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How to be an Excellent Student Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A with Erin Brown Conroy
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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 Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is not available at this time.
Instructor Bio: Erin M Brown (AKA Erin Brown Conroy/E.B. Conroy), M.A, M.F.A.
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!
©2016-2023 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.
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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 with Erin Brown Conroy
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Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
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Life Skills
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High School, Middle School
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Sharon Hamric-Weis, Bonnie Donlon, Aubrey Heki, Michael Stoumbos, Donna Graziose, Daniel Massett
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August 31st, 2021 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
- Relative due dates
- Enhanced quiz security
- Enhanced assignment security
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None
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Suggested credit
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).
Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
ebconroy@homeschoolconnections.com
About Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, is the creator and Director of the Aquinas Writing Advantage program. She is the author of eighteen (18) books (including Simplified Writing 101: Top Secrets for College Writing Success) and has been a professional author, editor, and university professor for over 30 years.
Erin designed the online writing program for three universities and taught at Patrick Henry College (writing, research); Cornerstone University (multiple writing courses, interpersonal communication, management and leadership, and critical thinking); and led the General Education Communications curriculum development (writing, communications, critical thinking) for Western Governors University.
Professor Brown has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing/Genre Fiction from Western Colorado University, a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Rehabilitation, and a Bachelor of Music (BM) degree in Education from Western Michigan University. Professor Brown was a homeschooling parent for 34 years and homeschooled 10 children. She lives in Michigan and enjoys writing Science Fiction and Fantasy books in coffee shops, speaking online and at conferences, and walking her dogs.