Sentences with phrase «strategy held my attention»

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From pop culture connections to finishing with a level - up, here are eight strategies for holding students» attention.

By Adam Schmidt, Director of Talent Development and Strategy On a recent Monday afternoon, as a long school day stretched into the darkness of a fall evening, Mr. Larry Kartz was holding the attention of -LSB-...]

After a brief overview of the research pertaining to memory, attention, learning, retention, and test - taking, Willis devotes subsequent chapters to strategies to captivate and hold students» attention, techniques that reduce the stresses that block information from entering the neural processing centers of the brain, and suggestions about how to maximize the positive emotional climate that maximize learning.

The secret to capturing and keeping your students» attention lies within well - orchestrated, highly - engaging instruction strategies that hold all students accountable for learning.

A buy and hold strategy requires equal attention to the «hold» part.

I was able to hold his attention longer with a game of Civilization V (which is an abstract grand strategy game).

But here and now, at this very moment, it's a mildly enjoyable, very simple strategy game with a strong sense of humour but little in the way of actual gameplay to hold one's attention.

People who enjoy strategy RPGs and have exhausted all other options will surely find some entertainment with Rise of the Dark Spark, but as you spend more and more time with the game it's quickly revealed that there simply isn't enough here to hold your attention for very long.

A good strategy for holding visitors» attention is to group relevant information within the same areas of the site.

Here are five strategies to help you make the most of that valuable time the employer is willing to invest in reading your resume — and how to hold their attention for just a little... bit... longer....

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