Self-RegulationHow to be a successful Student

Time ManagementStudy SkillsSelf Efficacy

Time Management

• Importance of planning your time– Things can build up quickly

• Initial Time Management Sheet– How do you spend your time.

• Is what you are doing the best use of your time?

– Fill this out for homework

Time Management

• School Work TM Sheet– Use this to help you to understand how you

best work– Where?– Distractions?– With others, watching TV, listening to music?

• What helps you to work• What hinders your work?

Studying (Do Right Away)

– Take good notes during discussions, activities, etc.• Each day we will have an objective, you should be

thinking, “What do I need to know in order to respond to the objective?”

• PPT files are available on my website, or in print if you ask me.

• Don’t write everything I say down, just the points that are crucial. Ask if you don’t know!

Studying (Do Right Away)

• Keep your binder organized!!– Remember, we will be having notebook

quizzes– Papers should not be falling out– Flow of papers

• Notes, activity sheets, etc. Straight to the binder• HW Sheets: Into HW BinderDo the HWHand

in HWHW comes back and goes into SS binder

Studying (Do Right Away)

• Take time to review at the end of the day– If you took notes, got a HW Sheet back or got

a quiz back, look it over. Make sure you know the material

• Take time to review at the end of the week.– Look back on what you did this week and

remind yourself of the information

Studying (Do Before a Test/Quiz)

• Create a schedule for studying.– You will get one with your first study guide

only. If you want more, they are on my website or ask and I will give you one.

• Double check your organization

Studying (Do Before a Test/Quiz)

• Look at the study guide and make sure you have all the things you need.– If you don’t see Mr. F.

• Decide which strategy you are going to use to study– See the list I gave you.– You may need to try several before you find

the one that works best!– Quizlet is excellent!

Studying (Do Before a Test/Quiz)

• Test Yourself (Or have someone test you)– Make a test for a friend and give it to them.

Self-Efficacy

• This refers to how good a judge you are of your own work.

• Use the Grading Sheet to keep track of how you are doing in my class.

• This will help you pinpoint where your strengths and weaknesses are.