Category: SMARTS Stories
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Students Speak: How SMARTS Changed My Life
Happy New Year from the SMARTS program! I’d like to share with you a highlights video featuring the inspirational speeches given by former SMARTS students William Warren, Lily Corman Penzel, […]
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Students Speak: I’m Lucky I Didn’t Fall Through the Cracks, Part 2
This is the second half of Lily Corman Penzel’s story on joining SMARTS. Check out Part 1 here. “I don’t know how many of you in this room would be […]
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Students Speak: I’m Lucky I Didn’t Fall Through the Cracks, Part 1
The following is a transcript from a speech given by Lily Corman Penzel at ResearchILD’s Pathways to Success Gala. Before becoming a public health professional, Lily was a student mentor […]
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Students Speak: Would I Trade My Brain? Part 2
This is the second half of William Warren’s story on joining SMARTS. Check out Part 1 here. “Now, back to my story. I’m at the first SMARTS end-of-the-year event, and […]
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Students Speak: Would I Trade My Brain? Part 1
The following is a transcript from a speech given by William Warren at ResearchILD’s Pathways to Success Gala. He’s all grown up now, but William was actually a student in […]
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An Interview with Lynn Meltzer
Michael Hart, child psychologist and online educator, just posted an interview with our president and director of research, Lynn Meltzer. He writes: Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting an […]
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SMARTS Students’ Video Project – Truths and Secrets about Bullying
The SMARTS program has changed a lot over the years. Our team has piloted the program in many different schools and with a wide range of students—sometimes with students who have […]
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When Did You First Hear About Executive Function?
The first time I heard the term executive function I was driving to a student’s house up in the foothills outside of Boulder, CO. I was working as a homework […]