Education IdeaBook
Addictively interesting and endlessly useful! Used by thousands of teachers.
The IdeaBook is a full-color, 70-page collection of fascinating facts, discussion-starters, and teaching tips to bring learning to life. The flip-side of the IdeaBook is a catalog of GoVenture educational games and simulations.
The IdeaBook is available in Adobe PDF format.
Table of Contents
Teaching Methods
Insights from Psychology
Study Skills
Icebreakers
Classroom Activities
Internet Research
Writing Tips
Popular Slang
World Facts
Money Matters
Consumer Protection
Financial Planning
The Job Market
Biggest and Best
Movies and Music
Toys, Games, and Electronics
Marketing and Advertising
Inventors and Inventions
Space Exploration
Business Glossary
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Teaching Methods
Bloom's taxonomy of learning
SOLO taxonomy
How to create effective learning objectives
Using rubrics
Definitions of critical thinking
Socratic questioning
Experiential learning cycle
Questions for reflecting on experiential learning
Do games really teach?Insights from Psychology
Howard Gardner and multiple intelligences
Edward de Bono's six thinking hats
Stephen Covey's seven habits of highly effective people
Myers-Briggs personality types
The 4 Myers-Briggs dichotomies
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Theories of human behaviorStudy Skills
Speed reading tips
Study tips
Tips for maximizing your memory
Strategies for critical readingIcebreakers
General tips for using icebreakers
Scavenger hunt
Life story
Custom-designed tattoo
Candy bowl
Circle of friends
Dinner guestsClassroom Activities
The pencil exercise
"Bug report"
Consumer Behavior
Product life cycle
Packaging
Retailing
The Price is Right!
Celebrity/brand matching game
Name that slogan
Food Day
Thinking like a social entrepreneur
Personal balance sheet
The elevator pitch
Sector opportunity study
"Two cool"
Who is an entrepreneur anyway?
Invention marketing
The ultimate recycling challenge
Analyzing a fast-growing companyInternet Research
Internet search tips
Questions to ask about a website
Finding the right search engine for the job
Top 10 Google searches
Top 10 Yahoo searches
Top 10 search engines
10 most-visited websites in the worldWriting Tips
Commonly confused words
Commonly misspelled words
Alphabet of most looked-up words on Dictionary.com
Common writing errors
When to use which and that
How to make your language inclusivePopular Slang
Top 10 popular college slang terms
Selection of popular 80's slang
Selection of popular 90's slangWorld Facts
The three "worlds"
Top 10 wonders of the world
21 country profiles
Signs of the zodiac
U.S. and Canadian holidays
Chinese animal zodiac
World weather averages: temperature and precipitationMoney Matters
U.S. Currency markings
Whose faces are on U.S. bills?
What does the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank do?
Map of U.S. Federal Reserve system districts
Security features of U.S. currency
Security features in Canadian bank notes
Canadian coins
Faces on Canadian bills
Milestones in the history of moneyConsumer Protection
Typical frauds and scams
Unethical business practices
How to protect yourself from fraud and identity theft
Hard times for corporate criminals
Employment scams
Quick consumer tipsFinancial Planning
Einstein and the Rule of 72
Buying life insurance
Common mistakes young people make with money
Five things you should know about credit cards
Five things you should know about checking accounts
Financial planning lifecycle
Planning for retirement while you're young
Bull and Bear markets
How a small savings account can growThe Job Market
20 worst-paying jobs in the United States
20 best-paying jobs in the United States
25 occupations projected to grow fastest in the United States
Top five reasons people start businesses
Costs of starting a franchiseBiggest and Best
World's largest public companies
Largest private companies in the United States
Best business schools (MBA programs)
The best (worst) foods
Five most expensive diseases
Top earning CEO's
Most expensive homes in the world
Most expensive private islands
What it costs to live well in 20 US Cities
World's most expensive cars
The world's growing number of billionaires
Sports team valuations
The world's wealthiest peopleMovies and Music
Most lucrative movie franchises
Top 20 movies of all-time, worldwide
10 celebrities earning the highest incomes
20 all-time best-selling albums in the world
25 top-selling artists of all time in the United States
10 all-time best-selling singles in the world
16 artists believed to have sales of 250 million records
Top-earning dead celebritiesToys, Games, and Electronics
Classic games in Hall of Fame
Top 10 toys
25 all-time classic toys still on the market today
Popular computer and video games
Top 10 video game titles
Top 15 massively multiplayer online games
Real profits from virtual worlds
10 most wished-for consumer electronics
Top electronic wish list items for teens
10 consumer electronics most likely to be gifts
Highlights in the history of computer and video gamingMarketing and Advertising
Birth stories of famous brands
The first paper package advertising
Highlights in the history of American advertising
Top 10 advertising icons
Top 10 advertising slogans
Top 10 advertising jingles
Inventors and Inventions
Technology Timeline: 1752-1990Inventors & inventions
Failure is the mother of success
Intellectual property protection
Famous trademarks, copyrights, and patentsSpace Exploration
Planets in our solar system
Space spending
Top NASA research grants
NASA spending by stateBusiness Glossary
