Study Skills Workshop - North Royalton City Schools

KEYS TO SUCCESS!
Develop Study Skills
Increase Learning Potential
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The BIG Picture!
Your child is a….
social
emotional
physical
intellectual
….being!.
Fostering “Holistic
Development” addresses
all critical aspects of
their growth!
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Intelligence Vs. Perseverance
According to a recent Stanford
Research Institute study,
12% of our success
depends on
knowledge, while
88 % of our success
depends on attitude
and positive
thinking!
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Attitude is Everything!
Negative Attitudes
Positive Attitudes
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Who Cares?
Boring
Fear
Dead-end Outlook
Picturing Struggle
Me, me, me
Follower
Imitator
Gossip
Criticize People
Blame Others
Let others do it
Become frustrated and angered over
commonplace annoyances
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Think you can’t make a difference
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Enthusiasm
Exciting
Courage
Endless Opportunities
Picturing Results
Team spirit
Leader
Originality
Confidentiality
Compliment People
Take Responsibility
Take the initiative
Don’t let ordinary annoyances get you
down
Know that you can make a difference
The Purpose of Schooling…
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….To support the development of a
sense of connection in our growing
culture and developing society, and
was intended to provide a sense of
national identity.
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….To create a literate citizenry that
was capable of participating
meaningfully and responsibility in
a democratic form of government.
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….To contribute individually and
collectively to the economic wellbeing of the country – and to
establish and maintain economic
self-sufficiency among its people.
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What Employers are Looking For:
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Organizational abilities
Self-motivation
Adaptability
A “team player”
Honesty and Integrity
Dependability & Punctuality
Positive attitude
Creativity
Drive for Professional Growth
Ability to think critically
WE ARE THE
STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR
FUTURE LEADERS!
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Emotional Intelligence
Focus on EQ as well as IQ!
EQ = The ability to recognize how
you and those around you are
feeling, as well as the ability to
generate, understand, and
regulate emotions.
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Focus on “internal assets”
….caring, motivation to
achieve, commitment to
equality and social justice,
integrity, honesty,
responsibility, restraint,
planning and decision-making
abilities, self-esteem, a sense of
purpose, and a positive view of
personal future.
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How to develop children with high
Emotional Quotient (EQ):
• Spend time helping people.
• Talk about world problems and
ways your family could help.
• Model mutual respect. Talk
about how hurtful choices
affect other people.
• Express your own feelings
frequently.
• Teach and model appropriate
ways to show affection. Share
your personal values.
• Include your kids in family
decision that affect them.
• Seek opportunities for your
child to make friends with
individuals of all ages.
• Give your children daily
planners or date books and
demonstrate how to use them.
• Celebrate each child’s
uniqueness. Express your love
regularly and often.
• Be hopeful. Eliminate
pessimistic phrases.
• Teach your kids the difference
between assertiveness,
aggression, and passivity.
Point out examples of these
behaviors in movies and TV.
• Teach kids to stick up for
themselves instead of going
along with the crowd.
• Say “Yes” whenever possible.
Positive Effects of Fitness and Nutrition!
Your brain is a growing, changing organ and you
can greatly improve the very structure,
wiring and functioning of your brain cells by
how you nourish and treat it.
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Brain-Boosting Diet:
Make fruits and vegetables the major
part of your diet.
Eat seafood rich in omega-3 oils.
Eat raw nuts and legumes for highgrade vegetable protein.
Limit cereals, pasta, bread, and salt
Restrict dairy products and sugar and
replace with soy products
Use only olive, canola & flaxseed oils.
Take vitamin-mineral supplements to
boost intelligence and memory.
Drink 8-10 glasses of water each day.
Exercise regularly!
Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner Theory
Paths to
Learning:
Visual/Spatial
Verbal/Linguistic
Mathematical/Logical
Bodily/Kinesthetic
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Musical/Rhythmic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Naturalist
Existentialist
Teach your child
according to their
orientation to the world.
Use the Six Modes of Thinking!
…….objectively
…….critically
…….positively
…….creatively
…….intuitively
…….Think about
the modes
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Increase Your Brain Power!
• Practice Deep-Breathing
• Drink Plenty of Water
• Learn Through the Five
Memory Lanes
• Discover Your Best Learning
Approach
• Discover Your Best Learning
Sense
• Discover Your Best Learning
Resources
• Use Mnemonic Techniques
• Personalize with Memory
Maps
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Deep-Breathing Techniques
• The brain works better when it
is well oxygenated.
• The brain requires far more
oxygen when it functions at
peak learning levels.
• Deep-Breathing helps quiet the
mind while energizing the
body and brain.
• Deep-breathing is the most
fundamental factor involved in
producing your Optimum
Learning State!
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Drink Plenty of Water!!!
• Our brains are mostly
water!
• The brain neurons of
kids who have
optimum hydration
(@8 glasses a day)
have been shown to
fire more efficiently,
giving them quicker
access to information.
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Learning Through the 5 Memory Lanes!
• Semantic
• Episodic
• Procedural
• Automatic
• Emotional
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Discover Your Best Learning Approach!
• Top-Down Learning
begins with the big
picture and then fits in
the details.
• Bottom-up Learning
starts with the details
and builds up to the
big picture.
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Discover Your Best Learning Sense!
• Are you a verbal, logical,
visual, musical,
kinesthetic, intrapersonal,
interpersonal learner, or a
combination thereof?
• Apply what you know
about how you learn to
acquire a new skill or in
mastering new data.
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Discover Your Best Learning Resources!
There are basically 5 forms:
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Printed Word: reports, memos, email, newspaper, books, magazines.
