Strategies for Learning helps you to develop comprehensive and easy-to-implement learning strategies for students, and supports you when addressing barriers to learning, providing your students with a range of skills that can boost and strengthen their learning.
Strategies for Learning
£79.00
Phase:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post-16
ISBN:
978-1-904677-12-3
:
Nov 2006
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Benefits
Strategies for Learning is a resource from the authors of The Behaviour Management Toolkit. It uses five basic techniques to bring about changes to learning that will enable you to:
- challenge the way your students think about things to help them believe they can achieve
- encourage your students to become more self-aware so they can examine their own thinking
- consider with your students how use of language affects their thought patterns
- teach your students various techniques in relation to breathing and muscle control that can directly assist in changing attitudes and feelings about learning
- teach students how the imagination can be used to help them achieve
Summary of contents
There is an urgent need to develop techniques that will turn students on to learning. Teachers need help to tackle the learning blocks that many students have developed over the years and to empower them with a range of skills and techniques that can be used to boost and strengthen their learning. This is where Strategies for Learning comes in.
How does the book work?
The main practical tool used throughout this book is the student worksheet. Tutor notes at the start of each unit explain the concepts employed and provide instructions for use.
How do I use it?
This will vary according to both the tutor’s objectives and the time available. For some units it would be best for staff to work with individuals or small groups of students. Other units can be used to form part of a PSE or study skills programme with larger groups, or it can be used with small groups or individuals to address a specific problem such as poor organisation, lack of persistence or difficulties with time management. The tutor notes and selected worksheets can also be used for staff training sessions.
Chapter breakdown
Introduction
- How to use this book
- Useful worksheets for all units
- Newsflash (for starting a unit)
- Newsflash (for particular achievements)
- Changes
- Progress and maintenance log
Unit 1: Removing blocks to learning
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- A born learner
- Feels good
- Just listen to yourself
- Some more learning blockers
- About ANTs
- More about ANTs
- Antidotes to ANTs
- Try it yourself
- Practice makes perfect
- No, it’s not a catastrophe
- Try it out
- Learn from others
- Completion certificates
Unit 2: Learn with confidence
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- Step back
- Write about it
- Press the button
- A walk into the future
- About goals
- Setting a goal
- Test out your goal
- Steps to success
- Take charge
- Completion certificates
Unit 3: Learning styles and thinking skills
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- I’m unique
- Take a look
- My learning
- Be a critical thinker
- Be a creative thinker
- Mix and match
- A toolkit for thinkers
- Have a brainstorm
- Thinking together
- Mind maps
- Reframe it
- Step back
- The 5 whys
- Draw it
- Vent it
- Smart steps to problem-solving
- Completion certificates
Unit 4: Procrastination and persistence
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- When’s later?
- I want to, but
- Consequences
- Pros and cons
- Reward yourself for the right activities
- The swish
- Prepare your mind
- Prepare your body
- Stay calm
- Think positively
- Perseverance
- Keep a log
- Log
- Completion certificates
Unit 5: Time management
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- Time
- What’s important?
- I’ll do it later
- Take the main road
- Goals
- A balanced life
- Time log
- Be on time
- On time
- Cards
- Completion certificates
Unit 6: Personal organization
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- Are you a clutterbug?
- Organise your workspace
- Tools of the trade
- Homework habits
- Weekly planner
- Dealing with deadlines
- Learn to listen!
- Completion certificates
Unit 7: School skills
- Tutor notes
- Using the worksheets
- Improve your relationships
- Improve your reading
- Taking notes
- Use flashcards
- Giving a talk
- Revision tips
- Revision plan
- Calm, relaxed and confident
- Tips for tests
- References
Details
Print: A4 binder, 144 printed pages, published 2006 reprinted 2008
eBook: 1 x Enhanced PDF