@ 2 ML & Mr. Kennedy Weekend Wrap up @ 3 Dr. Spencer Kagan, EDU. DEVELOPMENT

@ 2 Mother Love & Mr. Kennedy share their thoughts, comments and views on the weekends happenings

@ 3 Dr. Spencer Kagan is world renowned author and keynote speaker in the field of education and psychology. He was a clinical psychologist and full-time professor of pyschology and education at the Univeristy of California Berkley. Kagan established Kagan Publishing and Professional Development and has provided workshops and keynotes in over thirty countries. His main belief about behavior is that it should be established by using structures in order to prevent and redirect misbehavior. He developed the popular brain-based, cooperative learning, and multiple intelligence structures like "Numbered Heads Together" and "Timed Pair Share," which are used in classrooms worldwide. Kagan's research focuses on establishing harmonious classrooms, promoting responsible behavior, improving students' social skills, character qualities, and academic achievement. Kagan Publishing and Professional Development is actually the combined name of two companies – Kagan Publishing, incorporated in 1989, and Kagan Professional Development, incorporated in 1993.The companies were founded by Dr. Spencer Kagan, who began his career as a clinical psychologist and then spent 17 years as a research psychologist for the University of California in the departments of psychology and education. His research, and that of others, demonstrated dramatic achievement gains with the use of the cooperative-learning instructional strategies he devised. The strong demand for his workshops led to the founding of the company. “Every employee at Kagan Publishing and Professional Development feels part of a mission to make it a better world.