Multiplying Fractions: Multiplying Fractions: Three Problems
This clip provides three practical problems to demonstrate when the ability to multiply fractions is useful. One example involves figuring out the area of a park. The clip points out that this type of problem is approached in the same way, regardles...
Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part 2: Practical Multiplication Problems
This clip presents practical problems which the student can try to solve using the facts presented thus far in the "Multiplying Whole Numbers" lesson.
Conflict Resolution Strategies
An increasing number of organizations are setting up formal systems to enable people to bring their conflicts into the open and to prevent tension from building beneath the surface. An open and direct approach which encourages communication between ...
Subtracting Whole Numbers: Practical Subtraction Problems
This clip looks at how subtraction can be used to determine how much more money is needed to buy something, as well as how many more cars will fit in a parking lot.
Extra Mile, The
We discuss customer concerns and the need for each salesperson to become familiar with them as they relate to their customers.
Addition of Whole Numbers, Part 2: Three Things to Remember About Addition of Whole Numbers
This clip reviews the key points about adding whole numbers. The first of these is that there are 100 addition facts that need to be memorized. The second is the idea of expanded notation. Third is the notion that, when we add, we can rearrange and ...
Addition of Whole Numbers, Part 2: Three Practical Problems
This clip provides three real-world examples of how the ability to add whole numbers can be useful. The examples include calculating the following: the total number of miles driven during a multi-day trip, the total number of people who attended sev...
Managing Organizational Conflict Case Study: CNN
The ongoing fact of life at CNN is that an enormous amount of news has to be gathered and prepared for broadcast quickly on a daily basis. Conflicts sometimes develop because of the tremendous pressure that can arise in that kind of environment. But...
Psychology of Prediction, The
Nobel Prize winning professor of psychology Daniel Kahneman talks about his experience working for the Israeli armed forces, trying to identify military personnel who had the leadership skills necessary to become officers. Dr. Kahneman explains that...
Word Problems: Turning Word Problems Into Number Sentences
This clip explains that students who have no trouble with ordinary arithmetic sometimes get confused by word problems. The clip then suggests ways to solve word problems by breaking them down into a series of steps.