Becoming a Master Student: A Study Skills Course Holiday Boot Camp
Discover study skills and time management skills for success in school and in life!
Andrea Hall's The Study Hall Edu Math Study Skills
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(154)
What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Optional Challenges are provided after each lesson to reinforce learning, along with incentives to help motivate learners.Assessment
Optional Challenges are provided after each lesson to reinforce learning, along with incentives to help motivate learners.Grading
A Certificate of Completion will be offered. Grades can be provided upon request.Class Experience
Beginner Level
This course is for students, whether homeschool, public school, or private school, who want to develop techniques to be successful in school and for life. Disable the fear and discover tools and skills for success. Students will learn the power of self-responsibility to become a master student. In this course students will: • Discover their learning style and create their goals poster for the school year. • Discover and practice self-management techniques as it relates to time. • Discover twenty memory techniques and choose several to implement in school. • Discover reading techniques to increase comprehension and speed. • Learn how to take proper notes. • Learn what to do before, during and after a test. • Learn the core skills for critical thinkers and how to become one. • Learn problem solving techniques for any situation. Students will be given a questionnaire as well as a list of materials to complete upon enrollment to give the instructor background and knowledge of the student's interest before the session. Students will also participate in engaging, live instruction followed by an activity. The goal of this course is to provide techniques for school success therefore students are asked to identify a subject that they would like to focus on in the course and bring their textbook and one of their homework assignments given by their academic teacher to class to apply the techniques they are learning. Material will also be provided for them to practice their skills. Don't see an available section? Check out my flex class which covers the same material https://outschool.com/classes/becoming-a-master-student-a-study-skills-course-oxDVSiWI?usid=VjqAdWlx&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link **HOLIDAY BOOT CAMP SESSION** Please note that for the summer/holiday weeks the Becoming a Master Student will be a Boot Camp style course. We will do the entire course in one week. Recordings will be uploaded and families will have access to recordings for up to one year. **HOLIDAY BOOT CAMP SCHEDULE** DAY 1 • Discover their learning style and create their goals poster for the school year. • Discover and practice self-management techniques as it relates to time. DAY 2 • Discover twenty memory techniques and choose several to implement in school. • Discover reading techniques to increase comprehension and speed. DAY 3 • Learn how to take proper notes. . • Learn what to do before, during and after a test. DAY 4 • Learn the core skills for critical thinkers and how to become one. • Learn problem solving techniques for any situation.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This course will also utilize Kahoot! for engagement and Nearpod. While we may use Kahoot! from time to time, no log-in information will be required.
Students doing a virtual vision board will need to access Canva.com
Students will need to enter an email for Google Forms to get their results; however, this can be a parent email. No other communication will come to that email.
Supply List
A list of materials as well as the questionnaire will be provided upon enrollment.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
We will use the following resources to support our learners:
- https://executivefunctioningsuccess.com/student-planner/
- http://rwrd.io/xdi1b0k
- https://bulletjournal.com/pages/learn
- https://calendar.google.com
- https://www.rememberthemilk.com/
- https://www.tasksforcanvas.info/
- https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/studying-101-study-smarter-not-harder/
Joined September, 2017
4.9
154reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a certified educator and graduated in the top of my class in high school, undergrad and graduate school. I have over 14 years in teaching and I bring learning and fun together.
My students have become engineers, a violinist and a recent graduate is on her way to Yale in the fall.
If your child needs a patient, understanding and fun loving teacher, you will love this class.
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Live Group Class
$150
for 8 classes8x per week, 1 week
45 min
Completed by 142 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
5-12 learners per class
