| Ponder This -
"The long span of the bridge of life is supported by countless cables called habits, attitudes, and desires. What you do in life depends on what you are and what you want. What you get from life depends upon how much you want it - how much you are willing to work and plan and cooperate and use your resources.
The long span of the bridge of your life is supported by countless cables that you are spinning now, and that is why today is such an important day.
Make the cables strong."
- L. G. Elliot
"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant, have humor, but without folly."
- Jim Rohn |
|
NCCT recently traveled to Hollywood, Florida for the 2010 FAPSC Annual Conference and met with many great schools in the Florida area and visited with their passionate faculty. Where will NCCT be next? Come back next month to see if you made it into the picture with the NCCT crew. |
Word Search Puzzle
The object of the game is to find and mark all of the words hidden in the grid. Words may appear horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
For this month's puzzle - "Pulmonary Ventilation" - Click Here
For the key to "Pulmonary Ventilation" - Click Here |
Heart Health for Educators - Hidden Ways to Protect Your Heart
The good news about heart disease - America's No. 1 killer - is that a health heart is within everyone's reach. You know some of the rules; Eat less fat; eat more fruits and vegetables; and keep blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels in check. But there are more ways to boost heart health:
Don't Skip Breakfast. Most heart attacks occur between 7 am and noon - possibly because the cells that help blood to clot, called platelets, are stickiest then. Eating breakfast appears to make platelets less sticky ... and less likely to clump together and block a vital artery.
Lighten Up. People who overreact to stressful situations are more likely to have heart trouble. In one study, people whose blood pressure and heart rate jumped the most during frustrating tests were also the ones most likely to have reduced blood flow to the heart.
Meet the "A's." You may have heard about the antioxidants - vitamins A, C, and E, and beta-carotene - that appear to slow plaque formation in the arteries.
Kick Tobacco if You are Using It. Smoking affects more than your lungs. Fact is, within a few years of quitting, you'll cut your risk of heart attack by at lest half, similar to those who never smoked.
Get Off The Couch. Sedentary living - not high cholesterol - is one of the greatest risk factors in heart attack deaths. Tip: Just a half hour of moderate physical activity most days of the week can deliver fitness benefits similar to traditional exercise routines. So walk briskly. Take the stairs. Play actively with kids. Live longer. |
Monthly Fun Fact
Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second. |
|
|
The Sawyer School was ready for the Challenge!
The Career Education Challenge (CEC) is here and it is generating quite the interest from both faculty and students who are using it.
The Sawyer School stepped up and was ready to take the challenge! John, an instructor at The Sawyer School, has organized a number of challenges for his students. He enjoys running the challenges for his students and finds them very beneficial for classroom review.
The students also have fun with them too while learning at the same time. "I like 'the challenge' because it helps to refresh your memory on the medical terms you should already know," says Julia, a student at The Sawyer School.
Lolita, also a student at The Sawyer School states, "The countdown [during the challenge] encouraged me to think quickly and logically when choosing the answer to the questions."
Congratulations to The Sawyer School for being ready for the challenge! |
 Crossword Puzzle
Every month the Empower newsletter has a crossword puzzle. Why puzzles? Puzzles have been shown to promote your thinking skills-plus-they're just plain fun!
For this month's puzzle "More Respiratory System Terms" - Click Here
For the key to "More Respiratory System Terms" - Click Here |
Teaching Tip
Remember that your colleagues are excellent resources; talk to them. Find out what other Teaching Assistants are doing in their classes. If you come across a technique that you think will work in your class, try it. An effective instructor is always ready to borrow, adapt, or steal good teaching ideas from someone else! |
Must Read for ALL Educators - John Maxwell's Everyone Communicates, Few Connect How many times have I heard, "I know I told them, How could they miss that question?" Presentation, Communication, Connection is definitely critical for learning to occur. It is critical for teaching. Teacher's talk, but do they really connect? That's the real question. John Maxwell's book should be read by all educators. It will definitely strengthen a teacher's presentation skills and increase connection
 Publisher's Notes
The world's most respected leadership expert gives five principles and five practices for breaking the invisible barrier to leadership and personal success.
