Notes taking

This may seem too ambitious, but I am going to push myself to fulfill this goal. This means I will have to study and take notes diligently. Taking Cornell notes will help my fulfill this goal. So will keeping up on my school work and stop procrastinating. Some steps I have already taken to achieve this goal is taking Cornell notes in all of my classes. Cornell notes help me understand the subject and grasp the concepts better. My last goal is getting on Varsity team in volleyball. This goal…

peers so I started participating more and more. Another thing that I have become more proficient in class is my note taking. Before I used to not take any notes for any class because they didn't seem important. But now I have to take notes in every class because it affects my grades and helps me with a lot of my work not like before. Know that I have gotten proficient in my note taking I do my class work so much easier. Going to a new school…

years. Discovering what strategies work best is an individual process of trial, error and re-evaluation. The time management and learning strategies I will explore to counteract these challenges are the Covey time management matrix, to-do lists, note taking and reflective journaling. As one the major fundamentals in the success of online self-directed learning is time management, it seemed prudent to start with addressing this challenge first. Describing time management as a misnomer better…

different situations. For example in test taking and other brain stimulating situations. When taking notes for an upcoming test some people may want to take the easy route and just type their notes, however this has proven to be the worst way to prepare for a test. Through experiments it has been proven that an individual who takes notes by hand is more likely to remember and retain the information given then those who were to type their notes. When writing notes by hand it stimulates your brain…

vocabulary list. Further, Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., elaborates on seven specific critical reading and thinking areas in Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century: Scanning or previewing - - Skimming - - Annotating or note taking - - Highlighting - - Contextualizing - - Reflecting - - Evaluating Arguments. Consequently, when these seven areas are facilitated by teacher instruction in the classroom library; as independent activities teacher differentiated, students…

different for everyone. After taking the VARK survey it determined that I have a multimodal learning preference in two categories, aural and reading and writing. After reviewing the results from the survey I was not surprised with the outcome because I feel like those are the best ways in which I learn. Also these two styles have really transitioned nicely into my all my classes from my first year to the start of my third year. For me to learn the best I like to have notes in front of me to…

rather than simply being fact oriented. This requires undivided attention of which laptops tend to interrupt due to their very distractive nature. In addition, using laptops to write notes do not necessarily enforce the learning process. The tactile nature of writing…

know how to use cursive. In my opinion, I think that cursive should still be taught in school today so that kids can have cursive to use if they get tired of using regular print in school. First cursive can help by taking notes faster so students will not fall behind and miss any of the notes need to take in college, Next cursive helps the left and right brain cells communicate better, lastly cursive is a skill that everybody will need to know for later in life. Also cursive makes the left and…

reviewing my notes and textbooks, which helps me become familiar on the topic, but that is not practicing for the testing situation. I love the theatre so when it gave the example of reviewing lines before opening night I was able to connect and realize I may not be using the best study methods for myself. After reading the article, “Learning to Become…

can act on the external environment like striated muscles. In this case, the sensation of the vibration would then send neurons to my brain informing me that I should wake up. Putting that aside, the first thing I typically do when I wake up is taking a shower. After I finish showering, I would brush my teeth and prepare myself for school. Even on days when I don’t have class/classes, it 's like a muscle memory or a force of habit even when days I might not need I must prepare myself for work.…