When Microsoft recently announced their 2014 Microsoft Sales Specialist Partner of the Year, we were excited to learn that it was awarded to Stern Center alumnus, Geno Cenci. Elected from a field of 3,200 nominations from 112 different countries, Cenci, ePlus Technology National Practice Director was selected for his passion for technology and his commitment to translating it into gains for his customers.
At a young age, before Geno turned three, his mother started having concerns about his language and attention development. It was at this point that the Cenci family found their way to Dr. Blanche Podhajski, founder and president of the Stern Center, who diagnosed Geno’s learning challenges and recommended personalized, educational supports for him.
“The Stern Center provided me the confidence and the techniques to be successful throughout my educational career. I was the first in my family to earn an MBA in Business Management,” said Geno. “With all the experience and knowledge at the Stern Center, they have impacted many lives and outcomes of the students who attend.”
Brain Teaser
Do we all have “attention deficits”? Or is there something else going on? Let’s try this little experiment, conceived by Simons and Chabris for their classic study on sustained inattentional blindness (1999).
Cool Literacy and Learning Links
The Building Blocks of a Good Pre-K. What do we want our children’s first experiences in school to be? What does a good education look like for 4-year-olds? New York Times, October 21, 2014.
The Missing Piece: Discovering the Joy in Parent-Child Reading. If we hope to produce life-long readers, we need to instill a desire to read, not just because it is important for building a child's school readiness, but because it is fun and it builds parent-child relationships. Huffington Post, October 10, 2014.
