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Time management

• Time Management
• Scheduling and setting goals
• Creating a to-do list
• Prioritizing tasks
• Avoiding procrastination
• Developing self-discipline

Meeting challenges

• Problem solving
• Finding creative solutions
• Adaptive decision making
• Managing by exception
• Managing stress
• Motivating yourself
• Problem based learning

Learning

• Learning to learn
• Succeeding in continuing education
• Visual/spatial learning
• Learning as a student-athlete
  or student-performer
• Learning as an adult
• Learning with ADHD
• Active learning
• Action learning
• Language learning strategies

Learning with others

• Collaborative/cooperative learning
• Group projects
• Active Listening
• Conflict resolution
• Case study:: conflict resolution
• Peer mediation
• Tutoring guidelines
• Using feedback with tutors

Studying

• Effective study habits
  Assessing study skills
• A.S.P.I.R.E. - a study system
• Index - a study system
• Create, & study with, flashcards
• Studying with multiple sources
• Finding the right study space

Classroom participation

• Preparing for the classroom
• Class "prep"/paying attention
• Classroom discussions
• Taking notes in lectures
• Using guided notes
• Influencing teachers
• Interviewing for class projects
  • Consent form

Online learning/ communicating

• Online learning: questions to ask
• Distance learning: types and preparation
• Taking online tests
• Netiquette
  E-guides on social interaction
• Basics:  Website development
• Basics:  Website design
• Making your website popular
  Search engine optimization

Thinking (1)

• Concentrating
• Thinking critically
• Thinking creatively
• Radical thinking
• Thinking aloud/private speech

Thinking (2)

• Mapping explanation
• Make your own map
• Thinking like a genius:
  creative solutions
• Thinking like a genius:
  famous thinkers
• Thinking like a genius:
  selected thoughts

Memorizing

• Acronyms
• Acrostics
• Rhymes
• Loci
• Keywords
• Image-naming
• Chaining 

Reading (1)

• Reading critically
• Prereading strategies
• SQ3R reading method
• KWL reading method
• Marking & underlining
• Taking notes from a text book

Research

• Writing research papers
• Researching on the Internet
• Evaluating website content
• Organizing research with computers
  & avoiding plagiarism
• Organizing research with note cards
• Citing websites

Project management

• Completing a class assignment
• Organizing challenging projects
• Developing case studies
• Spreadsheets and budgets
• Setting your (school) budget

Presenting projects

• Presenting projects/speeches
• Presenting your positive image/brand
• Public speaking
• Public speaking match game

Writing Basics

• Seven stages of writing assignments

• Develop your topic (1)
• Identify your audience (2)
• Research (3)
• Organize and prewrite (4)
• Draft/write (5)
• Revise (6)
• Proofread (7)
• Writing under deadline
• Modifiers & commas

Writing Types

• Writing for the "Web"
• The five-paragraph essay
• Essays for a literature class
• Expository essays
• Persuasive essays
• Position papers
• Writing Strategies Learned
  by Stephen Wilbers

Vocabulary/spelling
(American)

• Transitional words & phrases
• Spelling strategies
• Spelling rules & exercises
• Common misspelled words
• Essay terms/directives
• Prefixes and root words
• Using analogies for creative problem solving
• Picturing vocabulary
• American alphabet recited

Test preparation

• Mastering one test
• General test preparation
• Anticipating test content
• Review tools for tests
• Overcoming test anxiety
• Organizing for test taking
• Cramming
• Emergency test preparation

Taking tests

• Ten tips for terrific test taking
• Taking online tests
• True/false tests
• Multiple choice tests
• Short answer tests
• Open book exams
• Oral exams
• Essay Exams

Math

• Math tests
• Solving linear equations
• Solving math word problems
• Evaluating algebraic expressions
  Order of operations/ P.E.M.D.A.S
• P.E.M.D.A.S.: 2nd exercise
• P.E.M.D.A.S.: 3rd exercise
• Sudoku 数独

Science and technology

• Following the scientific method
• Studying text books in science
• Writing lab reports and scientific papers
• Writing white papers
• Lab safety - outside links

Bibliographies

• "Study" print bibliography
• Print bibliography for writing
• Internet bibliography for writing
• Math bibliography
  - web sites with on-line help
• Web design bibliography
• Testing bibliography

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