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Keys to Academic Success

Classroom Expectations Go to Class Address your Professor as “Professor ____” or ”Dr. ____” Electronic Devices Social Media

Email Etiquette ü Descriptive Subject with class date & time ü Polite greeting ü Why you are emailing ü Salutation ü Your full name ü Banner ID Number

Learning is a process

Academic Success Coaching Tutoring Supplemental Services Instruction

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Earn Higher Grades in Historically Difficult Classes 3 Study Sessions each week with SI Leaders

Supplemental Instructions are Peer-Led Study Sessions

Tutoring Services Walk-in Tutoring Math Assistance Program

Walk-In Tutoring Subjects ü Astronomy ü Engineering ü Biology ü Spanish ü Business ü Economics ü Statistics ü Physics And more!

Math Assistance Program

Academic Success Coaching Academic Coaching Workshops

Academic Academic VS Coach Advisor

Workshops Group Setting & Common Challenges

Academic Success Coaching By Appointment Only

an Academic Coach can help with Procrastination

Stages of Procrastination

What Causes Procrastination? ü Fear of success or failure ü Overestimating the time left to complete a task ü Underestimating the time required to complete a task ü Believing that you must be “in the mood” to do a task ü Over-reliance on time- saving modern technology

Procrastination Prevention Strategies ü Get Real! ü Recognize you are procrastinating ü Determine why ü Begin realistic thinking

“ Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” Mark Twain

More Strategies ü Get SMART goals • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Realistic • Timely ü Prioritize ü Set Deadlines ü Set Reminders ü Reward Yourself!

an Academic Coach can help with Concentration

Understand the Importance of Study Strategies Effective Note-taking & Proactive Textbook Reading

Why Take Notes?

Note-Taking Methods Cornell Mapping Outlining

Textbook Reading ü Before Class Preview, Question, Read and Take Notes ü During Class Compare reading to lecture ü After Class Compare again, look for repeated concepts

Textbook Reading Methods Use the 3-2-1 Method 3-2-1 Things you Interesting Question learned Facts

Textbook Reading Methods Use the Power Hour 1 Minutes 40 0 Minutes 5 Minutes 5 Minutes Preview Read Text Walk Away Review Question Take Notes Take a Break Set Goals

an Academic Coach can help with Time Management

The goal of Time Management is to find a balance among the things you need to do and the things you want to do .

Planning Study Time ü Big Picture ü Break it down ü Follow through

UTSA Planner Activity – Big Picture

UTSA Planner Activity – Break it Down

Follow Through On a Daily Basis ü Make a To-Do List ü Prioritize ü Revise

Academic Success Coaching Tutoring Supplemental Services Instruction

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