SAT Brain
Booster Camp (DRAFT COURSE DESCRIPTION)
The purpose
of this course is to give you:
a)
A
higher score on the SAT
b)
The
skills to succeed while in college and later in life. Some people calls these “life skills” and
others call them “emotional intelligence”
SAT SKILLS
The higher
score on the SAT is earned by focusing on the following three areas:
Essay
-- you will be asked to write several
essays. This is not done during the
course. Some students claim that they
lack the self-discipline to write while they are outside the class. In that case, time during the course can be
allocated for essay writing.
Math –
numerous examples of SAT style questions will be presented. The aim is to get you to respond quickly to a
variety of skills. There are
approximately 95 types of math problem. We aim to show you all of the types. MajorTests.com is a good place to start.
Verbal –
learn a lot of words. You will be asked
to start with words on “hot lists” and FreeVocabulary.com. Spread the Words mobile app is especially
recommended.
TYPICAL
HOMEWORK: Make sentences with words from
FreeVocabulary.com
Find
questions for the next day (going through the previous tests and using MajorTests.com)
Using the
mobile apps.
SOCIAL SKILLS
In the Social
Skills side of this course, the focus is on exposing you to the skills that
have been shown to be useful. The list
is flexible and instructors can add materials that give additional tips.
Automatic
Negative Thoughts (and how to eliminate them with ANTeaters).
12 ways to support
your brain (Dr. Amen’s list)
Readings
from Daniel Pink, Thomas Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell
Know Your
Type personality quiz http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Computer Skills
How to build
a free website
How to
create digital portfolio
How to use
projects
Build a
resume (to give a list of skills)
The Personal
Learning Plan (PLP)
Learn how to
monetize your youtube account and website
Learn how to
use the power of one click -- YourNetImpact.com
Dr. Deming’s
list of 14 Points (to understand
systems)
The course materials include
Personal
Learning Plan sheets (what are your goals?)
MajorTests.com
for math problems and typical verbal problems, as well as essay questions.
FreeVocabulary.com
for vocabulary words.
Mobile apps,
including “Spread the Words”
“12 Prescriptions
for creating a brain healthy life” (Dr. Amen’s list) http://www.amenclinics.com/cybcyb/28-change-your-brain-change-your-body/115-12-prescriptions-for-creating-a-brain-healthy-life
Readings
from Daniel Pink, Thomas Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell
Know Your
Type personality quiz http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Readings
from Dan Pink, Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Friedman
Wikipedia
articles, such as Deming’s 14 Points and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People
Tips for
instructors
When you
read through the “teacher talk” you will see that there are easy ways to
introduce each of these topics.
How to put
your work into a digital portfolio.
“I’m more
than a letter in the alphabet.”
Monetize
your youtube account.
How to
benefit from these skills (you can share
what you learn by volunteering to share with the next group of students in this
course).
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