3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #206, 18th June 2024

While trying to prioritize your efforts and optimize your time, here are 3 questions you could try working on.

For Students:

1. What are my short-term and long-term academic and personal goals?
2. What areas need the most support, and how can I seek help?
3. How do I balance my academic responsibilities with extracurricular activities and personal life?

For Teachers:

1. What are the key learning objectives for my students this academic year?
2. How can I differentiate my teaching methods to cater to diverse learning styles and needs?
3. What resources and support do I need to enhance my teaching and my students’ learning experiences?

For Parents:

1. What are my child’s strengths and areas for improvement academically and personally?
2. How can I effectively communicate with my child’s teachers to stay informed about their progress and needs?
3. What resources and strategies can I use at home to support my child’s learning and development?

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Three images of the week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.” — John C. Maxwell

“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” — Stephen Covey

One Video of the Week

How to gain control of your free time | Laura Vanderkam 

There are 168 hours in each week. How do we find time for what matters most? Time management expert Laura Vanderkam studies how busy people spend their lives, and she’s discovered that many of us drastically overestimate our commitments each week, while underestimating the time we have to ourselves.

She offers a few practical strategies to help find more time for what matters to us, so we can “build the lives we want in the time we’ve got.”

Reading with Ms. Meenu: Tip of the week

Reading with Ms. Meenu

Let’s continue again and understand how to create a joyful classroom community. Here is our second strategy for this week.

Foster a Growth Mindset:

Imagine: To picture yourself in real or make-believe places or situations.

Mindset: How your attitude shapes the way you think and act.

Notice: Pay attention to what is happening in the world around you or in the words of pictures in a book.

Persevere: To keep trying even when something is challenging. People who persevere don’t give up when things are hard.

Ponder: Pausing and really thinking hard about something before raising your hand or sharing your ideas.

Problem Solve: Using common sense and your schema to figure out different ways to fix or do something.

Think Flexibly: Being able to change your thinking or actions when things don’t go exactly as you thought they would.

Happy Reading!

Meenu Gera

Consulting home and school librarian and reading guide.

Student career counseling: Opportunities and approaches

Shy and simple student X sought help for university applications in September’24, fearing that time was short and she would miss the application deadlines. We accelerated her application process with daily interactions regarding college lists and essays. One major challenge she faced was that, besides her academics, she did not have anything concrete to showcase in her profile. We helped her strengthen her CommonApp essay to reflect her personality well. She submitted all her college applications on time. She received many offers and has decided to join the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a scholarship of $15,000 per annum.

Case study provided by: Fermata Career Solutions,  www.fermataco.com

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write. With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn, and, experience. At the same time, I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech organizations.

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