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Instructional Techniques – Quick Takes – 1

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On their time, before the next session they were to write a synopsis of the book, detailing the plot, a description of the characters and of course, the lesson or truth learned — in a paragraph or two. At which point did the story pivot and turn towards the ‘lesson.’

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Instructional Techniques – Quick Takes – 2

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Of course, this one change is quite profound – the tale, the moral, the lesson of the story now changes, too. Because of the vagaries of the weather will the moral or lesson change – or be shaped differently. The gorilla takes on some of the characteristics of King Kong. Now tell us the story as if Stephen King had written it.

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Municipal Planning Means Planning

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Reading the NY Times, Sunday, 5 May 2019, I scan as always for an article that will inspire me to write something of a useful lesson to clients—in business communications and case studies—or an event that just sets my temper to a higher temperature. This meets all criteria.

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS ONCE THE RHETORIC IS REMOVED

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Once aggregated into a body of useful knowledge the purpose of KM is to focus on organizational objectives such as improved performance, competitive advantage, innovation, the sharing of lessons learned, integration, and continuous improvement of the organization. The result was an enterprise wide uptick in the sales of this product.

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The $125,000 Teacher – And Corporate Counterpart

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As to the teachers, screened rigorously and fully aware that with no tenure protection they must effect significant change, work long hours on both lesson planning and peer evaluations. Few of them have had good experiences in school. Zeke Vanderhoek, the school’s founder and principal expects demonstrable change. Should there be a.

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CRZY APOCALYPSE — 4.1 WORKPLACE ELEMENTS TO HELP YOU SURVIVE.

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Learning on the job to get ahead by kneecapping others is not a hard lesson to learn – but the truly dangerous CRZY-MKRs are subtle, selective and have acquired an amazing sense of timing. Or maybe they were just born or raised to be vindictive. They became insidious saboteurs.

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TITHING FOR TEACHERS: FOR A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE, A LIFETIME OF TANGIBLE THANKS

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That’s not an accusation that teachers as a group do not try to develop quality lessons nor are they deficient in humanity. In the long term, we establish a system that will drive teacher’s efforts to create instruction that is more dynamic and draw out a more humanistic approach to the treatment of students.

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