I-imagine+Research

= // Research and Resources for I-imagine Project // =

//What if we had a "talent-oriented" curriculum instead of a test-oriented curriculum?// ~ Yong Zhao, author of //Catching Up or Leading the Way.//

//When kids can name and nourish their “spark” – every outcome parents and educators care about changes dramatically.// ~ Peter Benson, Author of //Sparks// and President of Search Institute

Search Institute findings for young people who have identified their “spark” aka strengths, talents and affinities:
 * have higher grades in school
 * have higher attendance in school
 * are more likely to be socially competent – less violent
 * are more likely to be physically healthy
 * are more likely to volunteer to help other people
 * are more likely to be good stewards of the earth and its resources
 * are more likely to have a sense of hope and purpose

• //Sparks: How Parents Can Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers// by Peter Benson • //Your Child’s Strengths: Discover Them, Develop Them, and Use Them// by Jennifer Fox • //Helping Kids Hope// by Dr. Gill • Educating for Human Greatness by Lynn Stoddard • Th e Affinity Project - The Strength Approach to Educating Children

Raise engagement. Raise hope. Raise achievement. Hope survey data shows that as //"hope increases so does the ability of students to improve academically in the areas of math and reading."// Hope Survey:



• [|Peter Benson's] TED Talk on Sparks • Power of Story by Tom Atlee. The Co-Intelligence Institute. • StoryFields - The Narrative Shape of Our Lives and Cultures • The Thriving Indicators Project a la Search Institute  • Thinking Our Way into the Future – The Power of Scenarios and Visioning • What Kids Need to Succeed a la Search Institute



Carol Dweck's Article [**[|Click Here]**] Carol's TED Talk [**[|Click Here]**]