Today we had Bloomington graduates speak to our DA STEM students via Zoom:
Jordan Thomson
Washington University, St. Louis
Kennedy grad - class of 2020
electric engineering & computer science major
Jillayne Clarke
Johns Hopkins University
Jefferson grad - class of 2020
applied math & computer science major with a minor in linguistics
They spoke to our students about:
· what types of activities they were involved with in high school
· what they were looking for in a college & why they chose the one they are at
· whether they like the college they go to & why
· what they are majoring in & if they've changed majors
· what advice you have have for these DA students
This panel is a part of a college planning series I do with students. The day before we talked through the roadmap to highly selective colleges and we discussed an article titled "9 ways to show college admissions you're a winner" to get them thinking about what they'd want to ask. In the spring my hope is to take students to visit colleges as a part of some field trips. We haven't been able to go the last 2 years because of COVID. :(
I hope you'll have a great Thanksgiving break and some fun family time this weekend!
Sincerely, Meredith
5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques Teachers can guide students to avoid ineffective studying habits in favor of ones that will increase their learning outcomes. By Edward Kang, April 4, 2019 https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-research-backed-studying-techniques Too often people imagine that long hours of studying are the best path to being a model, straight-A student. Yet research shows that highly successful students actually spend less time studying than their peers do—they just study more effectively. Teachers can help all students learn to more effectively use the time they spend studying by sharing research-proven techniques. STUDY LESS, WITH GREATER INTENSITY In this era of social media and digital distractions, many students—and adults—do a lot of multitasking. But there is no such thing as successful multitasking, because much of the time spent is wasted on context switching, where the brain has to restart and refocus. Consider the formula “work accomplished
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