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!!!!!!