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Are you feeling overwhelmed by all the assignments you have left to complete? This workshop will focus on getting you organized and knowing how to use the last few weeks of the term to maximize your academic success and set effective goals.
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Don’t Fall Behind, End the Term Right!
Agenda
• Academic Support• Time Management• Stress Management• Make a Plan: Set Short Term Goals to Meet
Your Long Term Goals• Tips to Survive the End of the Term .
The Pieces of Academic Success
Time Management
Rationale Essay
Goal Setting
Learning Styles
Developing a Study Plan
ReadingEfficiency
WritingCritical Thinking
Academic Research
Stress Management
Navigating ESC Resources
Learning Coaches & Content Tutors• One-to-one appointments in person or via phone, e-mail, Internet, etc.
• Workshops (online & onsite)
• Small group assistance (online & onsite)
• Online Content Area Tutoring – Smarthinking (www.esc.edu/smarthinking)
Online Support • For Academic Support Information & Materials Available 24/7 Online go to
http://NECacademicsupport.pbwork.com
• A self-paced or credit-bearing study & resources - http://AcademicEye.pbworks.com
• On Facebook - NEC Academic Support & Student Services
Academic Support @ NEC
Services & Resources
Helping You Connect the Pieces for Academic Success
What is a learning coach?
A learning coach is someone who provides academic support to students in one-on-one or small group settings in all areas of the writing process and related study skills strategies including time management, organization, reading efficiency, developing a study plan, goal setting, critical thinking, library research skills, note-taking, and learning styles.
Sarah Spence-Staulters is located in Latham working with Schenectady & Latham/Albany students Her hours are: Mondays – 3pm- 7:30pm
Wednesdays – 3:00pm-7:30pmFridays - 9am- 4pm
Contact Sarah to make an appointment : (518) 783-6203 ext 5992 or [email protected]
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Kate Stockton is located in Latham working with Johnstown & Latham/Albany students Her hours are: Mondays - 4:00pm-7:30pm
Wednesday - 4:00pm-7:30pmThursdays - 4:00pm-8:00pm
Contact Kate to make an appointment : (518) 783-6203 ext 5992 or [email protected]
Mary Sanders-Shartle is located in Saratoga working with Saratoga & Queensbury students Her hours are: Mondays – 12pm-2pm
Wednesdays – 3pm-6pmThursdays 4pm-6pmContact Mary to make an appointment :(518) 587-2100 ext 2827 or [email protected]
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Meet the Learning Coaches
Helping You Connect the Pieces for Academic Success
A peer coach is a current undergraduate or graduate student trained to guide and encourage other students in improving their academic performance and development as a life-long learner, focusing on general study skills, specific content-areas, navigating college resources, and developing within their Areas of Study.
They work in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Peer coaches are trained under College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) international standards for peer tutors and are either volunteers, work-study, or practicum students.
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Academic Support @ NEC
Manage your Time
How Much Time Do You Waste in a Day?
Think about all of the things that you do in a day and ask yourself: “Could I be doing something more productive?”
Taking a Look at your TimeTake a few min. to really think about what you do in one day. Write it down so that you can see it.
•Get kids on the bus7-8Eat breakfast •Get ready for work •Drive to work 8-9
•Work 9-12
•Do some reading for my math class 12-12:30
•Work 12:30 – 5•Cook dinner •Have a home work party with the kids 5-6 •Eat dinner •Spend time with kids 6-9
•School work only9-11
•Check e-mail and face book 11-11:30
By writing down your day and really looking at how you spend your time you will be able to see all of the time that you can use to get a little extra school work in.
Prioritizing Your Time.
IMPORTANT
URGENT (Due Soon)
NOT URGENT (Due in the Future)
This is what should be finished 1st
This is what should be finished 2nd
NOT IMPORTANT
This is what should be finished 3rd
This is what should be done 4th
Quadrant I:Crises, Pressing Problems, Deadline-driven projects
Quadrant II: Prevention, Reflection,
Planning, Recreation, Stress Management, Recognizing
New Opportunities
Quadrant III: Interruptions, Some Phone Calls, Some E-mail, Some Reports, Some Meetings,
Pressing Matters
Quadrant IV: Trivia, Busy Work, Some
E-mail, Some Phone Calls, Escapist Activities (IM, TV, DVD, etc.)
