Advisory Workshop:
How to improve study habits
Part 2:Overview
February 26, 2009
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Ms. Gonzalez
Reflection for the following
weeks:
• Are my study habits effective right
now? Is there room for
improvement?
• Will my study habits now get me
through college successfully?
• Am I willing to change my study
habits?
• How can I apply new study habits?
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So, are you developing good study
habits..?
If you forgot how, here’s a reminder:
• Have a routine for where and when you study.
• Plan ahead
what you'll study
 what your goals are
• Do the intense thinking sessions earlier in the day.
• Take breaks
• Make use of "dead" time
• Find good, serious “study
• Keep up!!!
 with the workload
seek help at the time you need it
don’t cram at the last minute
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So, what kind of learner are you?
•Auditory
•Visual
•Tactile/Kinesthetic
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Your assignment is to…
Interview a teacher in the following subjects
• English Literature—Lourdes
• Spanish Literature—Gabby&Roberto
• Art History—Rosy&Jocelyn
• Calculus—Fredy&Arturo
• Pre-calculus—Jorge&Frank
• Algebra—Courtney&Ashley
• Creative Writing—Patty&Danny
• Physics—Antonio&Marvin
• Government and Economics—Jeremy&Juan
• Social issues—Luz&Cristina
• Drama—Melina&Karen
• Psychology—Alfredo
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The Interview
Possible suggestions:
1. What recommendations do you have to
learn _________ (concept)?
2. I found out that I’m a ________ (auditory,
visual, tactile) learner, what studying
techniques do you suggest?
3. I study ________ (concept) this way
_______ (mention your study habit), how
can I improve that?
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Presentation~10-15 minutes
(due 3/12/09)
PowerPoint presentation should include:
 4 slides minimum
Details about the interviewee – name, subject taught,
interesting details, relationship with students (very
communicative, expects students to be self-learners, etc.)
The interview-include questions and responses (see slide titled
“The Interview” for suggested questions)
Include concepts being learned—how do you study for it and
compare and contrast to the ones mentioned by teacher + other
methods recommended online
Reflection-what did you learn that you didn’t know before this
project (in the interview or personal research)
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Brief Example: Study habits in 4th
Grade
Math class
A little something about Ms. Krabapple…
She is a dedicated Math teacher who loves to rap in class. She is also a standup comedian on her spare time. She has been teaching 4th grade Math for the
past 5 years…
The interview:
Q.____? A. _____
Q.____? A. _____
Etc.
Concepts and study habits~ a quick study on how to study that
We are currently learning how to divide 2-digit numbers. I usually study by
making flash cards for 3 hours. But by the time I’m finished I’m too tired to
study them. Ms. Krabappel recommended we practice the class work
problems every night for at least…
Reflection
We both learned that there are multiple ways of approaching division of 2digit numbers and we were only practicing the one that was not beneficial to
our learning style. Ms. Krabappel gave us new methods on how to study…
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