star Pool’s children are growing more media savvy by the day. And not just the two grade school-age boys she has at home who already do homework on the computer and have...
by Knol Aust | Feb 8, 2014 | Blog
Mitchel Resnick, PhD, is a LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research and director of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab. His research group developed the “programmable brick” technology that inspired LEGO MindStorms robotics kits. More...