Organizational Skills

1.      Table of Contents

2.      Classroom guidelines/rules/policy/agenda

3.      Analogies

4.      Organization

5.      Working with others

6.      Memory Strategies/Mnemonic Devices/Acronyms

7.      Learning Styles

o       Learning Modalities

o       Multiple Intelligences

o       Brain Characteristics

8.      Time Management

o       Schedules

o       Calendars

9.      Study Environment

Reading Strategies

1. SQ3R

2. 5 P’s (preparation/purpose/prior knowledge/preview/predict)

3. Visualization

Note Taking Strategies

1. 2 Sided Notes/2 Column Notes

2. Power Notes/Power Thinking

3. Classical Outline

4. Listening Skills

5. Highlighting and

6. Organizers

Test Taking Strategies

1. PIRATES

2. Studying for different kinds of tests (math, science, etc.)

3. Examining different kinds of tests (multiple choice, fill in the blank, etc.) Vocabulary Strategies

1. Flashcards (LINCS)

2. Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots

3. Four Square

*Additional connections to the core classes (vary by quarter)

 ---Culture Fair, Greek Fair, Medieval Fair, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Earthquakes, The Moon, Gravity, Metric System, Measurement

*Origami