Success Skills for High School, College, and Career (Revised Edition)


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Successful students and employees have something in common: a well-developed skill set that transcends book smarts.Success Skills for High School, College, and Career provides step-by-step guidelines and hands-on exercises to enable students to enhance their academic performance and prepare for future career success.This book is for you if you are a high school or college student who wants to develop key academic success skills, develop leadership skills, and build soft skills that employers seek: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and professionalism.Parents and teachers, do you want to equip your students with skills and experiences essential for success in the classroom and on the job? If so, this practical book is a great resource.A 50-page application workbook is available as a free download.




SUCCESS SKILLS


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Successful students and successful employees have something in common: a well-developed skill set that goes beyond book smarts. The skills needed for success in the classroom and on the job can be honed with deliberate effort and the right resources. Academic success skills—note-taking, reading for understanding, preparing for and taking exams, using resources such as advisors and academic coaches, participating in experiential education opportunities—enable students to perform at the level of their academic ability. Soft skills—communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, ability to work on a team, strong work ethic, and professionalism—underpin academic and career success. Leadership—influencing people to achieve common goals—is the key to personal and shared success. Success Skills for High School, College, and Career provides step-by-step guidelines and hands-on exercises to enable students to enhance their academic performance and prepare for future career success. This book helps students construct realistic expectations for achieving success, develop self-awareness, build a future-oriented attitude, and improve their academic success skills, leadership skills, and soft skills. If you want to build skills essential for academic success and career readiness, this book is for you.




Success Skills for High School, College, and Career (Christian Edition)


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“Success Skills for High School, College, and Career (Christian Edition) is a must-read for any young Christian who has the goal of keeping their commitment to God while climbing the ladder of success.” Monica Irvine, President of The Etiquette Factory Successful students and employees have something in common: a well-developed skill set that transcends book smarts. The skills needed for success in the classroom and on the job can be honed with deliberate effort and the right resources. Christian students who combine their skills with their faith are equipped to achieve all that God calls them to achieve. This Christian edition expands the best-selling Success Skills for High School, College, and Career by incorporating more than 150 scriptural references, Biblical examples, and a Christian theme. Step-by-step guidelines and hands-on exercises enable you to enhance your academic performance and prepare for future career success. Reading this book can empower you to: ✓ Deepen your Christian faith and embrace God’s calling ✓ Develop key academic success skills for high school and college ✓ Develop leadership skills ✓ Make a smooth transition to college ✓ Achieve educational and career goals aligned with your strengths and values ✓ Build the skills that employers seek: communication, collaboration, goal setting, time management, critical thinking, problem-solving, professionalism, and accountability ✓ Document and articulate skills on applications for scholarships, awards, college, and jobs This book also is an excellent resource for parents, teachers, youth pastors, and anyone else who wants to empower Christian youth to succeed.




Success Skills for High School, College, and Career (Christian Edition), Revised


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Successful students and employees have something in common: a well-developed skill set that transcends book smarts.This Christian-oriented book expands the best-selling "Success Skills for High School, College, and Career" by incorporating scriptural references, Biblical examples, and a Christian theme.This book is for you if you are a high school or college student who wants to deepen your Christian faith, develop key academic success skills, develop leadership skills, and build soft skills that employers seek: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and professionalism.Parents and teachers, do you want to equip your students with skills and experiences essential for success in the classroom and on the job? If so, this Christian-oriented book is a great resource.A 60-page application workbook is available as a free download.




College Success


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10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College, Revised


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A handy, straightforward guide that teaches students how to acquire marketable job skills and real-world know-how before they graduate—revised and updated for today’s economic and academic landscapes. Award-winning college professor and adviser Bill Coplin lays down the essential skills students need to survive and succeed in today’s job market, based on his extensive interviews with employers, recruiters, HR specialists, and employed college grads. Going beyond test scores and GPAs, Coplin teaches students how to maximize their college experience by focusing on ten crucial skill groups: Work Ethic, Physical Performance, Speaking, Writing, Teamwork, Influencing People, Research, Number Crunching, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving. 10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College gives students the tools they need to prepare during their undergraduate years to impress potential employers, land a higher-paying job, and start on the road to career security and satisfaction.




College Knowledge


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Although more and more students have the test scores and transcripts to get into college, far too many are struggling once they get there. These students are surprised to find that college coursework demands so much more of them than high school. For the first time, they are asked to think deeply, write extensively, document assertions, solve non-routine problems, apply concepts, and accept unvarnished critiques of their work. College Knowledge confronts this problem by looking at the disconnect between what high schools do and what colleges expect and proposes a solution by identifying what students need to know and be able to do in order to succeed. The book is based on an extensive three-year project sponsored by the Association of American Universities in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts. This landmark research identified what it takes to succeed in entry-level university courses. Based on the project's findings - and interviews with students, faculty, and staff - this groundbreaking book delineates the cognitive skills and subject area knowledge that college-bound students need to master in order to succeed in today's colleges and universities. These Standards for Success cover the major subject areas of English, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, second languages, and the arts.




Blueprint for Success in College


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College and Career Ready


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Giving students the tools they need to succeed in college and work College and Career Ready offers educators a blueprint for improving high school so that more students are able to excel in freshman-level college courses or entry-level jobs-laying a solid foundation for lifelong growth and success. The book is filled with detailed, practical guidelines and case descriptions of what the best high schools are doing. Includes clear guidelines for high school faculty to adapt their programs of instruction in the direction of enhanced college/career readiness Provides practical strategies for improving students' content knowledge and academic behaviors Offers examples of best practices and research-based recommendations for change The book considers the impact of behavioral issues-such as time management and study habits-as well as academic skills on college readiness.




SOAR to College Success and Beyond


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Many students learn content like math and history in school, but not how to learn such content. Consequently, many students use weak learning strategies and struggle academically. SOAR to College Success and Beyond teaches students how to learn any type of content effectively and helps them thrive in school and in the real world. At the book's core is a unique learning method called SOAR that Dr. Kiewra developed, scientifically validated, and has disseminated through his writings and teachings to thousands of students. When students Select, Organize, Associate, and Regulate, they SOAR to success. The text introduces students to SOAR, offers a chapter about each SOAR component, and shows how to apply SOAR across academic subjects and outside academia. In addition, it covers vital SOAR-related topics such as memory, mindset, motivation, and life and time management. The book is written in an engaging and enjoyable way, features memorable stories and powerful examples, and includes chapter objectives, focus questions with answers, and activities that guide the student learning experience. SOAR to College Success and Beyond is ideal for freshman orientation courses, academic success courses, and any student seeks to become an expert learner.