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Director of Cooper Learning Center to Lead Workshop on “Shut-Down Learners”

February 3, 2012 Leave a Comment

Dr. Richard Selznick, Director of the Cooper Learning Center at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, will lead an all-day workshop presented at Rowan University by its College of Graduate and Continuing Education entitled “The Shut-Down Learner” on Tuesday, February 7.

Cooper Psychologist Inspires Educational Reform

March 16, 2011 Leave a Comment

As students file into Jace Dutweiler’s Flex Time technology period at Logan Elementary School in Logan Township, they grab kits of Legos and begin to build elaborate projects. Inspired by concepts in The Shut-Down Learner, by Richard Selznick, PhD, for 30 minutes each day this “special” period allows students to show personal gifts that may not show in the regular classroom.

Logan Township School Uses Learning Approach Promoted by Cooper Doctor

February 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

Based on a book by Richard Selznick, PhD, Director, Cooper Learning Center, called “The Shutdown Learner,” the program aims to find strengths in children and allow them to explore them, rather than a constant focus on test taking and scores.