I am taking the DA 10th graders to Macalester College for a campus tour and visit on June 3rd. I will give out the permission slips this week. The GT dept asks for $7 to cover transportation but no one will be required to pay. But I DO need the permission slip signed by a parent or guardian. Students will need to bring money for lunch or their own lunch because we will also have lunch on campus. My expectation is that students will miss periods 1-4 that day. Thanks. 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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