Teamwork Skills

Teamwork Skills

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Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build teamwork skills. In college, you’ll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing your opinions, listening tand responding to others, and teaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workplace skill.

 Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you work with others for a common cause, the same objectives, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize you talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of the team are edified together, a type of edification you can’t obtain by working alone.

 

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Exam Day: Survival Tips

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test- Taking (Part 3)

Identify key words.

This helps you to focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

 To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short- answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write Neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given. If you finish early, don’t leave. Use extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Take Control of Homework

Take Control of Homework

So it doesn’t Control You

Part 3

Take advantage of Any Free Time

If you have a study period or a long bus ride, use the time to review notes, prepare for an upcoming class or start your homework. Flash cards are a great learning tool. They are easy to make, easy to handle, and are a marvelous tool to help you learn and remember anything. Punch a hole in the upper left had corner of each index card and connect the stack of your flash cards with a ring. Then the cards are bound and not flopping around. Flash cards bound like this act like a small book with pages. You can even have separate ringed stacks for each subject. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO REMEMBER PUT IT ON A CARD.

Study with a Friend

Get together with friends and classmates to quiz each other, compare notes and predict test questions. Consider joining a study group.

Communicate

If you  have concerns about the amount or type of homework you have, you may want to talk to your family, teachers or counselor. They can help you understand how much time you need to allot for homework and how to manage your tasks.

Celebrate Your Achievements

 Reward yourself for hitting milestones or doing something well.

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Note-Taking Strategies

Note-Taking Strategies

 Part 3

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 After Class

 As soon as class ends, review your notes and fill in any blanks. Underline, highlight and use some symbols to sort through the information. If you don’t understand something, get help from your teacher or classmates.

After you’ve received all your notes from class, in the left-hand area of the page write down key words and questions your teacher might ask on a test.

At the bottom of the each page, write a summary of the notes. This helps you digest what you’ve learned. It also improves your memorial skills, and the material for the long term and for the tests down the road.

 

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DIstance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You?

Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for you?

Part 3

Challenging Aspects of Distance Education

·         Lack of in-person interaction: Some educators argue that both teacher-student and student teacher contact are essential to learning. In a distance-learning classroom, you may be able to participate in class discussions online in chat rooms, message boards or Web conferences—but it’s not the same as being with other students in a classroom.

·         Different levels f quality: Many distance-education programs supply an excellent learning experience, but others may not. Research any program before signing on to make sure its rigorous enough. If you are choosing your own program, look into its accreditation before enrolling.

·         The need to self-start: Distance education lets you make your own schedules. If you have a hard time getting motivated, this might not be the ideal educational setting for you.

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Balancing Highschool and Part-Time Job

Balancing High School and Part-Time Work

Part 3

Brad MacGowan, of the career Center at Newton North Valley High school in Massachusetts, thinks that working can be a valuable part of a student’s life, if taken on responsibility. ”You can derive a great deal from working, considerably more than just money,“ he says. “In most cases, you can acquire a nice dose of discipline and a whole new set of skills and experiences.” In addition, your supervisor may be willing to write a strong college recommendation for you.

School Comes First

 Schoolwork, including homework and studying for tests, should always be your top priority. MacGowan cautions students who do decide to work, “if you are rushing through your assignments… or not studying enough for tests because of work, it’s time to cut back or quit and find a less time-consuming job.”

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