The Laughing Classroom : Everyone's Guide to Teaching with Humor and Play

The Laughing Classroom is packed with hands-on techniques for applying humor and play to all aspects of teaching. These techniques are divided into three categories: Warm-Ups, Laughing Lessons, and Play Breaks. Included are self-help tests, heartwarming vignettes, informative charts, and quotes. There are methods for effective discipline, reframing negatives into positives, before and laughter scenarios, and much more. The Laughing Classroom has been a successful teaching tool for thousands of teachers, parents, speakers, and students throughout the country.

Diane Loomans is the president of Global Learning, an organization dedicated to raising self-esteem in children and adults of all ages. As a nationally recognized professional speaker, trainer, and consultant, she offers seminars, lectures, and graduate level courses on the topics of self-esteem, humor and play, creativity, and maximizing potential.

Diane has college degrees in community education and adult education from the University of Wisconsin. As a college teacher, she developed and implemented five masters level courses for three universities. As a business consultant, Diane has created more than twenty training programs. Her topics include: breaking out of limited thinking, tapping into unused brain power, and creating a positive future. Among her clients are IBM, Polaroid Corporation, General Electric, Marquette University, and the Governor's Council on Education in the Future.

Karen Kolberg is co-founder of ComedySportz, a nationally acclaimed improvisation company; she has written, directed, and produced more than forty original theater productions, including a full-length musical. She is president of KJK enterprises in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and develops and delivers presentations on creativity, accelerated learning techniques, and stress management to universities and Fortune 500 companies.