Adapted from Steven Covey’s First Things First
Important & Urgent (crises, deadline-driven projects)
Important & Not Urgent (preparation,
prevention, planning, relationships)
Urgent & Not Important (interruptions, many pressing matters)
Not Urgent & Not Important (trivia, time wasters)
Time Management
• Understand your own time limitations and opportunities• Categorizing Priorities:
- Important & Urgent (crisis, deadlines)- Important & Not urgent (planning, preparation,
prevention, relationships)- Minimize the Urgent & Not Important (interruptions,
many pressing matters)- Minimize the Not urgent & Not important (trivia, time
wasters)• Make sure you are utilizing your chosen method of keeping track
- Physical day planner vs. blackberry or other technical device
- www.memotome.com• Understand what makes you procrastinate
Dealing with Procrastination
• Recognize when you procrastinate• filling time with unimportant tasks• easily distracted after just beginning an important task• letting fear, dread, or discomfort take control
• Understand why it happens• task is unpleasant• lack of organization• perfectionism (afraid you don’t have the skills to do a good job)• feeling overwhelmed
• Adopt anti-procrastination strategies• aim to do one unpleasant task first• create your own reward system• create a prioritized to do list
Keep Track of your Stress Level
Stress is natural. Stress can be energizing. We all feel it, and we all need some, but
unmanaged, chronic stress can be harmful.
Increasing Your Resilience• Sleep hygiene
– at least 7 hrs/night– sleep schedule– sleep habits
• Eating well• Be aware of caffeine intake• Taking time to relax • Exercising• Being positive • Laughing out loud often • Meditation and Yoga
Exercise: Increases resilience to stressor and your recovery from a stress response.
Keep Moving: The way your joints get the oxygen rich blood that they need is to keep moving. This will help you from getting sore when you sit for long periods of time.
Stress Management
Having a plan to reduce stress!Be able to recognize when you are stressedAccept the fact that taking time to “de-stress” IS being
productive ,and you MUST take the timeTry to Increase your Resilience:
Get good sleep, Eat well, Be aware of caffeine intake, Take time to relax, Exercise regularly, Be positive, Laugh out loud often, Meditation and Yoga
Try some universal stress relievers:Deep breathing, finding a quiet place, relaxing music find time to do the things you enjoy.
Find out what works for you!
How do I find out how stressed I am?• How stressed are you?
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/stressquiz.html • Are you burned out?
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_08.htm
Make a Plan
Set Short Term Goals to Meet Your Long Term Goals.
Goal Setting & Developing a Plan1. Define your goal
2. Know where you are right now
3. Honest Assessment (develop Sub-Goals)
4. Personal Plan of Action & Affirmations
5. Put your plan in writing
6. Set and pursue short term goals• Set and pursue daily goals/tasks• Check off the goals that you have accomplished so you can see
your progress.
7. Commit yourself completely
8. Continually monitor your progress
5 Goal Setting Tips
1. Set Goals that Motivate You. 2. Set SMART Goals
Specific –make them clear and well defined Measurable- Make sure you have precise amounts of pages or
dates so you can measure your success Attainable- Make sure they are attainable but also challenging Relevant- make sure your goals are relevant to what you are trying to achieveTime Bound- goals have to a dead line
3. Set Goals in Writing 4. Make an Action Plan 5. Stick with Your Plan
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_90.htm
Break the work into smaller pieces
Degree Plan
•Review and make sure all of your credits are accounted for. Ration
ale Essay
•Review workshop•Use samples•Compare with Degree Plan•Review with mentorMeet
with Mentor
•Discuss progress of degree plan•Review Rationale Essay•Other assignments
Educational Planning
Tips to Survive the End of the Term .
Review Your Learning Contracts
*Make a list of what you have left to finish*
= Key Concepts
= Critical Thinking Skills
= Expectations & Requirements
Review the comments from past papers
This way you do not make the same mistakes
Create your personal Survival Plan
It is all about what is going to work best for you.
1. Finish the reading chap.3-5 Dec.7
2. Write the 2 page paper on chap. 3&4Dec. 11
3. Finish reading chap. 6-9 Dec. 15
4. Finish my research `Dec. 17
5. Write My Final Paper Dec. 23
6. Watch My Favorite Movie.
• Use "color coding" of new information in your textbook or notes. Mark up the margins of your textbook with key words, symbols, and diagrams and use highlighter pens of contrasting colors to "color code" the information.
• Convert information into visual study tools (diagrams, maps, charts)
• Copy & write new info - see it in your own writing
• You can retain and understand information better by teaching another person, or conversing with an instructor.
• Record information and listen to it. You may benefit from using a recording device to make audio files to listen to later. Use computerized technology – Text to Speech in Word, Audacity, etc.
• Learn by doing. Think of ways to make your learning tangible, i.e. something you can put your hands on. For example, make a model that illustrates a key concept. Spend extra time in a lab setting to learn an important procedure. Spend time in the field (e.g. a museum, historical site, or job site) to gain first-hand experience of your subject matter.
• Pace as you study. When studying, walk back and forth with textbook, notes, or flashcards in hand and read the information out loud.
• When learning information presented in diagrams or illustrations, write out explanations for the information. Organize any diagrams, graphs ... into statements, e.g. "The trend is..."
Study Tips to fit all Types of Learners
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