Memory

Use this Master Student Map to ask yourself, WHY? You can boost your study, test taking, reading and note taking skills. WHAT? Power Process: Love your problems Take your memory out of the closet The memory jungle 20 memory techniques Set a trap for your memory Your brain – its care and feeding Mnemonic devices Master Student Profile: Scott Heiferman HOW? to focus your attention to make conscious choices about what to remember to recall facts and ideas with more ease WHAT IF? ...you could use your memory to its full potential?

Love Your Problems 3 approaches for responding to problems: Deny Resist Love* *as in “unconditionally accept” By loving your problems, you can discover effective ways to deal with them.

Take your memory out of the closet Memory is not a place or a thing, rather it is a process.

The Memory Jungle 4 Visualizations well-worn path herd of thoughts turn your back direct the traffic Video: In Show Mode click image above

20 Memory Techniques Be selective. Make it meaningful. Organize Use Body Use Brain Recall it Be selective. Make it meaningful. Create associations.

20 Memory Techniques Learn actively. Relax. Create pictures. Organize Use Body Use Brain Recall it Learn actively. Relax. Create pictures. Recite and Repeat. Write it down.

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body Use Brain Recall it Engage your emotions. Overlearn. Escape the short-term memory trap. Use your times of peak energy. Distribute learning. Be aware of attitudes. Elaborate. Intend to remember.

20 Memory Techniques Remember something else. Organize Use Body Use Brain Recall it Remember something else. Notice when you do remember. Use it before you lose it. Adopt the attitude that you never forget.

Set a trap for your memory Link an activity to another event to create a “trap” for your memory.

Your brain – its care and feeding Meaningful patterns Rich sensory experience Long-term care

Mnemonic Devices Make up new words Use creative sentences Create rhymes and songs Use the loci system Use the peg system

Mnemonic Devices Three limitations: They don’t help you understand. They may be too complicated to learn. They may be forgotten.

FIVE Cs Character Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Communication FOR YOUR CAREER CHARACTER CRITICAL THINKING CREATIVE THINKING COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION Character Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration