The Master Schedule: Planning for Success
This lecture introduces you to time organization. Two major pieces of information required for good organization, what's due and when, are discussed. Setting up the master schedule is explained with proper examples of what a master schedule looks like. Reading schedules are also outlined. Finally, some comments are made about special ways to use the master schedule.
You Will Learn
- Address what causes student procrastination.
- Identify the two pieces of information that are needed to stay organized.
- Set up and use a master schedule.
- Develop reading schedules.
- Understand the relationship between Learning Journals and the Master Schedule.
- Appreciate special uses of the Master Schedule.
30 Minutes. Comes with a subject specific study guide.
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The Research Paper: A Demonstration
This lecture integrates the ideas discussed in several earlier lectures. You will watch how a student named Anna Sopko begins with three essays and does Learning Journals for the essays. Then she develops a research project using the essays as a base. Finally, through the writing process and research using a number of sources, she writes a final project.
You Will Learn
- Do all three stages of Learning Journals for three essays about democracy.
- Preclass reading, in-class notes, and essay preparation are outlined and performed.
- Create a master schedule to plan the five-day project.
- Develop a thesis and points of validation using jam writing.
- Use proper research techniques to help validate the thesis.
- Use the writing process to develop a formal essay.
30 Minutes. Comes with a subject specific study guide.
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The Well-Rounded High School Student
This lecture helps you to be well rounded. Parents, teachers, and students all have roles to play in students' education. A discussion of the power structure of schools seeks to help you understand what role you must play in your own education. Learn why you must be involved in the life of the school. The lecture also discusses the dynamics of the high school social scene, drug use, cheating, proper curriculum, goal-setting, and rewards.
You Will Learn
- Answer the question, "What are schools for?"
- Appreciate the important role played by parents, teachers, and students in a student's education.
- Understand why it's important that you get involved in the school community and understand the dynamics of the high school social scene, including drug use and cheating.
- Appreciate the important classes they need to be involved in to be well-rounded students and the value of goal setting and rewards.
30 Minutes. Comes with a subject specific study guide.
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After High School: An Educational Plan
This lecture introduces you to options available to you after you leave high school. High school students must understand that they have four years to prepare for about forty years of working. Issues surrounding college admissions are discussed. You need to know the types of schools available and their costs.
You Will Learn
- Appreciate the important issues surrounding post-high school decisions.
- Understand the three primary options available to the graduating student.
- Understand the options for further education.
- Decide appropriately which college or university, if any, to attend.
- Appreciate the financial issues of college or university attendance.
30 Minutes. Comes with a subject specific study guide.
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Helping Your Children Learn
This lecture introduces parents to primary factors that contribute to high school success. The lecture discusses the language of learning and how to promote student motivation. Finally, specific keys to academic success are outlined. A review is given of important study habits for students.
You Will Learn
- Understand and use the language of learning.
- Be able to promote motivation for your child.
- Understand the keys to academic success.
- Appreciate issues of concern for future student success.
30 Minutes. Comes with a subject specific study guide.
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Helping Your Children Achieve Success
This final lecture gives concrete suggestions to parents about helping their children plan for the years after high school. If a family decides to send a child to college, there are important issues to be considered. College admission procedures are discussed, as is financing college. Many resources are outlined for parents so that college success will be more likely for their sons or daughters. The lecture ends with common-sense suggestions to the parent to help make their children's first year of college a success.
You Will Learn
- Appreciate the major issues surrounding college admissions.
- Understand how you should prepare before the senior year of high school if you want to apply to college.
- Understand strategies for filling out college applications and paying for college.
- Appreciate what it takes to make a first year of college successful, both from the student's perspective and from the parent's.
30 Minutes. Comes with a subject specific study guide. |
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