Student Success Seminars

Strategies That Lead to Success!

The McLean High School Guidance Department will offer Student Success Seminars for those students who want to improve their grades. These Success Seminars are designed to equip students with tools, techniques, hints, ideas, examples, and suggestions for improving their academic performance. The Success Seminars will be held in the Career Center every Friday morning from 7:15 – 7:55 a.m. for six weeks. Students that attend all six Student Success Seminars will receive a free breakfast during the final seminar.

____Learning Styles: Friday, February 9^th (7:15 – 7:55)

This seminar covers several different learning styles. Students will find out if they are an Auditory (hearing), Visual (seeing) or Kinesthetic (hands on) learner.

____Planning For Success: Friday, March 2nd (7:15 – 7:55)

Students will learn how to effectively manage their time and stop the cycle of procrastination.

____Getting the Most Out of Classes: Friday, March 9th (7:15- 7:55)

Students will become skilled at Listening, Note-Taking and Class participation.

____Test Taking/Test Stress: Friday, March 16th (7:15 – 7:55)

Students will learn test-taking strategies, what they should do before, during and after a test and how to reduce test stress.

____Mnemonic Devices: Friday, March 23rd (7:15 – 7:55)

Students will explore memory techniques using acronyms, rhymes,

and other parts of language to recall information.

____Study Strategies: Friday, March 30th (7:15 – 7:55)

This seminar will explore positive study environments, tips for improving

concentration levels, Guidance news and a free breakfast for those students who attended all six Success Seminars.

Indicate which student success seminar that you would like to attend and return this form to the guidance office the day before the seminar begins (space is limited).

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