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" The key to great bucket filling is individualization. Each person has unique preferences for receiving recognition and praise. For bucket filling to be meaningful to the recipient, it must be personalized and specific to what that person needs. Use the Gallup Recognition Interview to find out what fills the buckets of your friends, family members, and colleagues. (PDF)Gallup Recognition Interview Every time you fill a bucket, you're setting something in motion. How much bucket filling do you do compared to others? Do you have low impact, some impact, or high impact on your environment? Consider printing the Positive Impact Test statements, and use them as your guide for improvement. (PDF)Positive Impact Test statements Think about your most recent interactions. Were they more positive or more negative? Did you give someone a compliment, or did you choose to make a negative comment instead? Once you become aware of your positive-to-negative interaction ratio, you can consciously begin to reduce and eliminate bucket dipping from your life. Keep track with the Interaction Scorecard. (PDF)Interaction Scorecard How Full Is Your Bucket? > Purchase How Full Is Your Bucket? How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids New from Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer "

"A Parent's Guide to 21st-Century Learning Discover the tools and techniques today's teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow -- and how you can get involved. More Resources: How to Strengthen Parent Involvement and Communication A Teacher's Guide to Generation X Parents Facebook Group for Parents blue cover with students Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning By understanding how the brain works, educators are better equipped to help K-12 students with everything from focusing attention to increasing retention. More Resources: Neuro Myths: Separating Fact and Fiction in Brain-Based Learning Brain-Based Learning: Resource Roundup Big Thinker: Neurologist Judy Willis on the Science of Learning Yellow cover with students Ten Tips for Classroom Management Learn how to improve student engagement and build a positive climate for learning and discipline for grades K-12. More Resources: How to Develop Positive Classroom Management Classroom-Management Video Tips for Teachers Positive Discipline Strategies Yield Quick Results Purple cover with faces framed in circles Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media Whether you're new to teaching or a classroom veteran, this resource-packed collection of 10 new media tips provides fresh ideas and easy-to-use tools to engage your students and make learning more collaborative. (Updated: 6/14/11) More Resources: Twittering, Not Frittering: Professional Development in 140 Characters Google for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers Social Media in Education: The Power of Facebook Blue 2010 cover with faces framed in circles Summer Rejuvenation Guide Whether it's reading a good book or starting a new hobby, this resource-packed guide highlights ten fun ways to spend your summer. (Updated: 5/24/11) More Resources: Teacher-Tested Travel Grants Creating a Summer Reading Network How to Create a Professional Learning Community Orange c

The purpose of this guide is to offer suggestions for Federal agencies for successfully using their employee survey results in planning and implementing positive organizational change.

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Becoming aware of learner perceptions Posted on March 10, 2012 | 1 Comment A number of surveys have compared employees' perceptions of what they need and managers' perceptions of what employees need. These are listed by priority in the table below.

"This article reports on the development of a short questionnaire to measure work engagement-a positive work-related state of fulfillment that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Data were collected in 10 different countries (N = 14,521), and results indicated that the original 17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) can be shortened to 9 items (UWES-9). The factorial validity of the UWES-9 was demonstrated using confirmatory factor analyses, and the three scale scores have good internal consistency and test-retest reliability"

The design of a web-based, networked learning environment, Future Learning Environment Tools (FLE-Tools) embodies a model of progressive inquiry. In this paper, we introduce the progressive inquiry model and describe how different modules FLE-Tools are designed to facilitate participation in this kind of inquiry. Results of a pilot experiment of using FLE-Tools in higher education are presented. The study was based on an analysis of 125 messages posted by thirteen university students to the FLE-Tools database. The results indicated that the course provided positive evidence for an integration of progressive inquiry and online discussion. The pedagogical and design challenges with which we are currently struggling are discussed: the problems of creating a learning community for students collaborating at distance or managing large number of entries in FLE's database.