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Education Station: College Prep Study Tricks, Tips & Hacks

In this one-time class students will learn specific, practical, and easy tools, tips, and tricks to maximize their memory and gain new study habits.
Ms. Kung, BA, BS, MEd
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(6)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Everyone is expected to study for tests and presentations. Unfortunately, many people are never given practical guidelines for how to maximize their learning. Effective study habits and techniques are necessary and important life skills that serve a person long after their formal education days are over. As long as you are a person who likes, needs, or wants to learn new things, this class will be helpful to you! This is one of my favorite topics to teach because of the value it adds to a person's life throughout their life.
 
Many students believe that "studying hard" should involve long hours of focused studying over the information they must learn or memorize. That is actually not the best way to learn (new) information. Actually, cramming by studying for hours at a time makes it more challenging for your brain to process and retain information for extended periods of time.

This class is perfect for anyone who could benefit from acquiring new skills to help improve their current memorization abilities or anyone who has existing trouble studying or memorizing information.

This course offers different techniques to be used to boost memory, and more importantly, to help the brain solidify learning into long-term memory versus "cramming" and purging the information. Students who apply the information gained through this class will see an improvement in grades and gain better recall. A reminder that study habits are not a one-night practice but must be applied as the daily frame of mind as well.

There is no required prior experience or knowledge, just an open mind and a willingness to apply new study techniques.  The class will begin with a lecture followed by a guided practical application of the course information.

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Joined May, 2021
5.0
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With 20 years of experience with middle and high schoolers, I must admit they are my favorite ages. It started when I was in graduate school in the late 1990s. I was part of the education reform program of the first charter school in New Orleans. Naturally, we were also the research and development location where I was the program manager of the enrichment classes for the middle and high school. Today, that project is called New Orleans Outreach and is very successful. 

At Outreach, I single-handedly organized, developed, and maintained over 20 class electives with nearly 100 volunteers. When needed, I had to fill in for volunteers at my local site which gave me the opportunity to teach debate, public speaking, communication, culture classes and study skills (to name a few). These classes were very popular among my students. In fact, they liked them so much they asked me to dedicate myself as the sole teacher after my first year.

After my time in New Orleans, I headed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania where I became the associate director of the Pennsylvania School Reform Network, a project of the Education Law Center. I advocated for high school students and also taught them how to be heard in a public forum. I was on the board of local public high school newspapers to the university panel of political discussions regarding education public policy of Pennsylvania. My position was to work with young adults to help give them a voice and guide them to be productive members of the community the moment they turned 18 years of age. I look forward to meeting and teaching your children to share these gifts with them.

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$22

per class
Meets once
50 min

Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
3-12 learners per class

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