Our School is signed up to the study skills website provided by ‘Enhanced Learning Educational Services’ and students access the site at various time during their pastoral care programme. It is also accessible for students and parents at any time and currently they have a lot of information regarding working from home. The website is www.studyskillshandbook.com.au
Please login and check the latest resource available on the site: Guide to Remote Home Learning. Here you will find tips from setting up your space at home for learning, to templates for daily checklists and strategies for maintaining focus at home. This guide is being updated on a daily basis and is a great resource for students and parents. There is a lot of information out there about working from home, but it is often not tailored specifically to the needs of secondary students. You will also find links to lots of online learning resources as well as resources for stress management, such as this great video from Human Connections: https://humanconnections.com.au/blog/dealing-with-the-stress-and-anxiety-of-coronavirus/
The topics currently covered in the handbook are as follows:
| Working Better at Home | Working Better at School | Improving Your Skills |
| Home Study Environment Organisation & Filing Time Management Skills Managing Workload Dealing with Distractions Developing Motivation Goal Setting Lifestyle and Balance Managing Stress | Will we ever use this? Using Classtime Asking for Help Dealing with Conflict Groupwork Skills | Reading Skills Writing Skills Mathematical Skills Science Skills Foreign Language Skills Assignment Skills Research Skills Presentation Skills |
| Improving How You Study | Extra General mini units | Extra Technology mini units |
| Summarising Active Studying Preparation for Exam Blocks Test-Taking Techniques After Tests & Exams | Starting Secondary School Becoming a Senior Student Bullying: Issues & Strategies Managing Part-Time jobs Your Brian and Memory Live Your Best Life Educational Kinesiology Living Across Two Houses Travel: A Motivator to Learn University: A New Adventure | Technology Tools Basic Computer Skills Be CyberSmart Useful Apps for iPads Microsoft OneNote |
The login details for our school are:
School Login Username: petermoyes
School Login Password: 80success