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PERFORMANCE LEARNING PLUS is a monthly e-newsletter by Performance Learning
Systems (PLS), a comprehensive educational services company that has
provided a full spectrum of programs, products, and consulting services to
educators and business professionals since 1971.
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"Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and
the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit." Ada Louise
Huxtable
Congratulations on completing another school year! We hope you have a
restful, rejuvenating summer. The Performance Learning Systems
e-newsletter, Performance Learning PLUS, is taking a summer vacation as
well. Our next new issue will appear in August 2004.
This is the perfect time to catch up on past issues:
Our past issues provide research and tips for practical application on a
wide range of education-related topics that fall into four main categories:
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
#31 Motivating All Learners
#30 Responding to Misbehavior
#29 Helping Students Avoid Procrastination
#26 Positive Student Confrontation
#19 Stretch, Risk, and Challenge
#8 Raising Student Self-Responsibility
#6 Intrinsic Student Motivation
INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES
#36 Brain-Based Energizers
#35 Assessing Through Multiple Intelligences
#33 The Power of Debriefing
#32 Establishing Effective Rules
#28 Cooperative Starters
#27 Phonological Awareness
#23 Concept Mastery
#17 Metaphors and Similes
#15 Live-Event Learning(TM)
#14 Multiple Intelligences
#11 Finding Credible Information Online
#10 Supporting Students as They Read
#5 Effective Cooperative Learning
#4 Brain-Based Puzzles
#3 Memory Retention During a Lecture
#2 Creativity in the Classroom
#1 Multisensory Learning
POSITIVE COMMUNICATION
#26 Positive Student Confrontation
#25 Positive Nonverbal Communication
#20 Celebrating Your Students
#18 Humor in the Classroom
#16 Effective Questioning
#13 Helping Students Manage Stress
#12 Supportive Communication
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS
#34 Effective Goal-Setting
#24 Reaching Out to New Teachers
#22 How to Be an e-Learner
#21 Stress Reduction and Personal Renewal
#9 Parent Involvement
#7 Celebrating Your Colleagues
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Enjoy your summer reading! And be sure to visit our new Web site at
www.plsweb.com.
Performance Learning Systems
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Performance Learning Systems
224 Church Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: 800-255-8412
http://www.plsweb.com
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