New INSIGHTS Into Children’s Temperament

Sirius Thinking is proud to have partnered with FlickerLab to help create and produce the exciting new updated and technologically enhanced version of INSIGHTS into Children’s Temperament – the groundbreaking evidence-based social and emotional learning intervention created by Dr. Sandee McClowry of INSIGHTS Intervention, LLC. while she was a faculty member at New York University, New INSIGHTS uses puppets and additional program materials to teach children how to interact more successfully with others, and to help parents and teachers develop strategies that match each child’s individual temperament

With the validation of multiple randomized clinical trials, the original INSIGHTS has already proven successful in improving children’s behavior and academic performance. The updated children’s materials feature new video content in alignment with the 10-week kindergarten and 1st grade curriculums. Each video features an endearing crew of puppets showcasing their individual personalities as they go through different problem-solving scenarios with friends, family, and teachers. The ultimate goal for New INSIGHTS is to advance children’s problem-solving skills by prompting them to resolve each scenario with the help of the puppet characters and a range of rich media assets, including animated storybooks, interactive games, and videos.

 “The global pandemic compromised the development of children,” says Sandee McClowry “Teachers tell me that children returned to their classrooms with limited social and emotional skills, posing severe difficulties for teaching academic content. In addition, teachers and parents also have been impacted by multiple stressors. Innovative technology presents an opportunity to provide social and emotional learning in new and engaging ways that will resonate with children and adults and provide them with the behavioral strategies they need.

Sirius Thinking is delighted to have collaborated with our long-time colleagues at FlickerLab on Sandee McClowry’s brilliant New INSIGHTS project. And, equally important, we’re thrilled that Dr. McClowry elected to use an enhanced version of The Learning Portal, the unique web delivery system Sirius and FlickerLab created for Reading Between the Lions and Game Changers, to organize every puppet and animated video, activity, interactive game, and eBook created for INSIGHTS into playlists. This makes them accessible to teachers, parents, and students with a simple click on an easy-to-find menu at exactly the moment they’re needed.

The development of New INSIGHTS was funded by a Small Business Innovation award by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to Dr. Sandee McClowry of INSIGHTS Intervention, LLC. We are grateful for their support. 

For more information, please visit the New INSIGHTS Video Demo:  https://youtu.be/Ovl1yEpDgUs.