This document outlines various learning skills and strategies for students, including goals and motivation, self-regulation, organization, time management, collaboration, and developing long-term memory. It provides examples of how students can improve in these areas, such as setting individual goals, assessing their own strengths and needs, organizing their papers and workspace, participating in group activities, and using strategies like daily review to strengthen memory retention. The document also includes charts and statistics about student performance, attitudes, and study habits to illustrate how developing these learning skills can help improve academic achievement.

2. Learning Skills
• Goals & MotivationSelf-Regulation
• Attitude: All Star, Self-Awareness, AccountabilityResponsibility
• Organizing Paper and SpaceOrganization
• Time ManagementIndependent Work
• Group ParticipationCollaboration
• Daily Review and Long Term MemoryInitiative

3. Report Card

4. SELF-REGULATION
Student Expectations
 Sets own individual goals and monitors progress
towards achieving them
 Seeks clarification or assistance when needed
 Assesses and reflects critically on own strengths,
needs, and interests
 Identifies learning opportunities, choices, and
strategies to meet person

5. A Mountain of Motivation
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Video Game Designer
Multi-Media Degree at
University
75% Math/English
Portfolio
Part-Time Job
Volunteer in Art Schools
Get As on Tests/Exams
Do practice questions in
math every night
Thank goodness, he
wants to go to
university
Great, now he knows
why he has to do get
good grades
Skills are good and a
little extra money
can’t hurt
He doesn’t want to
just pass anymore
He finally gets
it……?
"Tell me what is it you plan to
do with your one wild and
precious life?"
From "The Summer Day"
by Mary Oliver

6. EQAO Results – May 2014
Studying Like a Champion
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Applied Academic
Out of School Activities (1 or more times a week)
I participate in sport or
physical activities
I participate in art, music
or drama activities
I participate in other clubs
or organizations

7. Training the Brain

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Breaking Down Goals in Sports
In sports, ultimate success begins with today’s actions

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Breaking Down Goals in School
In sports, ultimate success begins with today’s actions

10. RESPONSIBILITY
Student Expectations
 Fulfils responsibilities and commitments in the
learning environment
 Completes/submits class work, homework, and
assignments according to agreed-upon timelines
 Takes responsibility for and manages own
behaviour

11. Triple A Attitude
“A winner is someone who recognizes his talents, works his tail off to
develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
Larry Bird
All Star
Self-Awareness
Accountability
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A A A

12. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Applied Academic
Agree or Strongly Agree
I like mathematics
I am good at mathematics
I am able to answer difficult
mathematical questions
I need to do well in math to
study what I want later
I need to keeping taking
math for the job I want later
Mathematics Attitude
Malvern CI
EQAO Results – May 2014

13. ORGANIZATION
Student Expectations
 Devises and follows a plan and process for
completing work and tasks
 Establishes priorities and manages time to
complete tasks and achieve goals
 Identifies, gathers, evaluates, and uses
information, technology, and resources

14. Organizing Papers
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15. Time Jar

16. INDEPENDENT WORK
Student Expectations
 Independently monitors, assesses, and revises
plans to complete tasks and meet goals;
 Uses class time appropriately to complete tasks;
 Follows instructions with minimal supervision.

17. When They Study
Homework Completion
EQAO Results- May 2014
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Applied Academic
Not usually assigned
math homework
Never or almost
never
Sometimes
Often
Always

18. Sample Weekly Calendar

19. COLLABORATION
Student Expectations
 Accepts various roles and an equitable share of work in a group
 Responds positively to the ideas, opinions, values, and traditions of
others
 Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships through personal and media-
assisted interactions
 Works with others to resolve conflicts and build consensus to achieve
group goals
 Shares information, resources, and expertise and promotes critical
thinking to solve problems and make decisions

20. Class Participation
Your student reputation is earned through class participation
A good student participates by:
O Taking notes
O Doing homework
O Coming to class prepared
O Coming to class on time
O Asking questions
O Voicing opinions and comments
O Maintaining eye contact with the
instructor
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21. INITIATIVE
Student Expectations
 Looks for and acts on new ideas and opportunities for
learning
 Demonstrates the capacity for innovation and a willingness to
take risks
 Demonstrates curiosity and interest in learning
 Approaches new tasks with a positive attitude
 Recognizes and advocates appropriately for the rights of self
and others

22. How They Study?
Test Taking
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Applied Academic
I check my math
answers to see if they
make sense very often
I look for more than
one way to solve math
problems very often
EQAO Results- May 2014

23. Long Term Memory
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24. The Plight of Sisyphus
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25. Learning Built to Last Program
• Test Taking
• Effective Writing and Timed Essays
• Research Papers
Evaluating
the
Product
• Learning Style and Studying
• Graphic Organizers and Higher Order Thinking
• Memorization and Concentration
Building
the House
• Active Reading
• Note Taking
• Participation
Gathering
Materials
• Organizing Space
• Organizing Papers
• Time Management
Making a Blueprint
• Goals and Motivation
• Triple A Attitude
• Daily Review and Long Term
Memory
Building the Foundation

26. How Strong is Your House!
The house of a student
who built learning every
day.
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The house of a student
who tried to learn it
all in one night.