Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Data, Probability and Statistics
Accessible equations and information for all you CMS high school seniors wanting to analyze the data for your senior products.
Monday, September 22, 2014
A New Approach to ADD
Helpful for parents and teachers. I do think that the more a teen and young adult understands his or her kind of mind, they become empowered.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Welcome to Dr Thomas E Brown on ADHD - a new model
Are you thoroughly perplexed by your child's ability to focus on things he or she is interested in? Then you'll find Dr. Brown's website on current ADHD information most informing."This website offers a new perspective on this disorder, one based on current clinical and neuroscience research. It presents a new definition and model of ADD/ADHD as essentially a problem with executive functions, the management system of the brain. It describes how a child or adult with ADD/ADHD can focus very well on a few activities that intensely interest them, yet be unable to focus adequately on most other tasks of daily life. It explains how ADD/ADHD often looks like a weakness in willpower, but isn’t."
Friday, September 19, 2014
World History - YouTube CRASH COURSE
So you didn't understand XYZ in class or from reading your textbook . . . take a look and listen here:
DNA structure and replication | Crash Course Biology | Khan Academy
GREAT explanation - entertaining (really)!
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Civics & Economics Goal I flashcards | Quizlet
Copy this Quizlet. Review in small sets. MULTIPLE CHOICE practice helps you to recognize the term and definition. LEARN practice helps you to recall. Study over several days.
Friday, September 12, 2014
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
Several resources for kids/teens/parents . . .
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing - NYTimes.com
"The basic insight is as powerful as it is surprising: Testing might be the key to studying, rather than the other way around. As it turns out, a test is not only a measurement tool. It’s a way of enriching and altering memory."
No Video Games After Concussion
"Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, the Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founding director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center and the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes, who talked about the need for cognitive rest after concussion, and said, point blank, "this includes video games.".
Friday, September 5, 2014
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
"Ebbinghaus would attempt to recall the items on the list. It turned out that his ability to recall the items improved as the number of repetitions went up, rapidly at first and then more slowly, until finally the list was mastered. This was the world's first learning curve.
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Thursday, September 4, 2014
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