You have a good idea but can't convince your peers of its merit. You crafted a groundbreaking strategy, but the team trudges on in the same old way. Certain people move forward in their career while you seem to be stuck. If this describes you or someone you know, the problem is not the quality of what you have to offer. The problem is how you connect with people to create the results you desire.
In Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, John Maxwell takes readers through the Five Connecting Principles and the Five Connecting Practices of top-notch achievers. He believes that a person's ability to create change and results in any organization-be it a company, church, nonprofit, or even a family-is directly tied to the ability to use the teachings of this book.
About the Author John C. Maxwell is an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 18 million books. He is the founder of EQUIP, a non-profit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 126 countries. Read his blog at www.JohnMaxwellOnLeadership.com. |
Are You a Teacher?
How do you measure up against these teaching standards?
- Teachers are coaches appealing to the best in their students, they're problem solvers, advice givers, cheerleaders, and their doors are always open. Non-teachers are invisible; they give orders to students and expect them to be carried out.
- Teachers are more focused on learning objectives; they think of ways to make their students more productive and how to acknowledge them. Non-teachers think of personal rewards, status, and how they look to others.
- Teachers manage by wandering through the classroom; non-teachers don't.
- Teachers arrive early and stay late. Non-teachers get in late and usually leave on time.
- Teachers have the common touch. Non-teachers do not; they feel strained when in the company of everyday folks.
- Teachers are good listeners. Non-teachers are good talkers.
- Teachers are available. Non-teachers are hard to reach.
- Teachers are fair. Non-teachers are fair to a select few, but tend to exploit the rest.
- Teachers are decisive. Non-teachers need the confirmation of others.
- Teachers are humble. Non-teachers are arrogant.
- Teachers are tough; they confront nasty problems. Non-teachers are elusive; they're artful dodgers.
- Teachers are tolerant of open disagreement. Non-teachers are intolerant of such disagreement.
- Teachers know the names of people. Non-teachers don't.
- Teachers have strong convictions. Non-teachers vacillate when a decision is needed.
- Teachers do dog work when necessary. Non-teachers are above dog work.
- Teachers trust people. Non-teachers trust only words and numbers on paper.
- Teachers delegate opportunity and power to others. Non-teachers make all the final decisions themselves.
|
|
Insomnia Specialty Certificate Course for Medical Assistants
By Ellen Bowers, Ph.D.
Acquiring new skills and pursing additional knowledge in your career field has always been the hallmark of a true professional. Read, learn, and most importantly, enjoy your profession more. Your new knowledge will not only increase your competence and importance to your team, but will also increase your own self-assurance in your ability and work.
What is insomnia and how serious is it for the patient? In simple terms, insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep. Insomnia can also include the condition of early awakening before the person is fully rested. Insomnia may vary from restlessness or a reduction in the typical time spent sleeping. In extreme cases of insomnia, the person may not sleep at all. According to Grant-Gray, over 50 million to 80 million people in
the United States suffer from troubled sleep, making it difficult to do ordinary things each day. About one-third of the adult population has had insomnia at some time, and 10 percent have insomnia much of the time.
Upon completion of this Competence Certificate course, the professional will be able to:
- Name three or more underlying causes of insomnia.
- Name three or more common sense cures for insomnia and discuss their relative effectiveness.
- Name three or more over the counter cures for insomnia and discuss their relative effectiveness.
- Name three or more prescribed medications for insomnia and discuss their side effects and relative effectiveness.
Upon completing any of the specialty courses you will receive a Specialty Certificate and a sticker from NCCT signifying that you have successfully completed the appropriate course. This sticker should be placed in your NCCT Professional Development Log Book. You will also receive five clock hours of continuing education credit for completing the course and it will be placed on your NCCT Continuing Education Transcript.
To purchase this specialty course for only $29.95 - click here
For more information about specialty courses - click here |
|
|
|
|
|
|
