i-plan to be a “student” objectives: to learn to approach learning with a purpose to assume...
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i-Plan to Be a “Student”
Objectives:
To learn to approach learning with a purpose
To assume responsibility for self-edification (making myself better than I am)
To have a learning plan
i-Plan to Be a Student
STOP before entering school and put on the persona of a “student”.
Characteristics of a “Student”
• Attend school regularly• Are punctual• Are prepared• Are involved• Think, speak, act & dress
the part• Take P.R.I.D.E.• Expect more of
themselves than others do
Characteristics of a “Student”
Exhibit “WITH-IT-NESS”
I-Plan to Be a Student
By studying “SMART”: use knowledge of learning styles and memory tips to maximize your study time
By remembering:Studying is not a spectator sport – no one
else can get it done for you!A positive first impression is importantStudy time does not equal knowledge
gained!!!!!!!
By being in school: success breeds success
Study tools
You are about to be given a large cache (collection) of study tools.
Choosing and using the right ones will make a difference in the outcome of your studying.
Study Strategies• Use your Agenda - check daily for
assignments/books needed• Set a designated study place and
time which match your learning style (Explained in iPlan to Manage Myself)– Eliminate distractions: cell phone,
friends, tv, computer games• Make 15 min. of reading and 2-
column note taking part of nightly routine
• Be rested, well nourished• Study at a time that best matches
your body clock • Adopt “smart” study strategies
Proven Study Strategies
• Studying is active - simply reading and re-reading is not studying
• Highlight/underline no more than 20% of what you read
• Make remembering a habit• Remembering Takes Practice;
Concentrating Takes Discipline• Plan to study in chunks – Your
brain remembers best what you studied first and last
Primacy – Recency Effect
Traditional 1 Hour Study Time
*------------------------------*(1 start and 1 stop)
Chunking 1 Hour of Study Time
*--------* *-------* *--------* *-------*(4 starts and 4 stops)
More Study Strategies
• Determine a purpose for what your are learning
• Link what you are trying to learn to what you already know
• Visualize the information• Summarize chunks of the material• Use 2-column note-taking method• Use note cards:
place ? on front, answer on back• Quiz/teach/summarize to someone
else
More Study Strategies• Use Learning Devises and
Mnemonics:
– Create an acronym to remember a list, i.e. HOMES for the Great Lakes
– Use all of your senses: read it, picture it, act it out, rhyme it, sing it, type it, write it, say it aloud
– Draw it, chart it, graph it, chain link it
– Use your learning style– Clarify, categorize, organize and
review information
Even More Study Strategies• Over-learn material• Make word links- use meaning of one word
to associate with another• Use acrostics- sentence using first letter of
each word• Hookups- using one word or series of words
hook up information beginning with same letter
• Make up analogies• Create and Experience- picture yourself
doing something• Review before going to bed• Move around- use gestures, recite out loud• Find a Study Buddy• Write it, write it, write it again• Create note cards• Create study guides
Remembering Strategies
Practice “N.E.V.E.R. F.O.R.G.E.T.”
N – noticeE – emoteV – visualize F – free yourself from
stressE – exercise/eat right O - organizationR – rest R – rehearse
G – guard your brainE – enrich your brainT – teach
Math Strategies
Be precise: write numbers clearly, place columns precisely, copy numbers correctly
Problem solving - Break problem into pieces:Read entire problem firstDecide what type of problem you are solvingDefine termsLook for relationship of termsWrite down formulasMake drawingsMake applications
Reading Strategies
7 Keys to ComprehensionCreate a mental picture of what
you are readingRelate it to what you already knowConstantly ask questions and look
for the answersUse what you know to predict what
will happenLook for most important ideas
Look for the “big picture”Fix-up what you don’t understand
Text Structure
• Decide which type of text you are reading and choose a graphic organizer that matches:– Descriptive– Cause and effect– Problem solving– Compare and contrast– Sequence
Studying Text
• Use SQ3R: – Survey the text – Question (ask yourself
questions using chapter headings or bold text)
– Read actively with pencil in hand
– Re-read– Record (2-column notes or
graphic organizer)
Listening Strategies
• Listen well:– There is a difference
between hearing (goes in one ear and out the other) and listening (paying attention to what is being said)
– Focus on what is being said, not how you will respond
– Enter class with a positive attitude- be determined to learn
Listening Strategies• Be an active listener- arrive in
class prepared (NB, pencil, paper)
• Sit where you can best listen – away from friends if they are a distraction
• Use techniques to match your learning style
• Use 2-column note-taking• Listen prior to writing• Practice taking notes at home
(ex. take 2-column notes while watching a show on Discovery or Nova)
i-Plan to Be a Student
Complete the Academic Success Checklist
Complete Academic Difficulty Checklist
Develop/adopt characteristics of a “student” in a systematic manner
Strategically Study
Strategically Listen
i-Plan to be a Student
Failure is not FatalSuccess is not Final.
Never, never, never…give up!Winston Churchill
You are the only person on earth who can set limits on your achievements.
May you always soar with the eagles!
iPlan to Be a Student
RAM PRIDE- LIVE IT!!!!!!