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Year 7 and 8 Parent and Student Session Presented by Sandra Davey Director of Middle Years Monday, 18 May Assembly overview Supporting student learning: study support strategies time management PLPs (personal Learning Plans)

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Year 7 and 8 Parent and Student Session

Presented by Sandra Davey Director of Middle Years Monday, 18 May

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Assembly overview

Supporting student learning:

  • study support strategies
  • time management
  • PLPs (personal Learning Plans)
  • academic integrity

Celebration of student achievements

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Study strategies for effective learning

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  • 1. Group study
  • Explain, test, teach, share

notes, discuss problems and brainstorm possible questions.

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  • 2. Mix it up
  • Mix up types of problems,

switch between subjects and keep things varied.

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  • 3. Space your

study

  • 5 – 10 minutes break per

hour

  • Study in the day
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  • 4. Use prompts
  • Sticky notes, posters, mind

maps, flashcards, acronyms, mnemonics, chunking

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  • Visualisation
  • Positivity
  • 5. Practice cognitive rehearsal
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  • 6. Remove distractions
  • Multi-tasking is not an

effective strategy

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  • 7. Take handwritten notes
  • Write down notes, use colour,

highlighters, draw pictures, mind maps, draw links to show relationships.

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  • 8. Quiz or test yourself
  • Use past papers, online

quizzes or make your own.

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  • 9. Stay healthy
  • Be active and eat well

relax, drink water, get lots of sleep

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  • 10. Exam review
  • AFTER an exam, review

how you went.

  • What study techniques

worked well?

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Extra tips

Be Prepared

  • Make sure you have all the necessary

materials the night before, wear a watch so you can time your answers, know where your exam is, types and styles of questions, length of exam.

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Your Turn

Pause the video and discuss the following questions before progressing.

  • What strategies do you use to study?
  • How effective are they?
  • Of the strategies presented so far, which one would

you like to try out in the future?

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Time management

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USE your diary! USE your diary! USE your diary!

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Term/Monthly overview

Term/Month Schedule:

  • Due dates
  • Exams
  • Holidays
  • Meetings
  • Practices

You can then see what is coming up and what you need to plan for!

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Weekly overview

Day is broken up into blocks of time. Schedule:

  • Study
  • Sport
  • Chores
  • Practice
  • ………..
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Daily timetable

Note:

  • It is broken into 30 minute slots, so

that you can achieve realistic goals.

  • Be realistic about your life!
  • Allow time to relax when you get

home from school and include regular breaks in your homework schedule.

  • Make sure you fill in your sports,

hobbies, chores and other family commitments

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Daily to-do list

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Your Turn

Pause the video and discuss the following questions before progressing.

  • How good are you at managing your time and meeting

your commitments?

  • What are the most effective time management

strategies you use?

  • Are their any new strategies you’d like to try?
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PLP: Personal Learning Plans

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PLP Personal Learning Plans

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PLP Personal Learning plans

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Academic Integrity

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Learner profile

Which IBL attributes are being developed through observing academic integrity?

  • Principled
  • Caring
  • Reflective
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Academic misconduct

  • Plagiarism - the representation of the ideas or work of another person as your
  • wn.
  • Collusion - supporting misconduct by another candidate, as in allowing your

work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another candidate.

  • Duplication of work - the presentation of the same work for different

assessment components and/or IB diploma requirements.

  • Misconduct during an examination, including the possession of unauthorized

material.

  • Disclosing information to another candidate, or receiving information from

another candidate, about the content of an examination paper within 24 hours after the examination.

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Actions to be taken in the event academic misconduct is suspected

  • Teacher, invigilator, or fellow student reports suspected academic

misconduct to the Director of Middle Years (MYP Coordinator).

  • Incident is investigated to determine as to whether academic misconduct has
  • ccurred and the extent
  • If academic misconduct has occurred, parents will be notified and the matter

will be recorded on One School.

  • The assessment will be awarded a non-submission. (zero grade)
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Announcements

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HPE

From Sean Conway

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PHE

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Language and Literature

From Toni Waters and Victoria Snell

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We look forward to sharing their “award winning, published work” at the QA Book Week celebrations! (fingers crossed that this will occur with the demise of the coronavirus!)

How to create an award winning picture book?

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Year 7 and 8 Debating

From Jeremy Isaac

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Should school uniforms be banned?

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Should you have any feedback on this session, please email:

  • Sandra Davey

(sdave13@eq.edu.au)

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Should you have any feedback on this session, please email:

  • Sandra Davey

(sdave13@eq.edu.au)