On a rare, sunny day in the Pacific Northwest, Nanette, her husband, and I headed for the speaker’s hall, anticipating a lecture titled, Making Memories. On one hand, I was eager to hear the information and on the other hand, I was a little concerned about trying to stay awake through a dull, scientific lecture complete with PowerPoint slides filled with stats, brain images, and complicated explanations of how a memory is formed, stored, and retrieved.
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Do you teach a concept today and tomorrow it’s like 50 First Dates all over again? If you don’t know the reference, I recommend grabbing a big bowl of popcorn and an equally big box of tissues, and say, “50 First Dates” into your remote.
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As a reading specialist, jumping is a favorite heavy work activity I use frequently with children. Though the activity doesn’t look anything like what one would think of when it comes to an academic lesson, jumping is like a probiotic, creating the perfect biome for the brain.
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On the run? You can watch this video in three minutes or less and learn how helping a friend paint her office led to this week’s Tuesday Tip.
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