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don't let YOUR group
forget what they
learned
What do you do with a cute MONSTER? You name it!
That's right. Have teams give their monster a name
with a mnemonic that will help them remember the most
important learning points of the day. Here are
some of our favorite monster names:
CARL: Customers ARE Right. Listen!
PETE: Patience, Energy, Try again,
Excellence
GIMPO: Goals, Impressions, Money,
Productivity,
Objectives
Monster
Takeaways: $21.95 48/bag
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TIP OF THE MONTH |
make time
management
easy
Are you losing time
at every transition? Do you fall behind over the
course of the day?
The Time
Timer gives instant
feedback on the amount of time left for an
activity, break, presentation, game, or exercise.
It is particularly helpful to visual learners who rely
heavily on visual cues.
Set at any point
from 0 to 60 minutes. The red disc moves clockwise and
diminishes as time elapses until no red is visible on
the timer face.
Set the optional audio signal (a demure
"beep-beep") using the on/off switch so you can choose
to use or lose the sound!
Available in 12" and
8" size.
Time
Timer
12" $39.95
8" $34.95
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impress your
group with creative introductions and
icebreakers
Facilitate
introductions and draw out lessons with 8 mini-Boggles. Have students find
a Boggle word they can use to introduce themselves or
share a lesson learned. Includes 10 classroom playing
ideas. Use one game for every two participants.
Each Boggle is 1.5"
cube, with built-in sand timer, on a keychain.
Mini Boggle Game (set of
8) $ 41.00
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by Marcia Tate
In her book, Sit and Get Won't
Grow Dendrites, Tate describes the what, why, and
how of using mnemonics and other information "chunking"
devices -- in other words, brain shortcuts -- to help
learners remember more.
These easy-to-use
strategies will reduce stress often associated with
learning, and help individuals retain more
details.
Click here to read on
Marcia L. Tate, Ed. D. is the former Executive
Director of Professional Dev. for the DeKalb
County School System. During her 30-years there, she has
been a teacher, reading specialist, language arts
coordinator, and staff development director. Tate is
currently an educational consultant and has taught over
250,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business
and community leaders throughout the world, practicing
what she preaches! She is also the author of five
best-selling education
books.
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