Ocean Studies for grades 10-12
- We will:
› excite people about oceanography and marine biology through tangible, hands-on activities.
› help people to feel more in-tune with the environment.
› expose some interesting career possibilities.
› have fun learning about local oceanography.
- Dates: Saturday, May 15 & Sunday, May 16, 2010
- Times: 9:00am-4:00pm
- Cost: $120 per student (includes all materials and light lunch)
- Location: TBA (there will be classroom and beach-side activities)
- Register: call 250-544-1588 or Register Online
- Workshop Sponsors:
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Study Skills for High School Students
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Are you satisfied with your current study habits and the results they bring? Interested in learning techniques to help you get organized, manage your time and memorize more? Learn the skills and how to apply them in this interactive workshop. Prepared students perform better!
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1.5 to 3 hour workshops for students offered in schools or privately for small groups. Contact us or your school to arrange.
Exam Preparation for High School Students
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Knowing how to study for exams is a skill that takes
time to develop. When students are taught simple exam prep
strategies and put them into practice, they can begin to
take control of their learning, and become more engaged
and creative with their approach to the course content.
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1.5 to 3 hour workshops that focus on building exam skills and
applying them in a practical way. Students learn how to:
Overcome Exam Anxiety; Organize for Studying; Prepare for
Exams; Approach Different Question Types. Workshop offered in schools or privately for small groups. Contact us or your school to arrange.
Study Skills for Middle School Parents & Students
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Homework and studying can sometimes become a battlefield at home. Workshop topics include: creating a supportive study environment, effective sudy skills and strategies, creating homework guidelines, communicating about homework.
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1.5 workshop - parents and students learn separately then come together to practice their new skills. Workshop offered in schools. Contact us or your school to arrange.
Other Workshops
Peer Tutor Presentations
Presentations to Peer Tutor groups are interactive and consider the needs of peer tutors. These presentations are offered for free by Smart Tutor Referrals as a way of giving to the community: supporting schools, students and peer tutors. Topics include: Effective Listening, Memory Techniques, Exam Preparation
Professional Development for Teachers: Preparing
Students for Provincial Exams,
2-hour workshop providing an overview of how to prepare students for provincial exams. Teachers consider the students' perspective and learn techniques for helping students organize. Interactive and active exercises lead teachers through sample lessons that they can present to their students. Topics Covered: Students' key issues with exams; Addressing fears; Demystifying exams; Helping students to organize (materials/time); Tips for memorizing & approach exam questions.
Some feedback from this workshop:
"Your presentations were very well organized -
you must be teachers!"
"This handout is exactly what I'm looking for. Sometimes
I work with students, pulling assignments out of lockers,
and digging notes out of bags. This handout will be perfect
for helping me to help my students get organized!"
Click here
to read what teachers say students never ask about exams
- from the May 2005 teacher professional development workshop
on preparing students for exams.
Some Feedback from Workshop Participants:
“I learned how to achieve on exams and why it’s important
to stay cool.”
“Now I understand that when you cram, you only remember
the last and the first part of what you study.”
“This workshop taught me how to study way better and
to organize.”
“Finally I know how to get rid of my anxieties!”
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"I chose this workshop because I thought
it would help me learn how to study for exams, and it
sure did!"
Click here to view
photos and testimonials from the June, 2004 Exam Prep
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