Tip #302: The Heart of a Teacher
This Tip contains a poem by Paula J. Fox about the heart of a teacher who nurtures and guides the children in their care with
December 14, 2009
This Tip contains a poem by Paula J. Fox about the heart of a teacher who nurtures and guides the children in their care with
VThis Tip reviews audit findings of a high school honors Chemistry teacher who knows her stuff but is limited by incompetence as a teacher. This
This Tip looks at the audit of a brand new teacher of fifth grade who shut down learning because she was an abusive teacher. This
This Tip identifies the best practices I looked for in school audits of elementary, middle, and high schools. When I first thought about lifelong learning,
This tip looks at the training materials to pack for a flight and which materials to carry onto the plane with you. Feel free to
This Tip discusses research findings that it is better to save interactivity for complex subjects instead of basic skills. Last week, we discussed the fact
This Tip provides steps for helping SMEs value participatory activities over using lecture as their instructional method. Why SMEs Gravitate to Lecture Why do SMEs
This Tip describes six research-based principles for multimedia instruction design to lessen extraneous cognitive load. Multimedia Instruction Design Principles For this week’s Tip, I draw
Sunburst Arrangement My favorite room set up is a sunburst arrangement. This has participants seated at rectangular tables. Each table has one end slanted toward
Some trainers prefer the U shape room arrangement, where the top of the U is the front of the room. Pros: All participants can see
This Tip looks at the negative impact of the classroom style of room arrangement on participant engagement and learning. Pros and Cons of Classroom Style
This Tip looks at various suggestions regarding how to handle kinesthetic objects at the participants’ tables when some people aren’t kinesthetic. It stems from a