CLASSROOM MATTERS

FREE Study Skills and Organization Workshop

As a student you are expected to do your homework, prepare for tests, take notes, and keep up with your assignments. Often, however, school feels hard because one or more of these areas is underdeveloped. What's more, you have few places to find answers to questions you have about how to study.

Classroom Matters offers a free Study Skills Workshop where you can get your questions answered in a conversational, open atmosphere designed to give you real solutions to challenge areas - solutions that you can implement in your classes right away.

The Study Skills workshop addresses:

Note taking - different techniques for different classes to make note taking easy and effective
 Test taking - strategies that address test preparation and minimize test anxiety
Organization/planning - how to keep up with classes, assignments, and keep parents off your back
Learning styles - learn how you learn best, and new approaches to make studying work for you

Best of all, this workshop is totally free. We feel that students age 12-16 will benefit best from this workshop.

Bring a friend but be sure to RSVP to Classroom Matters so we can reserve your space.

Dates and Time

The FREE Study Skills Workshop meets once a month on the following evenings, 7:00 - 8:30 PM.

Scheduled dates for the 2008 Spring Semester are as follows:

January 17th: Preparing for Finals (for grades 9-12 only, please)

Identify Your Learning Styles
Study Habits Review
Types of Tests and Test-Taking Tips
Dealing with Anxiety and Apathy

February 21st: Making Your Memory Work for You

Identify Your Learning Styles
Brain-Based Learning
Attention and Memory

March 20th: Approaches to Note-Taking

Mechanisms of Attention and Memory
Different Ways to Take Notes
Active Reading

April 17th: Going Beyond Homework

Identify Your Learning Styles
Going Beyond Homework
Types of Tests and Test-Taking Tips

May 15th: Preparing for Finals

Learning Styles Overview
Preparing for Your Finals
Time Management and Procrastination


 

Email or call us to find out more or sign up today: (510) 540-8646. If you choose to sign up by e-mail, please provide us with your child's name, age, school and grade, parent names and a phone number you can be reached at during the afternoon and evening hours.