Keys to Success, Sixth Edition Agenda Meeting 1 Introductions Syllabus

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Get a partner  Ask your partner the questions.  Write down their answers.  When called upon, both partners stand up.  introduce your partner to the class ▪ PRONOUNCIATION IS IMPORTANT!  Share 1-2 of your classmates answers. ▪ Note: you may want to take notes during this time – names may be on the quiz next class.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Focus  Watch this video and follow instructions Watch this video and follow instructions  Invisible Gorilla  You are NOT able to multi-task in college  I will ask you to put aside your phones and other devices (except to look up words) during my class.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Group work Presentations “Quizzes” Games Group work Presentations “Quizzes” Games How much you remember

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Team up  Read each section to yourself  Each student in your group say 1 sentence about what they learned or found interesting in that section.  Highlight what you think will be important  Develop a list of questions about the syllabus (if you have any)  Quizzes on Syllabus throughout the term  All-class discussion

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Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Turned in at the beginning of class  In Folder at the door (marked “TURN IN WORK HERE”)  Call me if you’re going to miss the class!!!  – text me!

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Teri Tosspon, M.A, M.A, TESL   Resource website:  (949) – (WHY 682 TERI)  Office hours: mornings and by appointment

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Respect  Each other The classroom The school Yourself Me  Positive comments only.  No negative comments allowed in class.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Individual Learning Plan (ILP)100 Blackboard Response25 Academic Requirements & Plan100 Time Tracker50 University Class Analysis100 Occupational Report & Career Plan75 Learning Style Plan50 Campus Resource Assignment100 Interview a Professor100 Portfolio100 Planner (weekly planner checks)100 Presentation100 Total Points Possible1000 Grading ScaleYour final grade will be 90 – 100% ( )A 80 – 89% ( )B 70 – 79% ( )C 60 –69% ( )D Less than 60%(599 or fewer)F

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Homework & Due date Topics to be covered on that day

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Born on a farm in the middle of Nebraska Education  University of Nebraska- Lincoln - Masters  Oxford University, England  University of California Irvine – Masters/PhD  UC Irvine – Teaching English as a Second Language

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Turn off/silence your cell phone in class.  Come to class on time  Don’t “multitask” – it doesn’t work in college  Have your book open, eyes forward, pen or highlighter in hand  Take notes on key points, not every single word  PLAN time to study/do HW w/in 24hrs of today’s class.  Reflect: what is working for you, what isn’t.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Keep track of schedule/ events in your Planner.  This will be checked in class but not collected.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  During lectures, presentations, and discussion monitors (if we are in a computer classroom) should be turned off unless otherwise approved.  If you need to take a call during class hours, immediately leave the room.  Do not have an unrelated conversation (voice or text) in the classroom.

“ There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” Unknown

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. 1.Obtain a Planner & Write in it! 2.Obtain a 3-ring binder Write down assignments, exams, homework, important dates. Use as a checklist Write down assignments, exams, homework, important dates. Use as a checklist Double check! Turn in: Day 1 checklist Interviews