TM Issue 15

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KAREN BOYES

Test yourself

1. Make effective notes

Teachers Matter

A great fact to remember is you are taking notes in class to help you, not please your teachers. Notes are to help you to remember, recall and learn information for a test or exam. You do not have to write everything the teacher says, just the key points and it is far more effective to write notes in your own words than the teachers. Even if the teacher does not tell you to

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make notes, you might find it useful to record what you are learning. Note taking can also help you concentrate in class.

last class and record any questions. It is better to clear up any confusion before learning more.

Many students find it useful to know what is going to be taught before the class. Preread your text book to get an overview of the topic you will be learning about, or ask your teacher for a summary of the topics you will be covering each term. Before class, quickly review the notes from your

Take your notepaper and coloured pens and pencils to class and record the main ideas with words, pictures and symbols. Listen to cues from your teacher such as “this is important” or “you need to know this” or “this is a key principle” and ensure you highlight, circle or draw a symbol to

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Why fi tness matters

13min
pages 68-76

Which language do you speak the most?

5min
pages 62-63

Kaore or kaore ano - No or Not yet?

2min
pages 52-53

How does your face rate on Facebook?

2min
pages 56-57

Telling it how it is: Does the truth have to hurt?

5min
pages 60-61

Spring entertaining

5min
pages 58-59

How rock ‘n’ roll saved loads of time

2min
pages 54-55

The nature of school

5min
pages 50-51

Test Yourself

18min
pages 34-42

Growing through mistakes

4min
pages 48-49

The alarm you’ll look forward to: iStudyAlarm

1min
page 47

Are you a half tank pike?

6min
pages 43-44

Top 10 trends for schools

5min
pages 32-33

Make time your ally

7min
pages 45-46

The seven phases of values development

10min
pages 26-29

Hidden infl uences on student learning

5min
pages 16-17

The 3 metre rule

3min
pages 14-15

Five “F” Factors

6min
pages 30-31

Understanding counterwill

3min
pages 12-13

Thinking interdependently

3min
pages 22-23

Formative assessment: It’s all about process

8min
pages 24-25

Upgrading your in-house leadership development

6min
pages 10-11
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