1. Strategies for Success Easier than you think!

2. Presentation Overview Organization & Planning Time Management Creating Goals Studying & Test Taking Strategies Mind/Body Connection

3. ORGANIZATION & PLANNING

4. Your Planner Use for all assignments, projects, tests & quizzes, Underline or all homework assignments Make it legible! CircleHighlight

5. Your Planner Use abbreviations! hw = homeworkrpt = report nhw = no homework rd = read p = page(s)? ’ s = questions ch = chapter# = number bk = bookws = worksheet

6. Plan in Advance Make good use of the time you have! Planning in advance saves time in the end! Put things where they belong! Your locker shouldn’t look like your room!

7. Find the following assignments Homework Unit 10:7 Light Spelling words Math homework Signed worksheet by parents from the 6 th grade survival guide 30 seconds to find each assignment

8. In your groups, make a plan to help this student. 1.What system would you use to organize all of the papers? 2.What materials would the student need? 3. What would the student need to do to stay organized?

9. Being organized and planning...... reduce your stress!!! Over-estimate how long something will take you rather than under-estimate. Organization & Planning

10. Make a Plan Short term/small assignments –Plan what you need to do –Plan the order in which work should be done Do this whether the plan is written or in your head!

11. Make a Plan Long term/large assignments Look at big picture – What has to be done? Make a plan with the due date in mind Break the work into small manageable pieces Put your plan in motion and IN WRITING and note what you intend to do, step-by-step

12. More Planning... Preparation for Tests and Quizzes needs to be planned in advance! STUDYING for tests is HOMEWORK!! Plan in advance so you are ready Prepare over a period of time - NOT at the last minute!

13. TIME MANAGEMENT

14. Time Management If a teacher covered material one day and said there would be a test on that material the following day, what do you think you ’ d say?

15. Time Management Cramming for tests Lots of people do it – What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? What is the most common reason that people cram?

17. Procrastination http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk

18. Procrastination is nothing more than a BAD HABIT Bad habits can be broken and replaced with ones that are more useful.

19. Studies have actually shown that if you practice a new habit for an average of 21 days, it actually becomes easier to do the new habit than it is to NOT to do the new habit.

20. Steps to a new you! D ecide what you want to change What bad habit can you break to be more successful in school? M ake of list of the ways you will benefit P repare for any excuses you may make not to follow your plan! M ake it happen! (worksheet)

21. CREATING GOALS

22. Setting Goals Goals give you direction and focus Goals need to be written! “P eople who succeed have goals, and people with goals succeed. ”

23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qvYg0dRq7A&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qvYg0dRq7A&feature=related SMART goal setting video

24. SMART Goals S pecific M easurable A lign with values R ealistic T imely

25. S – Be very SPECIFIC about your goal? M - How will you measure your progress? A - Is the goal important to you? R - Is it likely you’ll be successful even though you may have to stretch a little? T – When (specifically) will you reach your goal? SMART Goals

26. S pecific Be specific about your goal. What would it look like? What would others see you doing? M easurable How will you measure your progress? A lign with your values Is the goal important to you? Why? R ealistic Is it likely you’ll be successful even though you may have to stretch a little? T imely When will you reach your goal? Be specific! Name ________________________________________ Date __________________________ Smart Goal Framing

27. Goal Statement: I will Where am I now? Obstacles (What stands in your way?): Solutions to the obstacles: Name: __________________________________________ Date_________________ SMART Goal Worksheet (Specific, Measurable, Aligned with Values, Realistic, Timely)

28. STUDYING & TEST TAKING STRATEGIES

29. Note Taking & Memory ROYGBIV ROYGBIV Note Card ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ highlighting

30. Test Taking Strategies Read the directions! Scan entire test so you know how to pace yourself and answer questions you know immediately! –builds confidence –saves time

31. ... Test Taking Strategies If you get stuck on a question, circle it and go to the next –Always answer every question »It is better to guess than leave something blank »Try to use the process of elimination – what makes most sense Double check your test before you turn it in

32. Essay questions Know the question you ’ re answering Look for important words, for example: describe, compare, explain Look for questions that require you to answer “Yes or No” and “WHY?” Organize your thoughts before you start writing

33. Body/Mind Connection

34. Reducing Stress Demo - Arm exercise Reducing test anxiety Breathing Guided Imagery Paper clip exercise The way we think and how it affects us

35. Our thinking affects how we behave.

36. Evaluation