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How to be an Excellent Student Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A
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Excel in all of learning with this 4-session course! Learn the most important, must-have skills for school success, and find out how to get the highest listening skills for understanding; how to take the best notes from a lecture and from a text; how to listen and read “actively” for greater connection and higher comprehension; the best ways to prepare for a test; how to take timed tests effectively; and more!
Instructor Bio: Sharon Hamric-Weis
Course Description: Get the skills to become strong, confident, and able to study for any high school level course with success! This course is a must-have for students who want to make learning and test taking the easiest (and most successful) that it can be. You'll learn the skills of active listening and active reading (what they are and how they work for you), note taking and annotation (for any "live" or online course or learning situation), critical reading skills for comprehension (to remember what you've read faster and with easier recall), test-taking skills (how to prepare for tests and what to do during tests), and more. You'll use these skills in high school, college, and beyond. Be prepared for the future and do well in your coursework today when you take this course!
©2016-2025 Homeschool Connections and Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author Erin Brown Conroy/E. B. Conroy) All rights reserved.
This course is designed by Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
Technical Help: If you experience technical difficulty with watching the recorded classes or have a question about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com. All materials are provided free within the course.
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How to be an Excellent Student Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A
- Instructor
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Sharon Hamric-Weis
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Summer 2025
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Life Skills
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High School, Middle School
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Bonnie Donlon, Aubrey Heki, Donna Graziose, Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
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Jamie Driver
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August 4th, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET
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Live
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$72
- Seats available
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40 seats available
- Seats remaining
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13 seats remaining
- Relative due dates
- Enhanced quiz security
- Enhanced assignment security
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None
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Outline
Course Outline:
Class 1: Active listening and how to take notes effectively
Class 2: Active reading and how to study effectively
Class 3: Critical reading skills for comprehension
Class 4: Test-taking in a timed setting
Materials
Homework
This is a lecture course with approximately two (2) hours of work per class (reading and computer-generated quizzes for immediate feedback).
Fees
For all 4 classes: $52 if you register on or before April 15; $72 if you register after April 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $25 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)
Sharon Hamric-Weis
sweis@homeschoolconnections.com
About Sharon Hamric-Weis
During her last year of teaching, Mrs. Hamric-Weis converted to the Catholic Church and was confirmed. Upon her acceptance to the Dickinson School of Law, she and her husband relocated to her home state of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hamric-Weis practiced law as Assistant Counsel for the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole and has been published in the Dickinson Journal of International Law, as well as working as a decision writer for the Pennsylvania Board of Workers’ Compensation.
After working in law, Mrs. Hamric-Weis left her employment to raise her children and homeschool for several years before returning to work as a paraprofessional teaching and caring for a student with multiple disabilities.
She is happy to be homeschooling her three children and teaching the advanced writing courses for Homeschool Connections.
Jamie Driver
Jamie grew up as the eldest of six kids in her Catholic homeschooling family. She lives in the Dallas area and spends her time instructing and choreographing all styles of dance at local studios, but her passion is tap dance. Jamie is an Assistant Director and Instructor with Rhythmic Soul’s Tap Company and trains dancers local to the Dallas area, as well as nationally online. She loves instructing the next generation of tap dancers and continues to perform herself with Rhythmic Soul’s Pro Company. Jamie believes in encouraging dancers to step outside their comfort zone, having fun, and using their unique talents to glorify God. In her free time, you can find her making orders for her Catholic business, Saintly Sacrifices, or visiting a local coffee shop with a friend.