My Life is a Song March 2, 2009 By Chris Boyd Brewer There are times when a particular song seems as if it were written for us. When these songs come to us, it's important to recognize the m...

Movie Facts Sorta December 5, 2007 By Lora Haasl Movie Facts...Sort Of   Movies depend on "suspension of disbelief" for us to get into the plotline and thoughtlessly accept whatever w...

Flu Review: A Telepathic Trick May 5, 2009 By Dave Arch   Here is a telepathic trick that gets participants involved and interacting in review. Sometimes you're lucky, and your traine...

Using NASCAR to Motivate By Liz Wheeler Bruce Heichelbech, senior training consultant, E.ON., Louisville, Ky., is a past recipient of the Pike's Peak Award for implementing creativity into traini...

Five H's Class Opener By Rich Meiss and Doug McCallum   Purpose:         To help students get acquainted with each other and  to connect the a...

Trainer Tip - Lecture BusterTrainer TipLecture Busters In order to engage your participants every 8 minutes, here are a few "Lecture Buster" questions you can ask. After a mini lecture or several...

Learner-Centered Activities - Mystery Word and Spelling Scramble By Carole PankowLearner-Centered ActivitiesMystery Word This activity was submitted by Carole Pankow, South St. Paul Junior High, ...

Learner-Centered Activities: Graffiti Board By Priscilla Shumway Graffiti Board: A fun revisit or closing activity that helps students learn new content area vocabulary words. The bulletin board ...