Laugh and Learn: 95 Ways to Use Humor for More Effective Teaching and Training
We may not all be born comedians, but most people are naturally humorous, says Doni Tamblyn, comic-turned-trainer and president of HumorRules LLC. Tamblyn’s humorous techniques have brought serious results to clients such as Chevron, Wells Fargo, AstraZeneca, and other Fortune 500 companies, universities, and government entities. Now she offers these techniques to you in one intriguing, information-packed, and very funny book!

Combining the latest brain studies and humor research with the author's own 23 years of experience in comedy and corporate training, LAUGH AND LEARN is a fascinating look at what makes learners perk up, pay attention, and remember. It’s the first book that 1) explains the research that shows how humor can make information more memorable, 2) teaches communicators how to be funny without relying on joke-telling or novelty store items, and 3) gives specific, light-touch techniques that can be used by virtually anyone who seeks to present their message more effectively.

Altruism
The term altruism was coined by the 19th century sociologist Auguste Comte and is derived from the Latin “alteri” or "the others”. It describes an unselfish attention to the needs of others. Comte declared that man had a moral duty to “serve humanity, whose we are entirely.” The idea of altruism is central to the main religions: Jesus declared “you shall love your neighbour as yourself” and Mohammed said “none of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself”. Buddhism too advocates “seeking for others the happiness one desires for oneself.”

Philosophers throughout time have debated whether such benevolence towards others is rooted in our natural inclinations or is a virtue we must impose on our nature through duty, religious or otherwise. Then in 1859 Darwin’s ideas about competition and natural selection exploded onto the scene. His theories outlined in the Origin of Species painted a world “red in tooth and claw” as every organism struggles for ascendancy.

So how does this square with altruism? If both mankind and the natural world are selfishly seeking to promote their own survival and advancement, how can we explain being kind to others, sometimes at our own expense? How have philosophical ideas about altruism responded to evolutionary theory? And paradoxically, is it possible that altruism can, in fact, be selfish?

High School Level—Algebra I
(30 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Course No. 101

Taught by Monica Neagoy
National Science Foundation
Ph.D., University of Maryland

Opportunities Upper-Intermediate Teacher's Book
Книга для учителя
Пятиуровневый курс для подростков, наиболее полно отвечающий содержанию и традициям отечественного образования и прекрасно зарекомендовавший себя в российской школе. Данное издание отличает: Серьезная программа по грамматике, учитывающая потенциальные сложности учащихся, для которых родными являются славянские языки. Сбалансированное развитие всех четырех речевых навыков, способствующее развитию коммуникативной компетенции учащихся. Наличие обширного страноведческого материала, расширяющего кругозор и представления учащихся о жизни и культуре англоязычного мира. Программа тестирования, куда входят тесты для самопроверки, тесты по грамматике/лексике в книге для учителя и сборник тестов к каждому уровню. Данный курс поможет эффективно подготовить учащихся к сдаче ЕГЭ по английскому языку.

Opportunities is a new five-level course written specifically for upper-secondary. Rich in grammar and content, Opportunities provides a very solid syllabus that's packed with topics relevant to today's students.

Themes such as science, literature, history and culture give a strong educational and international feel
Learning strategies throughout the course develop students' study skills
Rich in grammar and vocabulary
Gives teachers all the flexibility and support they need
Graded activities in the Language Powerbook give practice for students of different levels

Great Physicists
The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking
This book tells about lives in science, specifically the lives of thirty from the pantheon of physics. Some of the names are familiar (Newton, Einstein, Curie, Heisenberg, Bohr), while others may not be (Clausius, Gibbs, Meitner, Dirac, Chandrasekhar). All were, or are, extraordinary human beings, at least as fascinatingas their subjects. The short biographies in the book tell the stories of both the people and their physics.
The chapters are varied in format and length, depending on the (sometimes skimpy) biographical material available. Some chapters are equipped with short sections (entitled ”Lessons”) containing background information on topics in mathematics, physics, and chemistry for the uninformed reader.

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