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As I continue to update and add content to The Bob Pike Group's new site I am finding it difficult to figure out what topics are most useful for you to read about, so I am asking you to fill out a short form and tell me what topics you would like to see posted on our site as resources for you. If we do not have articles already published on your topic it will be put on our e-Zine list to be written, published and posted in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you did not fill out the form. Have a wonderous day (no that is probably not a word)! Topic suggestions form.
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The charismatic and shamelessly self-promoting presentation of Chester Elton’s The Carrot Principle at Training magazine’s conference in February was a lot of fun with some good thoughts about appreciating others to take away and apply. When you’ve completed your leader notes, conference blurbs or research for a conference session, you may want to run your own “readability diagnostic” to ensure the reading level isn’t too high for your audience to grasp. Word 2007 has incorporated this feature which allows you to see what grade level your information is written for or how easy it is to grasp. Have you or someone you know used Participant-Centered training techniques in their teaching or training in the last two years? Did you get dramatic results? Nominate yourself, your team or a colleague for a Pike’s Peak Performance Award! How do you help a participant who might be on the outside of the group feel more a part of what’s going on? One technique I’ve used is to involve the outside person in one of my review activities, serving as a “secret assistant.” I call this The Flu Review for reasons that will soon be apparent.
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* How to Cut Learning Costs by 30% Lake County Regional Office of Education becomes a certified partner of The Bob Pike Group. When a baby learns to walk, the parents encourage and positively reinforce the taking of steps. The baby is not punished when he teeters and falls down. He is encouraged to get up and try again, and there is much celebration when he walks across the entire floor to the parents’ outstretched arms. Learners of all ages respond to that same type of encouragement and celebration. Ten quick tips on how our brains really work. Use this quick and inexpensive energizer to revisit material or to have your students get to know one another. Do You See What I See?
Sample Standard: Describe the anatomy and localized function of given brain areas
Grade Level: 6-8
Purpose: To introduce a lesson on retinal function
I'm Drawn to You
Sample Standard: Understanding that a magnet attracts only iron and certain other metals.
Grade Level: 4
Purpose: To revisit after students have studied the basic principles of magnetism.
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