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How to Become a SuperStar Student

Series: Great Courses
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Episodes
18
Rating
TVPG
Year
2011
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

About

Michael Geisen, the 2008 National Teacher of the Year, has shown thousands of students how to achieve lasting success. And now, he can give your own student the same vital skills that will carry him or her through high school, college, and well into the challenges of adult life. Packed with advice, tips, tricks, and resources, this course has the power to transform your student's education.

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Episodes

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1. Understanding Your Unique Intelligence

30m

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In this introductory episode, students learn what intelligence is, how it reveals itself in multiple ways (including visual, spatial, interpersonal, and logical intelligence), and several characteristics that all great students share.

2. Developing Effective Habits in Class

30m

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Students explore three keys to success in the classroom: preparing, participating, and taking good notes. How can they make preparing for class quick and simple? How can they participate in class without looking "dorky"? What are the best ways to take notes while still paying attention to what's going on in class?

3. Working Cooperatively in Groups

30m

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Professor Geisen focuses on the techniques of effective group work. Students discover how to structure their group to use everyone's strengths; how to avoid the dangers of insensitivity by communicating with tact; and how to reach a consensus using a variety of methods, including dot voting and weighted voting.

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