5 Habits of Effective Students

We probably often fail to assist students on how to become more effective at how to improve time management and study skills. Fortunately though there are a number of great resources that I cam across from the University of Texas that I thought applied to students around the globe. You can download the PDF's below and spend some time on them with your own students.

5 Habits of Effective Students

How to get stuff done

Be strategic with your time

Time Black holes

Great Bullying Analogy for Students

A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said …they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bullies another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home.

Free Printable Graphic Organizers

This collection of ready-to-use graphic organizers will help children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. All of our printable graphic organizers are designed to facilitate understanding of key concepts by allowing students to visually identify key points and ideas. By using graphic organizers across all subject areas, you will be empowering your students to master subject-matter faster and more efficiently. We have graphic organizers for reading, science, writing, math, and for general use. You'll also find blank printable templates like graph paper, dot arrays, and other useful tools. Access them here.

Everything you wanted to know about graphic organizers

Graphic.org is a free resource for teachers and students that will give you some insights on which graphic organizers to use for specific activities and how you can use them in the classroom. The site is a little heavy on advertising but there is some valuable content tucked away for you to use. Take a look at it here.

Have you tried Spicynodes to make conept maps online?

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Fresh from the oven and piping hot, SpicyNodes is limited only by your imagination. Entice visitors to explore and savor the experience of visiting your web site, add visualizations to your blog, create a mindmap or organizational chart, or encourage students to delve deeper.

Spicynodes makes it easy for students to create simple yet effective concept maps in minutes that look great and have a variety of content within them.

If you haven't tried spicynodes yet take a look it won't disappoint. Here is a link to what Spicy nodes can do.