This article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation. Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and…
This article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation. Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and…
There have been two primary waves of enquiries since the current health pandemic rocked the world. The first and most urgent was focused on “How…
When the pandemic hit early in 2020, the overwhelming focus of my work shifted to adapting everything I knew that worked for an in-person group…
A playmeo member asks: I’ve been hired to conduct a virtual conference session in which the participants are not required to switch their video on…
Students who perform short bursts of physical activity during class perform better than their sedentary peers, according to new international research. Once again, we have…
Connecting with like-minded people and enterprises across this planet is one of the small pleasures I have enjoyed during this unusual time in history. One…
When you’re working hard, taking a break just makes sense, right? A quick break helps you catch your breath, refresh and review. The same is…
If you consume some of your media via podcast, you’re going to love the latest Energetic Education podcast, from Dale Sidebottom. I appeared many years…
Online conferencing and virtual meetings are exploding all over the world, and most of us are relative novices in this realm. Consequently, if my most…
A school teacher, impacted by the current COVID-19 emergency, asks: How can I address ways to build community in asynchronous environments? First, Amy, thanks for…
A subscriber asks: Is it okay to mingle with and meet my audience or training group in advance of my session starting? If so, how…
Are you looking for interactive exercises to add to your next online meeting or conference, especially when face-to-face meetings are difficult or not possible at…
The following article is a wonderful case study of what is possible when you combine play, fun and group games & activities in an unexpected…
After working with groups all over the world for 30+ years now, I know that when they accept my invitation to enter into a space…
A playmeo member asks: Do you have any tips or strategies on how to finish a group? I co-facilitate a 29-week personal development group with…
You are probably aware of the popular group development model published by Bruce Tuckman, the rhyming schema of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Transforming/Mourning. This…
Would you like your team to be more creative? Not quite sure how to do this? This week, Dr Amy Climer shares the discoveries of…
A long-time playmeo subscriber asks: We have a large group of staff who comprise young, old, loud, shy and a few very disgruntled people. My…
Followers of this blog and the work of playmeo will know that we have a fervent belief that play is an essential element in the…
For most of us, we think of ‘play’ in terms of playing a game, an activity. It’s not – it’s a state of mind. And…
A question came in this week from a playmeo member: What activities or exercises can I deliver that will give each person the experience of…
People often remark that I have a great memory for names. I don’t, I just use a couple of key ‘how to remember names’ strategies to…
There are some educators who believe that integrating ‘real-life’ experiences – which they understand as experiential learning – into school curriculum offers no discernible long-term value…
Another in a long line of great questions, often posed by group leaders who are looking for some guidance: How do I deliver a series…
