Class Summary  (Updated Weekly )

Week	Handouts & Activities	Exam Topics Covered
Week 1 Jan 22	6:30 to 7:35:Who's Who (Students)_In  FYE    7:35 to 8:00      FYE Syllabus     Shortcut to assignments (8:15 to 9:15)  Self-Evaluation           Completed self-eval journal, wrote/summarized  best qualities on board,  & wrote one commitment for the week.	# 1 skill for college success types of qualities needed for college success *Accepting personal responsibility  *self-motivation  *self-management *Believing in self
Week 2 Jan 29	(6:30 -7PM  Open with rock/sand demo  7:00 to 7:10: Time Management Self-Evaluation 7:00 to 7:40  Top 1en student book reviewed  Time Management Tips. Each read his "page" 7:40 to 8:08: Lecture on Time Mgt/Procrastination 8:20 to 8:55 continued lecture & victim/creator 8:55 to 9:15 Memorable Quotes on Time Time Management Journal Activities Ended with writing a commitment	Victim vs. Creator language Habits: virtues/vices Reasons for & effects of procrastination Benefits of prioritizing What does time mgt involve (text p. 61) Time management strategies Meaning of rock/sand demo/analogy
Week 3	6:30 - 7:45 Guest speaker: John Whitman  Introduced "PowerPoint" 7:45 to 8:05:Discussion of obstacles encountered thus far in college & overcoming them 8:15 -9:15 Shared top 10 list of reasons to persist in college Compared learning styles (many verbal linguistic) Continued discussion on education profession The "A" Challenge Looked over assignments & schedule Discussed no late work policy	List traits of persisters List 10 reasons for persisting in college Refer to Dr. Humbert's Top Ten List Tutoring:  cost  advantages to being tutored&  advantages to being a tutor the key to memorization Familiarization with your learning style and respective study strategies
Week 4	Computer lab Instructions Pre & Post Survey/questionnaire  Form	What is the purpose of a class conference page? Where can one find a listing of Distance Learning Courses offered in Connecticut? Advantages & disadvantages of dist learning Name two libraries on the Web
Week 5	Case Study: Drop Out or Persist Guest speaker (first hour)	What are advantages to being a tutor? How does one go about getting a tutor? Who is in charge of TASC? List reasons to persist in college & evaluate these. List 2 scholarships & clubs
Week 6 mod week	Letter of Recommendation - tips	Compare/contrast good letters vs. stellar letters. Be able to write 2 good statements & 2 stellar statements
Week 7	Guest Chiezekie Midterm review College Lingo handout Review questions	You are responsible for content of her lecture, new concepts covered in class, & review questions we discussed
Week 8	Completed oral reports on modules 10 min Midterm - test-taking strategies	What are Test-Taking Strategies
Week 9 4/2	Returned exams reviewed critical thinking handouts Created PowerPoints in Lab Overview of rest of semester (Assignments may be turned in ahead of due date but not after)	How does one create  PowerPoint Presentation How does one calculate GPA  How does one calculate his FYE grade
Week 10 4/9/	Viewing of Student PowerPoints Viewing of student handouts Great self-help books   Last half of class in computer lab	List characteristics or a responsible student List characteristics of an irresponsible student. Who is responsible  or one's behavior? What is SQ3R
4/16	Case Study: Absent Andy's 0 on Test Gave PowerPoint presentations	Be able to discuss advantages & disadvantages of PowerPoints

Haiku sites for  competition

  http://users.rcn.com/jhudak.interport/haiku.html A few contemporary
authors


http://www.geocities.com/crackhaiku  Kind of strange, but shows the variety of the form


http://www.virtualsurreality.com/poems/haiku.htm   This is a nice general
site


http://www.haikupoetshut.com     Classic and serious commentary


http://www.hsa-haiku.org  A very versatile
site good collections