Study Skills - Get Smart With a Modernized Memory System

Come join me for a class that just may change your life! Cognitive scientists have discovered three sure bets when it comes to learning: 
1)	“spaced repetition” = reviewing information at just the right time
2)	“active recall” = quizzing yourself
3)	“mixed practice” = mixing up questions from various subjects

In this class, you will set yourself up with a personalized flashcard system that incorporates all three of these sure bets, with truly fabulous results.

I have a PhD in German and 25+ years of experience teaching, so I really know my stuff. I'm also a former homeschool mom who is warm and encouraging. I’m a careful explainer, and I provide lots of straightforward, clear examples.

Please read more below for class details.

I so much hope you’ll sign up for the class! This is a study method I truly believe every student should know about.

--Dr. Jennifer

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Think about it: you can’t be smart unless you know a lot of stuff!

Using a flashcard system based on “spaced repetition,” you will be able to learn and retain an amazing amount of information.

Let me give you just a few examples from my own life:
+ My husband and I set up our son with a spaced repetition system when we homeschooled him in 5th grade. He’s currently in his late 20s, having used his system throughout high school and college and now in his successful tech career.
+ My brother has been using spaced repetition to perfect his skills in a variety of world languages, including German, Chinese, Indonesian, & Arabic.
+ I currently have 19,841 cards (and counting!) in my spaced repetition flashcard deck on the program Anki. I spend about 10 minutes each morning studying my cards; that’s all it takes to keep 19,841 pieces of information in my head, permanently at the ready.

Sound interesting? 

With your own personal study system in place, you too will be able to keep thousands of pieces of information in your head, with a 95% accuracy rate, FOREVER, for the “cost” of only around 10-15 minutes of study time a day. Wow!

Just think of all the things you could memorize: the periodic table of the elements, Portuguese or German or Navajo vocabulary, historical dates, anatomy & physiology terms, vocabulary-building word roots, geometry formulas, names & titles of world leaders, key signatures, rhetorical devices, your cousins’ birthdays, the songs of the birds you hear out hiking, the top 10 Beatles songs of all time, the timetable for the train from New York to Philadelphia, the names of the national parks you visited on your last vacation, your recipe for home-made biscuits, your bike lock combination, etc., etc. etc.

This is a system that you will be able to put into practice right away and that can accompany you through your school years, your college career, and your entire journey of lifelong learning.

It’s quick & easy, and I can’t wait to show it to you. 

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The class offers approximately 60 minutes of learning material.

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This is a self-paced class, which means there are no live meetings on Zoom. Instead, you work your way through the pre-recorded, pre-written learning materials posted in the classroom (videos, slide presentations, and worksheets, vocabulary lists, and flashcards).

You can go through the class at whatever pace works best for you.
- If you finish before the time is up, great—you can move on to your next study skills class!
- If you need longer than the set time, no problem. Just let me know.

If you have questions as you are working on the material, you can message me at any time.


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Here’s what you’ll do in the class:

1 – You’ll watch 3 interactive videos (15-20 minutes each)

2 – You’ll complete 4 simple worksheets

3 – You’ll set up your “spaced repetition” flashcard system, analog or digital

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I have shared this spaced repetition system with hundreds of students throughout my teaching career, and it is a system I use myself, every day. I know from personal experience that a spaced repetition system can be a life-changing learning tool. This is a study skill that every student should know about, and I would love the opportunity to share it with you.

Come join me and find out for yourself!