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Topics we cover:
Time Management
- Proper planning can prevent anxiety and stress. We will show your students how to prioritize the daily tasks of needs (studying), shoulds (meetings), and could (fun activities) through the use of a study calendar.
Daily Study Practices
- This seminar will cover a general overview of successful student study practices.
Test-Taking Best Practices
- This seminar will give students the tools necessary to increase success in test-taking. It will cover test preparation, test-taking techniques, test anxiety, and test recovery.
College Reading Essentials
- Take the dread out of reading college textbooks by using strategies like "chucking", annotation, surveying, and reviewing. Students will improve their reading skills by answering the question: "What is important."
Failing Forwards
- A disappointing grade on a test creates frustration and discouragement, which further undermine academic performance. Choosing to think about an academic setback with a resilient "growth mindset" helps a student learn how to "fail forward."
The Learning Process: Making it Stick
- The three most effective, brain-based strategies a student can use to process, store and recall information are the following: Space it out! Mix it up! Bring it Back! These strategies are efficient, powerful, and easy to adopt.
Your Essential Study Toolkit
- Session highlights will include practical strategies for the essentials of studying: Daily review, effective use of time, and making the most of resources.