Design a successful MS student

Design a Successful Middle School Student

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


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


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


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,

http://youtu.be/HhnPK5ePVBY

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.


Tip #2 Make it Daily – Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit 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.


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.


#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


Make a Plan

Implement

Review and

Revise

The Design Process

Design a successful MS student

Education

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