| Game Based Learning for High School Students
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Game Based Learning for High School Students
A virtual business game that begins next year and is based on the New Zealand venture capital industry will help high school students develop enterprising attitudes and behaviours, including business skills. The Venture Capital Game will also help students test their accounting and economics skills in a realistic business environment.
The initial . . . more
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| Author : Kate Gibbons- The Small Business Company
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Created : 04 Dec 2002
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| Exam stress
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DOs
Try to work to a revision timetable - start planning well before exams begin - your teacher should be able to help you with this.
Make your books, notes and essays more user-friendly with summary notes, headings, sub-headings, highlighting and revision cards. Try using key words or spider charts. Get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends - do what works for you.
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 28 Sep 2002
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| How to Take Better Notes
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Rule number one:
There are no rules! Kids� minds work in different ways, and their notes should reflect those differences.
You can help your child become an independent learner -- and a great note taker -- by encouraging her to think about how she thinks. Then she can figure out the note-taking methods and tricks that will work best for her.
Set her on the right course with these four gu . . . more
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| Author : Jonaton Mooney
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Created : 11 May 2002
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| Eating Disorders: More common than we think
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Eating disorders are becoming more common in today�s society. What is it like inside a head of a girl with an eating disorder and what makes this illness so frequent?
While doing research for this article a fifteen year old girl approached me and told the story of a girl who had bulimia. She asked me if I was interested in writing about her. We will call this girl Mary.
Mary then admitted . . . more
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| Author : Article extracted from 'The Pridian' Takapuna Grammar School
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Created : 01 May 2002
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| Making the connection with Teens
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Tips to get you started
Communicating with the kiddos gets more challenging as they get older. Here are some suggestions to improve your relationship with your teenager. As a natural result of following these suggestions, you will discover even more meaningful ways to maintain and deepen the connection with your teen.
Learn More
� Staying Connected to Your College Kids
� Remembering Your . . . more
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| Author : Carleton Kendrick- Family Education
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Created : 24 Feb 2002
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| Laying the Foundation for Positive Classroom Behavior
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Now, at the beginning of a new year, is the time to establish good classroom management.
Classroom behavior is one of the trickiest issues teachers face today. Disruptive behavior results in lost curriculum time and creates a classroom environment that is not always conducive to learning. One key to nipping behavioral problems in the bud is to promote positive behavior before problems arise. Th . . . more
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| Author : Pearson Education Development Group
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Created : 29 Jan 2002
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