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Design a Successful Middle School Student
Identify the
Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Make a Plan
Implement
Review and
Revise
The Design Process
Identify the
Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Make a Plan
Implement
Review and
Revise
The Design Process
Step 1: Identify the Problem
Been unprepared for class because
you were busy with something
else?
Lost an assignment
that you KNEW you finished
Forgotten a quiz or
test?
Forgotten you had
homework?
Have you ever…
Identify the
Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Make a Plan
Implement
Review and
Revise
The Design Process
How do I become a more successful student?
What do successful students do?
Step 2: Brainstorm Solutions
Identify the
Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Make a Plan
Implement
Review and
Revise
The Design Process
Begin with the end in mind
Set Goals
Define your mission and goals in life.
Definition: Beginning with the end in mind means knowing where you want to be in the future; you can’t make a plan if you don’t know where you are going!
Where do you want to be? Imagine you are on your deathbed, looking back on your life. List five things that you would want to look back on with pride. Now pick ONE of them and think about how to get there. Work backwards; detail each step from the end to now.
This is what it means to begin with the end in mind!
Setting Organizational Goals
Set your targets!
What tool do you have that helps you…
• Complete homework by the due date?
• Start assignments early and not leave them until the last minute?
• Plan and schedule homework and study time?
Identify the
Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Make a Plan
Implement
Review and
Revise
The Design Process
To Reach your Academic GoalsUse all the tools available to you…
FriendsTeachersResources
Family
Using your Student Planner
Getting to Know Your Planner
Review!• Insert picture of planner
Prioritizing…Big vs Little RocksBig rocks represent the important things in your life. The medium rocks are important but not as important, and the small rocks and sand are the trivial things that are not necessary (but we may enjoy)
If you start with the small rocks, then put in medium rocks, you will not have room for the big rocks
If you start with the big rocks, then medium rocks, and THEN the small rocks and sand you will have room for it all
School
School
Practice
Practice
FriendsFriends
Family
Family
Videogames, TV,
Forming Good HabitsTricks for making them Stick
Tip #1 Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. If you can make it through the initial conditioning phase, it becomes much easier to sustain. A month is a good block of time to commit to a change since it easily fits in your calendar.
Forming Good HabitsTricks for making them Stick
Tip #2 Make it Daily – Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit stick.
Forming Good HabitsTricks for making them Stick
Tip #3 Run it as an Experiment –
Withhold judgment until after a month has past and use it as an experiment in behavior. Experiments can’t fail, they just have different results so it will give you a different perspective on changing your habit.
Forming Good HabitsTricks for making them Stick
Tip #4 Know the Benefits - Familiarize yourself with the benefits of making a change. Imagine getting better grades after improving your organizational skills and study habits.
Forming Good HabitsTricks for making them Stick
#5 Know the Pain – You should also be aware of the consequences. Reminding yourself about the downsides of not making a change will give you added motivation. (Think about those quizzes you will fail if you forget to study)
Don’t let this happen to you!
Identify the
Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Make a Plan
Implement
Review and
Revise
The Design Process