Simplify Your Life
Presented by Kevin Rose
Yali Tseng
Cindy Tisdall-Mcphee
Coffee Morning Outline
 Homework guidelines & questions
 Organization
 Learning Styles
 Time Management
 General questions and discussion
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
MS HOMEWORK GUIDELINES 2010-2011
Western Academy of Beijing strives to assist all
students to meet their academic potential. The
accomplishment of this goal requires a team
approach by students, parents and teachers.
WAB Middle School strives to provide
meaningful homework for all students.
Our teachers will therefore give these
kinds of homework:
Application: to further apply concepts
learned in class (e.g. review class notes;
complete mathematics problems)
Extension: to think more deeply about
questions that matter (e.g. discuss an issue
with a parent; read an article about a topic
discussed in class)
Creative work: (e.g. design/perform an
experiment in the kitchen)
Preparation: (e.g. complete a graphic
organizer for a writing task; study for an
assessment)
Homework Guidelines
Grade 6:
60 minutes
(approximately 15 minutes per subject every 2nd day)
Grade 7:
70 minutes
(approximately 15-20 minutes per subject every 2nd day)
Grade 8:
80 minutes
(approximately 20 minutes per subject every 2nd day)
Additional homework could result
from a student’s misuse of class
time. This additional work will be done
outside of class time, which could
include lunch times and after school
(e.g. at Homework Club and/or at
home).
Organization
• Make time
• WAB’s system
• Role modeling
• Family Calendar
• Routines
• Be supportive
Learning Styles
• Auditory Learners
• Visual Learners
• Kinesthetic Learners
Auditory Learners
 Talking to themselves or with others about what
they’re learning
 Reciting important information aloud, perhaps
recording it and playing it back
 Reading a book and listening to the audio book at
the same time
 Using word association, rhymes, poems and lyrics to
aid memory
 Finding a suitable place to study
 Limiting distractions
Kinesthetic Learners
 Reading aloud and tracking words on a page with a finger
 Writing things down multiple times to commit them to
memory
 Highlighting and underlining
 Playing with a stress ball or toy while studying
 Moving around or taking frequent breaks
 Doing hands-on activities, such as building models or
playing games
Visual Learners
 Using flash cards
 Studying charts, tables, and maps
 Drawing illustrations
 Writing things down and reviewing notes
 Highlighting and underlining
 Color-coding information
Study Tips/Time Manage…
• Clean work space
• Supplies
• Homework Diary
• Look ahead
• Use study time efficiently
• Find the best time to study
• Take breaks
• Study goals
• Break big tasks into small pieces