Sophomore NightNovember 15, 2011

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Agenda• College & Career Center Resources

• Family Connection

• “Do What You Are”

• Study Skills

• Breakout Session

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College & Career Center Resources

• College Information

• College Visits

• Scholarships

• Financial Aid Information

• Test Prep Info

• Career Information

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Family Connection

• Log in through Blackboard

Students Should

• Make sure e-mail address is current

• Click on “About Me”

• Complete “Career Interest Profiler”

• Create “Resume”

• Review the “Do What You Are” survey

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About Me

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Career Exploration

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College Tab

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Scattergrams

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Resume

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Scholarship NominationsJob interviewsCollege activity sheetsLetters of recommendation

Do What You Are• Modified Myers Briggs personality inventory

• Results are in Family Connection

• Gives career options

• Helps students understand themselves and how to work better with others

• Activity

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Study SkillsIf you come to school every day and do the following, you are certain to get good grades.

Organization

Time Management

Tips for Success in the Classroom

Note Taking

Reading

Studying

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Be Organized• Use a student planner every day.

• Have phone numbers for classmates.

• Keep locker and backpack neat.

• Have a separate pocket folder for each class.

• Get everything organized for the next day before going to bed.

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Time Management

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• Use any extra time in school to get started on homework.

• Create a study plan that works for student.

• Break large assignments down into smaller parts.

Tips for the Classroom

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• Learn how to adapt to different teaching styles.

• Be in class, on time, every day.

• Know each teacher’s class rules and procedures.

• Bring everything you need to class.

• Always do the homework.

• Participate in class.

• Don’t leave class with unanswered questions.

Note Taking• Be an active listener. Think about what’s being

said.

• Recognize and write down important information.

• Take notes that are neat and easy to read.

• If absent, get copies of the notes missed.

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Reading Textbooks• Before starting to read, look over the

headings and the words in bold and italic print.

• Read the assignment.

• Review what was read.

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Studying• Find a good place to study.

• Organize study time.

• Focus on one thing at a time.

• Allow more time for homework than you think is needed.

• Use “tricks” to help memorize things.

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Test-Taking Strategies• Have everything needed for the test

(pencils, calculator, etc.).

• Before starting, look over the entire test and develop a plan.

• Mark the questions that you want to return to.

• Check answers, and use all of the time available.

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Counselor Breakout Rooms• Rodriguez (A-Bas)-501

• Moore (Basa-Cob)-502

• Levine (Coba-For)-504

• Allison (Fora-Jab)-Auditorium

• Otoyo (Jaba-Mam)-Auditorium

• McMahon (Mama-Ny)-528

• Watlington (Nya-Robe)-518

• Turner (Robf-Ten)-503

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