9TH GRADE FLEX SESSIONS

(MY GREATEST SECRETS!)

Slideshow credit to Donna Ni

In class: The more you learn in class, the less you have to do at

home Class= teachers telling you the answers

Do you take notes on your computer? Take notes by hand in one notebook

Use colors Have you ever fallen asleep in class? Do you do outside

work in class? Don’t rely on it. Do not chat or sleep in class

Teacher impression Don’t get lost in the cloud

Record assignments & tests & scores

STUDY SKILLS

HIGHLIGHTING

In school: Do you waste flexes? Manage flexes

Work flex vs. Chill flex Learn to ignore

Save breaks & lunch Exception: group study session

At home: Hide laptop Work area = clean & only work materials Write to do list When do you sleep? Sleep! Before 11

STUDY SPACE

STUDY SPACE

Step 1: Can you list what is in your backpack right now?

Step 2: How do you store your papers? Binders? (Punching holes can be annoying.) Recommend: Day A/ Day B Later on, by subject

Step 3: Write things down! Agenda To-do

Tip: Use iCal, iProcrastinate, Wunderlist, Time Out, Quizlet to organize assignments

ORGANIZATION

ICAL

IPROCRASTINATE

WUNDERLIST

TIME OUT

TIME OUT

QUIZLET

QUIZLET

HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE YOUR SCHEDULE?

Prerequisite: be good at the other two!

What is the fi rst thing you do when you get home?

Vicious cycle:- Procrastinate -> sleep late -> tired ->

stressed -> procrastinate

Work hard + play hard! Be proactive! Try new things, make

yourself uncomfortable If you find an extracurricular dull-

stop doing it

TIME MANAGEMENT

Study skills Take handwritten notes Highlight

Organization To-do list iCal Big picture

Time management Chill flex vs. work flex A day/B day Don’t eat in front of your laptop

SUMMARY

Are you the person you want to be?

THIS IS YOUR LIFE!

THANK YOU!