FCS FLASH ISSUE 104: May 12, 2009
May 11-Jul 12: Davis: “ Stepping Out: Footwear from around the World ,” Exhibit at UC Davis Design Museum
May 12: Downey: “ The Sales Power of the Menu ,” Free Gas Co Seminar, 9am-12pm
May 15: Sacramento: CCCECE Spring Region 2 , Cosumnes River College, 9am-12pm
May 16: Redwood City: Student Fashion Show: “ BAM - Beauty, Art, Madness ”
May 22: Long Beach: CCCECE Spring Regions 8 & 9 , Long Beach City College, 9am-12pm
Jun 25-28: Knoxville, TN: AAFCS 100th Annual Conference: Celebrating the Past, Sustaining the Future
Jun 26: Sacramento: Generational Diversity , Train the Trainer for Northern CA
Aug 11: Anaheim: Generational Diversity , Train the Trainer for Southern CA
Sept 25-26: Sacramento: CSA Western Region, 2009 Symposium “ Costume in the American West” Call For Papers

 

FCS Helpful Hints
In his latest contribution, Roger Gerard, Shasta College, tackles the “ Fear of Flying ”. He provides insight and some helpful resources to better understand and overcome the fear. In addition, to help us in these lean economic times, Dana Wu Wassmer, Cosumnes River College, offers a variety of ideas and techniques for us to eat cheaply, but still eat well .

 

FCS FLASH Activity: Sleep Well, To Think Well
During sleep, our brain — the organ that directs us to sleep — is itself extraordinarily active, and much of that activity helps the brain to learn, remember, and make connections. Many of our students underestimate the importance of getting a good night’s sleep and often study late into the night. Students may be unaware of the fact that sleep deprivation can have detrimental effects on their academic performance and cause them serious problems. They may be so used to being consistently sleepy that they don’t realize their lack of sleep is unhealthy or abnormal. As we head into finals, take some time to discuss the information researchers are learning about the importance of sleeping. Help students understand -- they need to sleep well to think well .

 

Try this:

 

Ask students questions about how well they sleep.
How many people got 8 hours of sleep last night?
About how many hours do you sleep?
Why do you think sleeping helps you to learn?
View this Sleep Well, Think Well video clip, about 2 minutes.
Discuss the key points of the video ...
What is off-line processing?
What happens if sleep is disrupted?
How does sleep help you learn?
Distribute the Sleep IQ Quiz . (Print one copy for each student.)
Review the answers to Sleep IQ Quiz . (Just need one copy for you.)
Share how students will use this information.

FYI: Approximately 47 million American adults -- almost a quarter of the population -- does not get enough sleep (approximately 8 hours per night).

 

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