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Pipeline to Health Careers. Dr. Hector Arroyo LEAD Office Saturday Academy September 28, 2013. LEAD Office. The function of the L earning E nhancement and A cademic D evelopment is to assist WesternU students in various academic/ educational ways: Individual Academic Counseling
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Pipeline to Health Careers Dr. Hector Arroyo LEAD Office Saturday Academy September 28, 2013
LEAD Office • The function of the Learning Enhancement and Academic Development is to assist WesternU students in various academic/ educational ways: • Individual Academic Counseling • Academic Assessment • Tutoring • Workshops
LEAD Workshops • Time Management • Studying • Reading • Note-taking • Test-taking
About you… • Find out your learning style (VARK) • http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=helpsheets • Find out your Type (MBTI) • http://keirsey.com/4temps/overview_temperaments.asp
Time Management • Make a schedule • Balance your schedule • Don’t over pack your schedule • Be realistic • Keep to your schedule
Prioritize • Task: List all tasks needing to be done • Urgent: requiring immediate action (time) • Important: significant or consequence (value)
Prioritize Important Not Important Not Urgent Urgent
Parents… how you can help • Get your child organized • Ask about priorities • Help your child manage time
Studying • Study when you are most alert • Take breaks • Keep it manageable
Preview vs. Review • Preview • Developing interest • Looking at main ideas • Review • Verifying information • Separating what you know vs. don’t know
Parents… how you can help • Designate a regular study place • Minimize distractions
Reading • Prepare yourself • Reading is situational • Type of text • Familiarity with topic • You matter • Previous knowledge of topic • Cultural and/or social language • Attitude toward topic • Tired? Hungry? Bad day?
SQ3R • Survey: look at headings, charts, illustrations • Question: make questions • Read: for answers • Recite: test self with Q & A • Review: later, to keep fresh
Note-taking • Listen to the speaker • Summarize notes • Categorize notes • Choose appropriate method
Note-taking • Identify what strategies work best for you • Draw Pictures, Mind Map • Books on Tape, Read your Notes/Problems Aloud • Take Notes as you Read, Summarizing • Field Trips, Labs, Hands-On, Do It
Test-taking skills (Prep) • Study • Eat right • Exercise • Get enough sleep • Learn to relax
Parents… how you can help • Be positive • Release perfectionism
Access resources • People: • Parents, Teachers, Mentors, Students • Libraries: • Computers, Internet, CD’s, Books, etc.. • Support programs • Tutoring • Academic Counseling • Pomona Health Careers Ladder (PHCL)
Shoot for an “A.” • Grades are really important; they are what colleges look at when deciding acceptance • Don’t make excuses. • Extra-curricular activities and part-time jobs are nice, but learn to prioritize
Parents… how you can help • Talk and Listen to your child • Identify problem areas • Value education • Encourage learning • Be there
Thank you. • Questions?