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Tools, Tips, Toys & Other Tidbits
800-299-3770
Vol. XXX
January 2008
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TOY OF THE MONTH: Toss It. Learn It.
TOOL OF THE MONTH: Break the Ice
TIP OF THE MONTH: Lesson Launchers
Q&A OF THE MONTH
TOOL OF THE MONTH 
Toss n Learn  Toss It. Learn It.
 
Your content is worth it! This incredibly versatile "Toss 'n Learn" VELCRO®-game board lets you create a wonderfully fun and innovative learning game around your own content. 
 
In addition to getting your group involved in playful learning, it has the added benefit of requiring that they get up and out of their seats, so their entire bodies are involved in the learning process. According to experts, activities that involve your arms and legs, as well as your eyes and ears, are the most effective!

Set comes with 10 activity and game ideas that make game development incredibly easy!
 

Price:  $135.50
TIP OF THE MONTH 

zoom

Break the ice with "Zoom!"


Be one of  the first to embrace this clever new icebreaker, developed by the folks at Training Wheels that uses Istvan Banyai's  unique picture-within-a-picture book, Zoom. The challenge for participants is to get themselves lined up sequentially, as they "Zoom" from a rooster's comb to outer space--without sharing their picture with colleagues.  (26 pages/handouts)

 Price $6.99
Info/BUY NOW!
TOY OF THE MONTH 

Lesson Launchers 
Off to a Great Start

Don't miss an opportunity to get your group on board with your agenda right from the start. Begin each session with a Lesson Launcher. Allow small groups to roll the die, then ask and answer great questions that will relax them and get them ready to learn your stuff!

 
  • What interests you about this topic?
  • What do you already know about this topic?
  • What questions do you have about this topic?
  • What do you predict this lesson will be about?
  • Tell a partner why this topic is important.
  • What would you like to learn about this topic?

    • Foam die measures 3" sq. Pack includes 8 of the same die so that you can easily distribute them to break-out groups.

     Price:  $24.00
    More Info / BUY NOW!
    SURVEY QUESTION OF THE MONTH 
    survey 
    Answers to last month's question, "What industry periodicals do you read?"
     
    Here are your answers:
     
      • Training Magazine: 24%
      • T&D Magazine: 16%
      • Other*:  13%
      • HR Magazine: 13%
      • eLearning: 11%
      • Ed Week: 7%
      • Workforce: 6%
      • Sales and Marketing: 5%
      • CLO: 5%
    Other favorites included: Educational Leadership, Talent Management, ASCD, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and the Wall Street Journal.
     
    Indeed, we're a well-read group!
     
    ****** Congratulations to Sue Brown,
    our lucky winner of $100! ******
     
     
    This month's question is:
     
          What is your biggest training challenge?
     
    Click Here to answer.
     
    Feature: 
    Discovery Learning
    Catherine Rezak
    by Catherine J. Rezak

    "It's not surprising," says Catherine Rezak, "that our minds wander during a lecture--brains just aren't made to be talked at. Talking, no matter how animated or passionate, doesn't provide enough stimulation for our brains to work . . . and so they don't. And if our brains don't work, we don't learn. Period."

    In her article, Improving Corporate Training Results with Discovery Learning Methodology, Rezak introduces a powerful instructional approach called Discovery Learning. It guides and motivates learners to explore information and concepts in order to construct new ideas and create new models of thinking and  behavior.  Discovery Learning is highly experiential and interactive, using stories, games, simulations, and other techniques to build interest and lead learners on a journey of discovery.
     
    Click here for article
     
    Catherine (Cathy) Rezak is a founding Partner of Paradigm Learning. She is a frequent speaker at ASTD, was elected President of ISA - The Association of Learning Providers - in 2003, has more than 25 years of experience in the human resource consulting and training field, and has had articles published in such journals as Strategic Communication Management, The Journal of Organizational Excellence and Project Management Network.
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    If you have any questions or concerns about an order, a product, or anything else, I'm always happy to help!  Feel free to call me at 800-299-3770 or send an email!
     
    Sincerely,
     
    Sue Landay
    President
    Trainer's Warehouse