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At Strategies for Learning, we offer in-person and virtual parent workshops on a variety of timely topics. These workshops are designed by our team of educational therapists and specialists to allow parents to gather information, tips, and strategies from experts and to open up a discussion around specific challenges faced by parents and students.
Upcoming Parent Workshops
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Parent Workshop: Empowering Your Child with Effective Goal-Setting and Planning Skills
In this interactive workshop, we will delve into the crucial role of goal-setting and planning for students on the path to college. We’ll explore how these skills can elevate academic performance, bolster self-confidence, and set the stage for future success.
We’ll introduce you to the CANDO goal-setting framework, a proven method that empowers students to set and achieve their goals. Additionally, we’ll share a range of practical strategies that you can implement at home to help your child track their progress towards their goals. These strategies include creating effective timelines, identifying useful resources, developing robust strategies to overcome challenges, and more.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how to guide your child in setting and achieving their goals, equipping them for success in college and beyond. Please join us for an engaging session filled with insights and interactive discussions!
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Past Parent Workshops
Parent Workshop: Empowering Your Child with Effective Time Management Skills
In this interactive workshop, we will delve into the importance of time management for students and how it can enhance their academic performance, alleviate stress, and ensure they stay ahead of their assignments. We will discuss a five-step strategy that your child can use to manage their time more efficiently:
- Crafting a To-Do List: We will discuss how a comprehensive to-do list can help students visualize and organize their tasks, both academic and personal.
- Estimating Task Duration: We will explore how students can estimate the duration of each task, taking into account factors like task complexity, familiarity with the task, resource availability, and potential distractions.
- Prioritizing Tasks: We will talk about how students can prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency, and introduce a simple prioritization system.
- Developing a Weekly Schedule: We will demonstrate how a weekly schedule can help students stay on track and avoid procrastination.
- Setting Alerts: We will discuss the benefits of setting alerts on phones or other devices to help students remember important tasks.
By the end of this workshop, you will have a better understanding of how to guide your child in managing their time effectively, thereby preparing them for future academic and professional challenges with increased confidence and control.
Relevant Resources
We also offer student workshops on a variety of important topics relevant to the challenges students face. Learn more about student workshops or about our other educational services.