Priorities and Goal Setting
We talked about SMART goals. SMART is an acronym. Pick three letters in SMART and identify the words they stand for.
S: Specific
M: Measurable
A: Achievable
R: Realistic
T: Timely
Two US coins add up to 30 cents. If one if them is not a nickel, what are the two coins?
A quarter and a nickel.
(When you say "one of them is not a nickel" it doesnt mean that both are not nickels.)
What is the best way to prove to yourself you have mastered the material you are studying?
(I have a particular answer in mind but if you can successfully argue a different method than I have, I’ll count it.)
If you can teach the material to someone else, you have clearly mastered it.
Spelling Challenge! I'm going to say a word and the team to write it correctly on their whiteboard and hold it up, wins.
Judgment.
What is the name of the weekly email sent to parents, faculty, and students with important school events and notifications?
Bear Essentials
We used a jar with rocks, diamonds, and water to demonstrate prioritization in life. What did each component below represent: 1) big rocks 2) diamonds 3) water AND give an example of it.
1) Big Rocks: unavoidable priorities like going to school, UA sport practices, etc.
2) Diamonds: important things that have a cost to us but are not as important as big rocks like club sport practice, attending a study group
3) Water: things in life we want to do but do not have a cost if we don't do them like watching a certain TV show
A doctor's son's father is not a doctor. How is this possible?
Mom is the doctor.
When making flashcards for vocab, instead of writing the whole definition on the back, what are two things I encouraged you to write on the back?
2) Example of how it is used in a sentence
You are expected to attend every guidance class, but sometimes students forget they have guidance and, thinking that they have a study that block, will schedule make up tests or teacher meetings. If this happens, what should you do?
Email Ms Jones and explain what's going on. Do not have a friend tell Ms Jones on your behalf. And please avoid letting it happen again.
If you have a tech problem, describe where in the building you would go to get help.
Tech office! Which is located in the basement, across from the kitchen, near the exits that lead to picnic tables.
What "tool" or object often used in the construction field represented goal setting when you filled out a worksheet describing a goal with the steps for how to get to that goal?
A ladder.
An explorer found a silver coin marked 7BC. He determined it was fake. How did the explorer know the coin was fake?
A person living in what WE call 7BC would not know it as "BC" because at that time, Christ had not been born yet so concept, BC, did not exist.
What does science say about writing out what you are studying instead of typing?
You remember things better when you write rather than type (due to the heightened sensory experience).
We have some goals for class that I call "guidance vibes" to keep class a safe space and comfortable environment for all. What are TWO expectations for class that we aim for?
1. We do not use people's names when telling stories in guidance if those people are not in the room.
2. We don't talk about our grades.
3. We don't talk about tests that are still ongoing for other students to take.
Besides getting the answer to your question, what is another benefit of going to see a teacher outside of class?
It shows the teacher you are invested and care about your education, are engaged in what you are currently learning, and want to do well.
Name two tools a person could use to help with time management.
Planner/daily agenda
To do list
Monthly calendar for long-term planning
Using timers when completing tasks to stay on schedule
You are sick and need to take medicine. Your doctor tells you to take 1 pill every half hours. You have three pills.
How much time passes between the first pill to the last?
60 minutes: 1 pill at 0 min, 2nd pill at 30 min, 3rd pill at 60 min.
To study effectively, what TWO components I highlighted in class that should be aspects of your studying?
1) Studying should produce OUTPUT
2) Studying should include SELF-QUIZZING
2) If a student indicates plans to harm someone else
Gracious God
Let us remain in harmony,
United together all of one heart and one will,
Let us be bound to one another by the bond of love,
Respecting each other,
Helping each other,
And bearing with each other in Jesus Christ,
For if we try to be like this, without any doubt, the Lord God will be in in our midst.
Short-term goals happen in the immediate or close to near future, such as: I hope to get all A's and B's this year each quarter.
Long-term goals are goals for the future that are farther away. For example, my long-term goal is getting into NYU.
Short-term goals are often used to accomplish long-term goals.
You have an empty 3-gallon bucket and empty 5-gallon bucket. You have an infinite amount of milk.
How do you measure exactly one gallon using only the 3-gallon and 5-gallon buckets to measure the milk?
List 3 ways/tools for studying that incorporate a way to quiz yourself to see how much you can recall without looking at answers.
Answers can include: quizlet, flashcards, have someone quiz you, or any tool/technique where there is a prompt, the answer is hidden, and you test to see if you know the material by responding to the prompt without the answer visible.
Other than teachers and Mrs Jensen, name three people at UA who you can go to for support if you are having a difficult time with something.
School counselor, nurse, campus minister, dean of students
If you need support, other than Mrs Jensen and your teachers, name three resources at school that you can go to.
School counselor, nurse, campus ministers, Dean of Students