Teaching Tips
Memory Tricks
My fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Berg, once commented to me that she knew a good way to remember the five Great Lakes. "John," said she, "Just picture lake HOMES, then think, 'Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.'" Despite the fact that I am suffering the expected memory rigidity that comes with age, I remember the five Great Lakes with no problem. Why is this?
Bullying: Ten Ideas
Two years ago I was invited to present about my bullying research to a group in Aspen, Co. The conference was entitled Ten by Ten Ways to Help Our Children. As the representative of the bullying research community, I was asked before I left for Aspen to write ten firm recommendations for helping our children avoid bullying. These ten "recommendations for children's health" were to be placed in the conference handout.
Seating Chart Mystery
The seating mystery activity provides a randomized seating arrangement, involves students in a learning activity and provides an opportunity for student interaction that helps students learn more about their peers. It can be used as an introduction to problem solving methods and science teachers can use it to introduce the so-called "scientific method."
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