Our Mission : Helping You Meet Your Mission

We do basic management consulting for small businesses, churches, and schools. Our greatest expertise is understanding the social dynamics of the workgroup. The second is sympathetic coaching of the frontline manager.  Original assessment research and follow-up required. Topics for training include:  1) how to hire, manage, and fire for the new manager, 2) time management…

CONFLICT REDUCTION FOR CHILDREN!!! yay!

Since I do many workshops on conflict reduction for school personnel, I am frequently asked to provide something on teaching conflict reduction to children. Finally, I have it! Aware of the controversies, I didn’t want to speak until I had something to say. Now I have it! Time tested method and some new research. Bam!…

Teaching Algebra, Geometry with Montessori Materials

Daniel Jutras, Ph.D. shows how to use Montessori materials like the pink tower (and of course the trinomial cube) to teach many things including Pythagorean Theorem, geometry, basic algebra and of coure the trinomial equation. Free. Thanks, Dr. Jutras! and Thaks to Swan Mai for passing it along! http://www.mepiforum.org/images/conferences/2007/myrtlebeach/Daniel%20Jutras%20Handout_2007.pdf