SFL Curriculum

 Welcome to Strategies For Learning! 

How is your high school experience going so far? What academic skill do you want to improve upon during our time together? We will be spending the next three weeks together to evaluate, learn, and apply new habits to become more effective learners.   We will meet in the Counseling Office twice per week, for seven forty-minute sessions total, at the assigned time. Each session will focus on a different study skill or habit; we will read articles, take self-assessments, participate in discussions, and strive for improvement. Like Winston Churchill once said, "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."  

SESSION ONE: Introduction/Self Assessment

  


http://student-tutor.com/blog/top-10-high-school-study-tips/ 



SESSION TWO: Identifying Values

 

      https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm 


*select your top five -place face up; set others aside

*volunteers to share -why have you chosen a particular value

*what is your strongest value and why; which one do you need to work on the most and

why?


Which of your current daily habits/choices are helping you live up to those values? Which habits are not?

How does your use of technology and social media contribute or hinder your ability to live up to the values you identified as personally important?

SESSION THREE: Energy & Time Management


~ We only have so much energy each day

~ Personal choices impact time; these choices are connected to our personal values


https://www.mindtools.com/pages/videos/time-mistakes-transcript.htm (video)       

https://www.educationcorner.com/effective-time-management.html (article)

      

~Be conscious of how/when you are picking up the phone or visiting sites that are distracting.

~Identify your biggest distractions.

~Monotask

~Pomodoro Technique? -what is it?

~Ways to avoid toggling

~Physical barriers to distraction



Homework: How much time is used productively? How many moments are spent surfing/testing? Both require ENERGY! Between now and our next session, track your time spent on your cell phone and online. You are welcome to utilize tracking resources. (Examples: IOS app - Moment; Android - Quality Time)

*Handout also available


SESSION FOUR: Setting Goals



https://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/smart-goals/


 https://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/settinggoals/ 


https://www.goconqr.com/en/examtime/blog/12-study-tips-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2018/ 


SESSION FIVE: Learning Styles

 ~ Finding strategies that work best for you 



http://www.inspireeducation.net.au/blog/the-seven-learning-styles/ 

         https://www.educationcorner.com/learning-styles.html 


https://study.com/academy/lesson/knowing-your-learning-style.html 


https://www.schoolonwheels.org/pdfs/3121/Learning-Styles.pdf 

SESSION SIX: Organization

 


https://wehavekids.com/education/How-To-Become-an-Organized-High-School-Student 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pi8ab-mkAo 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8-rjSXqr8c 


SESSION SEVEN: Test Prep & Anxiety


https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/test-anxiety 



CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE COMPLETED STRATGIES FOR LEARNING! KEEP WORKING HARD!