1. The Survival Kit Things I need to know Right NOW.

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.2 Don‘t schedule back to back classes You’ll wear yourself out besides missing the best times to study—RIGHT BEFORE and RIGHT AFTER CLASS.

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.3 Begin the First Day of Class Know What’s Expected of You. Take Notes. Keep a Date Book. Make a To Do List.

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.4 Establish a Routine Time to Study for Each Class You can probably count on two hours for every hour in class. Studying at the same time programs your mind to improve concentration. Don’t just do homework. Go over notes. Study syllabus.

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.5 Establish a place to study each subject Your place should be as free of distractions as possible. It should not be a place that you routinely do other things. It should be your STUDY PLACE.

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 Do as Much Study in Daylight as Possible What takes you an hour to do in daylight may take you as long as an hour and a half at night.

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.7 Take Study Breaks Take a ten minutes break after every hour of study. Avoid long blocks of time for studying. Spread studying throughout the day.

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 Make Use of Campus Resources Find out about lab, tutors, videos, computer programs and alternate texts. Get to know your professors and advisors. Ask questions.

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.9 Find at Least One or Two Students in Each Class to Study With List several reasons why this is worth the effort. List several places that you could make Your routine study place. List some campus resources have you already used.

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 Work on Hardest Subjects at a Time When You are Fresh Putting it off until you’re tired compounds the problem.

11. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 Be Good to Yourself Studying on four hours of sleep and an empty stomach or junk food diet is a waste of time. Avoid food and drink containing caffeine just before or just after studying.

12. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.12 The Breathe System Get Started Right

13. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.13 The Big 3 Posture Neck and Shoulder Muscles Breath Support

14. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.14 6 essential components of Posture Unlock your knees Level your pelvis Tuck your tummy Elevate your rib cage Shoulders back and down Head up on top

15. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.15 Neck and Shoulders Relax neck and shoulders

16. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.16 Breath Support Breath using your diaphragm

17. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.17 The a system for taking lecture notes Come to class prepared with pen and paper ready date page # take notes here after class label here with a question

18. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.18 Musts for the First Day of Class Be on Time. Sit up Front. Ask Questions if You Don’t Understand.

19. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.19 Take Notes You will not remember what went on if you don’t take notes.

20. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.20 Get List of Textbooks and Materials Needed Have them before the next class.

21. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.21 Study the Syllabus Know what’s required.

22. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.22 Write Down the Instructor’s Name Phone number E-mail address Office hours

23. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.23 Meet Someone in the Class Get Name Phone number Of other students in class

24. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.24 Equation for Optimal Learning Each Part of the Formula is Important Eric Jensen

25. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.25 Personal History Beliefs Experiences Values Knowledge

26. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.26 Present Circumstance Environment Feelings People Context Goals Moods

27. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.27 Input (5 Senses) Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Olfactory Gustatory

28. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.28 Processing Learning Preferences States Left/Right Hemispheric Abstract/Concrete

29. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.29 Meaning Connecting experiences, data and stimuli to form conclusions and create patterns that give our lives meaning.

30. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.30 Responses (Multiple Intelligence) Verbal-linguistic Spatial Bodily Kinesthetic Musical Logical Mathematical Interpersonal Intrapersonal