Teaching Anti-Bullying

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It can help to recognise bullying by breaking down ways that it can occur. These worksheets focus on two types of common so-called ‘humor’ bullying: pranks, and sarcasm Neither humor type is intended to make the victim feel good about themselves. They are meant to leave the victim with a negative feeling. Some can be … Read more

Are Schools Missing out with their Web Presence?

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You know, the trouble with an online presence and social media is that it is so time-consuming with such little apparent gain. And for schools to be expected to maintain a respectable presence on the web, but not really for any commercial gain, can be a big ask. A school after all isn’t really selling … Read more

Famous Comedy Fun Pack

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Thought of Teaching Funny Ha-Ha Tricks and Tips? It is so much fun and super-engaging for every student. With this pack of worksheets and you can teach your students about different types of funny-ness. 70 pages of easy-to-follow worksheets requiring minimum direction the topic is so much fun, students ask for more and more each … Read more

Curriculum on Comedy

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How much fun would a comedy curriculum be! The funny teacher from your childhood probably didn’t exist, but the teacher who taught you how to master comedy certainly didn’t exist. I dream of a curriculum on comedy. Where students analyze the great comics, review their style, learn their ways, and then hone their own skills … Read more

How to be the Funniest Person in the Room

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I’m in the fortunate situation where I often conduct a morning huddle with the extended team Fortunate because it gives me a bit of flying time speaking to an audience. And for many mornings I used to tell a joke at the end of the catch-up to send the listeners off in a positive and … Read more

Gamification

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Intrinsic awards can work better than extrinsic awards, so to apply an overlay of gamification to your team as an incentive can prove to be very effective.   LEVEL Description Features Distinguished (DTM) To achieve DTM status the Team Member needs to consistently display team leadership skills, normally in the area of process or system … Read more

Rewards and Awards

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When considering rewards for effort within a team it is important not to overcrowd the intrinsic motivation with extrinsic motivations. If a person or team is motivated to achieve and do well and this motivation comes from within then to add further extrinsic awards crowds out the intrinsic motivations and in fact can be demotivating. … Read more