How to Learn Curriculum

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Goal: To provide immigrant students the academic know-hows on performing better in their high school

Target Audience: Immigrant High School Aged Students

Number of Potential Students: 36 Students

Target Class Size: Select 8 Students who have relatively good English and leadership qualities

Course Duration: 7 weeks (three 30-45 minutes lessons per week)

Target Start Date: 25-Jan-2010 Target End Date: 15-Mar-2010

Time: MW(7:15-8:00 pm), F (6:15-7:00 pm), Saturday/Sunday (make up sessions)

Location: Community Room, Grace Apartments at 8888 E. 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80220

Thus Thought’s Course Material: Student Handbook

Student Materials (required):

Program Overview

Week #	Main Objective	Duration
1.	Understanding How You Learn	3 lessons
2.	Managing Your Study	3 lessons
3.	Study Techniques (Part 1)	3 lessons
4	Study Techniques (Part 2)	3 lessons
5.	Putting it All Together (Non-Technical Subjects)	3 lessons
6.	Putting it All Together (Technical Subjects)	3 lessons
7.	Exam Performance	3 lessons

Lesson Delivery Format (general structure)

Sequence #	Teaching Activity
1.	Review Previous Lesson Do-it-Yourself Exercise
2.	Brief Overview of New Lesson
3.	Hands-on Activity Example followed by Do-it-Yourself Exercise, or Do-it-Yourself Exercise followed by Example
4.	Questions/Feedback/Extra Help

Program Incentives, Evaluation & Continuation

Program	Options
Incentives	Snacks Certificate of completion Option - tutor-role (once successfully completed)
Evaluation	Feedback Survey Students Mercy Housing staff Lesson Audits & Evaluations Thus Thought's Educators Ashante Butcher, Karen Hinds Mercy Housing & Spring Institute Progress Report check student progress from their high school over a 3-6 months period
Continuation	Build capacity at Mercy Housing New Program Leads – Mercy Housing Staff/Volunteers Student Tutors – selected from students who have completed the program Advisory/Support Role - Thus Thought Program Revision – after 6 months