How to Teach Study Skills
Within Your Instruction
Does any of this sound like you?
- You have no idea why your students aren’t completing their work, even when you give them time to do it.
- You are giving your students everything they need, but they still aren’t studying for their tests.
- You’re feeling the pressure to get better results with your students.
- Your schedule is already full. You don’t have time for a stand-alone course about study skills.
- You’re worried about sacrificing instruction time to teach skills to students that they should already have.
You’re an awesome teacher, and love what you do! You just wish your students were finding more success.
You wish someone would just give you a step-by-step plan to get your students the skills they need to find success in your class so you can get on with teaching what you enjoy.
That's exactly why I created Study Skill Essentials
…to give you strategies to help all students achieve success without sacrificing instruction time.
I'll show you how to...
- Integrate study skills at a pace that works best for you and your students.
- Teach skills without taking away from your instruction time.
- Scaffold in-depth skills so your students can build them so they stick.
- Confidently teach skills in a natural way that will foster academic success.
- Work through 3 levels of strategies that will transform your teaching and your students’ learning.
Level One
It all starts with a clear management plan complete with routines and procedures that support the needs of the teacher and students. I’ll help you develop a plan that supports skills in organization, prioritizing, time management, and daily review techniques. These are easy, grab-and-go strategies you can use to start supporting students immediately. Through your daily procedures students can easily identify learning objectives and expectations which will help them focus on your content. |
Level Two
We can’t change our curriculum, but we CAN organize it in a way to make it more manageable. I’ll show you how to organize content and deliver it using a framework, which makes the material easier to process and retain. This structure will begin to drive your planning, lessons, study sessions, and tests. I’ll walk you through how to guide students in developing effective note-taking skills and how to use textbooks effectively. We will set your students up for success by guiding them in knowing what to look for before they even begin. |
Level Three
Level up with the deepest, most impactful level of them all, Level 3 Mind-shift Strategies. Through our modeling we can help students learn and develop positive productive habits and better understand thought processes to develop skill sets. You’ll learn how to transform your mindset and how you deliver your curriculum to optimize your students’ learning experiences. Have the lasting impact on your students’ academic career that you’ve always wanted. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Will this program work for any educator?
A. Yes! The Study Skill Essentials program is designed specifically for middle school educators grades 6-8 in traditional classrooms, homeschool parents, and online educators who want to teach students the skills they need to find academic success. The strategies I will teach you through this program can be applied to classrooms where students are preparing for middle school as well. When you take the Study Skill Essentials Program and apply it to your instruction, you’ll find your impact on students becomes long-lasting.
A. Yes! The Study Skill Essentials program is designed specifically for middle school educators grades 6-8 in traditional classrooms, homeschool parents, and online educators who want to teach students the skills they need to find academic success. The strategies I will teach you through this program can be applied to classrooms where students are preparing for middle school as well. When you take the Study Skill Essentials Program and apply it to your instruction, you’ll find your impact on students becomes long-lasting.
Q. Does the program include all 3 Levels?
A. Yes! The Study Skill Essentials Program includes all 3 Levels that you can work through at a pace that suits you and your students.
A. Yes! The Study Skill Essentials Program includes all 3 Levels that you can work through at a pace that suits you and your students.
Q. Do I need a physical classroom?
A. NO! In fact, The Study Skill Essentials program works no matter what type of learning space you are using, because it’s about transforming you, your instruction, and influencing student habits. It is not designed for a certain person at a certain level. It works whether you are a seasoned educator or brand new teacher. Whether you find yourself teaching in a brick and mortar program or in a virtual learning model.
A. NO! In fact, The Study Skill Essentials program works no matter what type of learning space you are using, because it’s about transforming you, your instruction, and influencing student habits. It is not designed for a certain person at a certain level. It works whether you are a seasoned educator or brand new teacher. Whether you find yourself teaching in a brick and mortar program or in a virtual learning model.
Q. Is it going to cost money to implement what I learn in this program?
A. Nope! You already have everything you need to get started.
A. Nope! You already have everything you need to get started.
Q. I already have too many curriculum plans to follow...
A. The strategies you will learn through the Study Skill Essentials program are all designed to compliment your instruction and curriculum. You will find that many of these strategies will become part of your habits and routines, making the delivery of your curriculum easier to deliver and yield high results from your students. Help your students learn how to learn through this program and you will find fewer behavior issues, more instruction time, and be proud of what your students will accomplish.
A. The strategies you will learn through the Study Skill Essentials program are all designed to compliment your instruction and curriculum. You will find that many of these strategies will become part of your habits and routines, making the delivery of your curriculum easier to deliver and yield high results from your students. Help your students learn how to learn through this program and you will find fewer behavior issues, more instruction time, and be proud of what your students will accomplish.
Q. I don't have any extra time...
A. Unfortunately, nobody has the power to create more time. Which is why I designed the Study Skill Essentials Program with the busy teacher in mind. Level one includes grab and go strategies that you can begin using with your students immediately. Level two includes skills that you help students develop over time, with resources to help you when lesson planning. And Level three takes you through the process of transforming your mindset and those of your students to help develop that intrinsic drive we so desperately want for our students. You have the ability to move through the program at a pace that works for you and your students. No pressure of a deadline – you get to it when you can get to it. The most important thing to realize, is that if you don’t make time to give your students the essential learning skills they need to find success, then why bust our butts to deliver the curriculum in the first place. You kind of need to ask yourself, what’s the point?
A. Unfortunately, nobody has the power to create more time. Which is why I designed the Study Skill Essentials Program with the busy teacher in mind. Level one includes grab and go strategies that you can begin using with your students immediately. Level two includes skills that you help students develop over time, with resources to help you when lesson planning. And Level three takes you through the process of transforming your mindset and those of your students to help develop that intrinsic drive we so desperately want for our students. You have the ability to move through the program at a pace that works for you and your students. No pressure of a deadline – you get to it when you can get to it. The most important thing to realize, is that if you don’t make time to give your students the essential learning skills they need to find success, then why bust our butts to deliver the curriculum in the first place. You kind of need to ask yourself, what’s the point?
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Welcome! I'm Hillary Midgley, a veteran 6th grade teacher.
I create educational materials and develop curriculum for other teachers. I specialize in teaching students how to learn through my Study Skills Curriculum. I have established fundamental classroom systems and structures for teachers to help them streamline their classroom. And my passion is teaching ancient history through engaging activities with foundations in academic skills. Here you will find resources on all of these topics and more. Learn more about me here.
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