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Personal Experience:
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The Media: television, the Web,
workshops,
meetings, committees, conferences
video, CD-ROM, film
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Exploring the World Around
You: encountering first hand,
recording, taking notes
Other People: conversations,
classes, seminars, lectures.
Select the right fit and you transform
acquiring information into an
enjoyable fast-paced
opportunity.
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Use Mnemonic Techniques to
Improve Memory
• The Loci Technique
• Pegwords
• Designate Memory
with Data Indexing
• Associate Memory
with Acronyms
• Personalize with
Memory Maps
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Test-Taking Strategies!
• Be prepared! Make sure you
understand the material while
it is being taught.
• Consider having a “Special
Pencil” just for tests.
• Have a peppermint!
• Take your time! Be neat!
• Don’t’ panic. Release tension
• Read the questions before
doing the work.
• Underline key words so you
know what you have to do.
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If you get stuck move on. Other
questions may offer clues.
Answer all parts.
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If you are not sure, check with the
teacher to see if you are on the
right track.
Use part of the question in your
answer.
Organize your thoughts. (Draw
diagrams & make notes if
necessary).
Look for clues in the
question…not, except, just before,
next, etc.
Answer who, what, where, when,
why, and how for essays.
For written answers…include an
introduction, body, and
conclusion.
Double check your work!
Maximize Reading a Text
• SURVEY
Read the
headings subheading and
summaries.
• QUESTION Make up
questions based on the
headings.
• READ Read to find
answers to your questions
worksheet, etc.
• RECITE Recite major
ideas.
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Computer Literacy
Computer Literacy is an awareness of
what the computer can do – that
it is a tool for learning and
finding out about things, and for
expressing and creating things.
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An awareness of ideas and
behavior that are a part of the
computer culture, such as
knowledge of safe behavior on
the Internet.
Steps to Computer Literacy:
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Exposure and observation
Active participation
Taking control
Using the computer as a tool
Mastering skills
Parental Guidance is critical!
RELEVENCY
Opportunities for Learning in Everyday Life
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• Learning is
continuous!
• Opportunities to
teach exist in day-today activities.
• Use everyday
experiences as
springboards for
learning.
• Make the
Connection!!!
Serving Dinner
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MATH: If our family and our 3
guests need a fork, knife, and
spoon, how many utensils will we
need altogether?
HEALTH: Which of the food
groups are represented at dinner
tonight?
SCIENCE: Why do you think
there are so many colors of
peppers available?
What are the properties of
chocolate that allow us the ability
to have things dipped and coated?
SOCIAL STUDIES: Do you
know what culture uses the most
rice in their diet?
Where parts of the world is rice
normally grown?
Shopping
MATH: You have $20.00 to spend.
The shirt costs $15.99. Will you
have enough? What is your
change if tax is $1.11?
How long will it take you to save
for the $50.00 CD player with a
$3.00 a week allowance?
ECONOMICS: How many jobs can
you name that are involved with
running a clothing store?
What kinds of skills do you think
you need to be a cashier versus the
owner of the store?
SOCIAL STUDIES: How are the
different kinds of money used in
the world the same and different?
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On the Road…
GEOGRAPHY: If downtown is to our
north, what direction are we
traveling?
Can you name all the streets we will
take to get to the mall?
Would you draw me a map of the route
your school bus takes on your way to
school?
MATH: Tell me when you think we
have driven a mile.
How can you tell from a map how far a
location is?
SOCIAL STUDIES: What kinds of laws
do you think you need to know before
you get your driver’s license?
SCIENCE: Why do the roads get potholes
in them? What kinds of driving
surfaces are possible for cars?
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At the Airport
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READING: What gate is grandma
arriving at? Can you follow the
signs and take us there?
MATH: What time is our flight
scheduled to arrive? How long
will the plane be in the air?
GEOGRAPHY: What continent are
we flying over? What oceans is it
between?
SOCIAL STUDIES: Do you think
people should be allowed to
smoke on an airplane? Use
computers, etc.? Why!
CAREER: Name some of the
responsibilities of the pilot,
stewards/stewardesses, ground
control, airline agents, etc.
A Trip to the Doctors
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READING: Find your doctor on the
board. What floor is he/she on?
Can you find your way there
without my help?
What does it mean to be a
specialist?
MATH: How can you tell how many
floors the building has?
ENGLISH: What is the abbreviation
for doctor? Can you guess what
some of the other letters in
front/behind names stand for?
CAREER: How many years of
college do doctors need to have?
What kinds or classes/training do
you think you would need to
become a physician?
Follow Your Instincts!
* Find questions,
mystery, and
adventure
everywhere!
* Explore the world
around you through
the eyes of a child!
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Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone….
Makes
Us
Grow!
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THANK YOU PARENTS!!!
Children are
the living
messages we
send to
a time we will
not see!
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(Neil Postman)
References
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Attitude is Everything by Mary Monroe
The Beacon Journal: Employers say they want people of character by Rosemond
Children Are From Heaven by Dr. John Gray
Eat Smart by Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
Increase Your Memory by Using All of Your Brain All the Time by Jean Marie Stine
Emotional Intelligence by Jane Shorer Meisner
Learning & Memory: The Brain in Action by Marilee Sprenger
The Master Teacher Publications
Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner
Producing Peak Performance by Joe Dillon
SCANS Competencies, United States Department of Labor
School-to-Work Transition, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Secrets of Straight-A Students by Edwin Kiester, Jr., and Sally Valente Kiester
Study Skills Teacher Workbook by David A. Peters
http://surfaquarium.com
Your Miracle Brain by Jean Carper
www.uskidscompute.com
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