 FRESHMAN SEMINAR OCCURS EVERY 2 nd day FOR 1 BLOCK YOU WILL EARN 0.5 credits  WHO TEACHES THIS COURSE? Ms. Tina Hintz Ms. Sarah Thawley Mrs. Teresa Fry

 WHY DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE? OR WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GET FROM TAKING THIS COURSE? OR WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS COURSE WILL BE ABOUT?  TURN AND TALK Be prepared to share with the whole group…

Structure of class THIS CLASS IS 85 MINUTES LONG ½ OF THE CLASS (45 MINUTES) IS DEDICATED TO THE ACTUAL COURSE CONTENT THE SECOND ½ OF THE CLASS (40 MINUTES) IS FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY SUCH AS COMPLETING YOUR HOMEWORK FROM OTHER CLASSES OR GETTING HELP WITH YOUR SCHOOL WORK

ASSESSMENT THERE IS NO HOMEWORK FOR THIS COURSE YOUR MARK IS DETERMINED BY YOUR PARTICIPATION, YOU EARN EITHER A PASS OR FAIL

DID NOT MEET COURSE EXPECTATIONSSUCCESSFULLY MET COURSE EXPECTATIONS Student did not actively participated in class lessons most times. Student did not usually demonstrate active listening skills, participation in group discussions, nor demonstrate cooperation or collaboration with peers and teacher. Student always or usually actively participated in class lessons by demonstrating active listening skills, participating in group discussions, cooperating and collaboration with peers and teacher. Student did not usually come to class prepared with identified and prioritized work and /or assignments/reading material from other courses to work on during independent study time. Student always or usually came to class prepared with identified and prioritized work and /or assignments/reading material from other courses to work on during independent study time. Student was not usually able to demonstrate that during class time they were organized and could managed their time and materials in such a way as to allow for quality study time. Student was usually able to demonstrated that during class time they were organized and could managed their time and materials in such a way as to allow for quality study time

THERE ARE 3 UNITS: 1.METACOGNITION – WHO ARE YOU AS A LEARNER 2. ACADEMIC SKILLS – NOTE TAKING 3. TEST TAKING SKILLS, ORGANIZATION & TIME MANAGEMENT

1. METACOGNITION YOU WILL LEARN TO:  SET SMART GOALS  TO ORGANIZE YOUR TIME TO BE SUCCESSFUL  DEVELOP INDEPENDENT STUDY STRATEGIES  KNOW YOUR LEARNING STYLES  UNDERSTAND WHAT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCES ARE AND HOW IT CONNECTS TO YOUR DAILY LIFE  UNDERSATND THE IMPACT THAT MULTI-TASKING HAS ON YOUR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL LIVES  UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF INTELLIGNCES (e.g. multiple – intelligences)  INVESTIGATE HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IMPACT SCHOOL, SOCIETY, WORK,BEHAVIOURS AND HOW WE LEARN

2. NOTE TAKING YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:  SUCCESSFULLY TAKE NOTES WHICH INVOLVES MULTIPLE PROCESSES SUCH AS: ANALYZING INFORMATION SORTING INFORMATION ORGANIZING INFORMATION RECORDING INFORMATION  TAKE NOTES AND IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA  KNOW 3 NOTE TAKING FORMATS: Traditional Outline Graphic Organizer (mind maps) Cornell  USE AND DEVELOP A SET OF ABBREVATIONS FOR NOTE TAKING

3. The Theory of Memory YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:  UNDERSTAND BASIC MEMORY THEORY AND HOW IT APPLIES TO YOU AS A LEARNER  TEST TAKING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES Memory and the Brain Test anxiety Test questions Study Guides Study schedules

What are the Keys to Success in High School…  At your table come up with a list of between 3-6 ideas that will help you have success in high school.  Once your group is done, choose one person from your group to write your ideas on the white board

Keys to success H.W. is your friend Prepare (for what you will learn) Practice (what you have learnt) Understanding & meeting teacher expectations Follow and understand rubrics and instructions, course descriptions It’s not what you know it’s what you can show Different teachers different expectations - learn them! Be responsible for your own learning Self-advocacy – What is it? What does it look like? ASK FOR HELP!!! Don’t over commit yourself (organization & time management) Increased H.W. load ASA’s/Sports/etc. Habits Create and maintain good study habits

Making a Name Tag On one side of your name tag write your name (or the name you go by) in BIG letters Next draw a picture of a flag of the country you consider home for you Then, If you want, you can color or decorate your name tag On the opposite side of the name tag write the name of each person in the class and their home country (THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO GET UP AND ASK PEOPLE WHAT THEIR NAME IS AND WHERE THEY ARE FROM…) MRS FRY

MRS. FRY