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Getting it Together. Jen Hammonds & Kristin Wegner Middle School Counselors American School of Doha. Enduring Understandings. Middle school students are still learning to know themselves as learners, how to manage their time, get organized, and study effectively - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Getting it Together
Jen Hammonds & Kristin WegnerMiddle School CounselorsAmerican School of Doha
Enduring Understandings
Middle school students are still learning to know themselves as learners, how to manage their time, get organized, and study effectively
Middle school students will benefit from a problem-solving approach
Learning and applying skills in these areas is an ongoing process that requires the student and parent to work WITH one another
Essential Questions
How does my middle school teen learn best?
Where does my middle school teen struggle?
What strategies can we find together to improve?
How will I support my teen as he/she puts strategies in place?
How will I help my teen to evaluate that the strategies are effective?
How will I support my teen maintaining the implementation of these strategies?
Playing it out…
Checking it out…
Guide your teen to identify areas where they are successful
Guide your teen to identify areas where they struggle
Discuss the “pay-offs” of working on the struggles
Give time for your teen to reflect and to share with you
Ask your teen to choose what area to focus on first (prioritizing)
Affirm working together to problem-solve
Table Talk …
Taking action…
Discuss actions that will be taken to “get it together”
Let your teen decide target dates to complete actions
Determine together how progress will be measured (i.e., evidence)
Discuss and decide upon check-in dates for monitoring progress (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly)
Explore internal and external rewards for achieving a goal
MS Planner…
Keeping it together…
Provide time for you and your teen to evaluate how his/her action plan is working
Daily touch-ups
Weekly check-ins
Monthly pit-stops
Semester start-ups
Yearly sit-downs
Table talk…
Resources… Organizing from the Inside Out for
Teens by Julie Morgenstern and Jessi Morgenstern-Colon
The Organized Student by Donna Goldberg
The Learning Toolbox at http://www.coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox
Calm Control Blog at http://www.calmcontrol.com/
Organising Solutions at http://organisingsolutions.com
http://www.radicalparenting.com/2010/07/16/programs-for-teens/
Resources…
Helping Adolescents with ADHD & Learning Disabilities: Ready-to-Use Tips, Techniques, and Checklists for School Success by Judith Greenbaum, Ph.D. and Geraldine Markel, Ph.D.
Improving Your Child’s School Organizational skills from the Center for Effective Parenting http://www.parenting-ed.org/html/html/Organization%20Handout.htm
Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet Fox (written for kids)
Resources…
Teaching Study Skills: A guide for parents from the National Association of School Psychologists http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/homework1.cfm
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Personal Workbook by Sean Covey
Teacher’s Secrets of Helping Your Teen Get Organized in School http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/79
Resources…
How to Teach Organizational Skills to a Teenager http://www.ehow.com/how_6183254_teach-organizational-skills-teenager.html
Inside the Teenage Brain http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/interviews/giedd.html
Spectrum Education offers resources on organization and study skills http://spectrumeducation.com/portal/index.php
Lumosity is for brain training to make studying more effective http://www.lumosity.com/landing_pages/42