Design a successful MS student
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PowerPoint to be used in first weeks of school to encourage Milwee students to use academic planner.
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Design a successful MS student
- 1. Design a Successful Middle School Student
- 2. Identify the Problem Brainstorm Possible Solutions Make a Plan Implement Review and Revise The Design Process
- 3. Identify the Problem Brainstorm Possible Solutions Make a Plan Implement Review and Revise The Design Process
- 4. Step 1: Identify the Problem Been unprepared for class because you were busy with something else? Lost an assignment that you KNEW you finished Forgotten a quiz or test? Forgotten you had homework? Have you ever…
- 5. Identify the Problem Brainstor m Possible Solutions Make a Plan Implement Review and Revise The Design Process
- 6. How do I become a more successful student?
- 7. What do successful students do? Step 2: Brainstorm Solutions
- 8. Identify the Problem Brainstorm Possible Solutions Make a Plan Implement Review and Revise The Design Process
- 9. Begin with the end in mind Set Goals
- 10. Define your mission and goals in life. Definition: Beginning with the end in mind means knowing where you want to be in the future; you can’t make a plan if you don’t know where you are going! Where do you want to be? Imagine you are on your deathbed, looking back on your life. List five things that you would want to look back on with pride. Now pick ONE of them and think about how to get there. Work backwards; detail each step from the end to now. This is what it means to begin with the end in mind!
- 13. Setting Organizational Goals Set your targets!
- 14. What tool do you have that helps you… • Complete homework by the due date? • Start assignments early and not leave them until the last minute? • Plan and schedule homework and study time?
- 15. Identify the Problem Brainstorm Possible Solutions Make a Plan Implement Review and Revise The Design Process
- 16. To Reach your Academic Goals Use all the tools available to you… Friends Teachers Resources Family
- 17. Using your Student Planner
- 18. Getting to Know Your Planner
- 19. Review! • Insert picture of planner
- 20. Prioritizing…Big vs Little Rocks Big rocks represent the important things in your life. The medium rocks are important but not as important, and the small rocks and sand are the trivial things that are not necessary (but we may enjoy) If you start with the small rocks, then put in medium rocks, you will not have room for the big rocks If you start with the big rocks, then medium rocks, and THEN the small rocks and sand you will have room for it all School School Practice Practice Friends Friends Family Family Videogames, TV,
- 24. Forming Good Habits Tricks for making them Stick Tip #1 Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. If you can make it through the initial conditioning phase, it becomes much easier to sustain. A month is a good block of time to commit to a change since it easily fits in your calendar.
- 25. Forming Good Habits Tricks for making them Stick Tip #2 Make it Daily – Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit stick.
- 26. Forming Good Habits Tricks for making them Stick Tip #3 Run it as an Experiment – Withhold judgment until after a month has past and use it as an experiment in behavior. Experiments can’t fail, they just have different results so it will give you a different perspective on changing your habit.
- 27. Forming Good Habits Tricks for making them Stick Tip #4 Know the Benefits - Familiarize yourself with the benefits of making a change. Imagine getting better grades after improving your organizational skills and study habits.
- 28. Forming Good Habits Tricks for making them Stick #5 Know the Pain – You should also be aware of the consequences. Reminding yourself about the downsides of not making a change will give you added motivation. (Think about those quizzes you will fail if you forget to study)
- 29. Don’t let this happen to you!
Editor's Notes
- You may want to take a few minutes to discuss what other problems face students who are disorganized
- Students will brainstorm in pairs or groups characteristics and habits of “successful” students. After students share back with the class they should have some of the following characteristics: organized, have correct supplies, doesn’t forget things, finishes homework
- If you don’t know where you are going, you won’t get there
- Student will backward plan 1 goal they have – it might be a long term or short term goal. They will write the goal under “my goal” and then work backward and list at least 3 things they need to do to reach that goal
- Have students complete “Set your targets” work sheet
- Tech option – Kahoot game review Non tech option – Find it (You call out a place or item in the planner and first student to find it gets 1 point)
- Don’t get caught by surprise!
- Click on picture to get Youtube video
- On Elmo or sample planner – backwards map something you have to do. You can use a personal example or the example provided. Add your goals to your planner/calendar Add a few important meeting dates to planner/calendar Then together put important school dates/ vacations, etc into planner Then have students put family birthdays, events they know about, practices, etc. into their own planner
- Incentive for writing in planner for 30 days? Or smaller increments?
- Incentive for writing in planner every class? Day?
- Incentive for writing in planner for 30 days? Or smaller increments?
- Incentive for writing in planner for 30 days? Or smaller increments?
- Incentive for writing in planner for 30 days? Or smaller increments?