Christmas Brain Games

Christmas Brain Games

by | Dec 5, 2015 | blog, news

Merry Christmas from Equipping Minds Christmas Brain Game: “Christmas Stroop” I had a wonderful gift from Karen who attended the Improving Working Memory workshop in Virginia. She did a Christmas version of the Stroop animal game that is in my workbook and...
Working Memory: The New IQ

Working Memory: The New IQ

by | Oct 3, 2015 | blog, news

Working memory is the new IQ. Many people believe that a person’s Intelligence Quotient (or IQ) will define his or her personal and academic achievement. But we now know that working memory is a stronger predictor of success than IQ. Over the last 20 years,...
“All children can be reached by playing games.”

“All children can be reached by playing games.”

by | May 20, 2015 | news

The Rubik’s Cube was first spotted by Tom Kremer in 1979 at the International Toy Fair. Erno Rubik, a fellow Hungarian invented it, but Tom succeeds in bringing Rubik’s Cube to the international market in 1980. It’s the most explosively sold toy...
IQ Rises 50 to 120: Challenging the Critical Period

IQ Rises 50 to 120: Challenging the Critical Period

by | Mar 25, 2015 | news

CHALLENGING THE CRITICAL PERIOD “Alex suffered from Sturge-Weber syndrome, causing an electrical misfiring of the neurons of his brain, leading to a life-endangering epileptic condition of up to 10-15 epileptic seizures every day, starting at 4 years of age. He...
Cognitive Skills Impact Social Skills

Cognitive Skills Impact Social Skills

by | Mar 6, 2015 | blog, news

Cognitive skills are not all about academics – it’s a valuable life skill! Kathy Meurer THE SOCIAL SUCCESS STORY of ROSE MEURER Recently I wrote and shared about the academic success that my daughter Rose Meurer has had with the help of Equipping Minds of...