The High School Students' Studying and Learning Handouts

The High School Students' Studying and Learning Handouts is a companion resource for The Parents' Guide to Studying and Learning (High School Edition), which is a necessary foundation to use this volume effectively. The High School Students' Studying and Learning Handouts contains more than 50 handouts for students to help them achieve their full academic potential. This volume should only be used side-by-side with The Parents' Guide to Studying and Learning, which explains in detail the methods and techniques for improving one's studying and learning and how the handouts should be used. The Parents' Guide to Studying and Learning (High School Edition) is a comprehensive handbook for parents to help their children in grades 8-12 supercharge their studying and really enjoy learning. The Parents' Guide draws upon Professor Saundra McGuire's 40-year career as an educator and researcher, and it combines brain science principles and motivational incentives into one system designed to inspire lasting behavioral changes. Countless students have used it to transform failing grades into As and Bs. The Parents' Guide to Studying and Learning is designed for parents who need to step in to help their students learn the study skills to master any subject. And The Parents Guide to Studying and Learning is a perfect tool for home-schooling parents to supplement their subject matter curricula.

About the Author :
Saundra Yancy McGuire, PhD is an internationally acclaimed learning specialist who has been teaching students strategies for improving their learning for more than fifty years. She was named a 2022 Louisiana Legend by Louisiana Public Broadcasting for her numerous national awards. In 2007, she was recognized for excellence in mentoring with a Presidential Award presented in a White House Oval Office Ceremony. She is also an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2011), the American Chemical Society (2010), and the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (2012). In 2013 she retired as Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry at Louisiana State University, and in 2017 she was inducted into the LSU College of Science Hall of Distinction. She is now Professor Emerita of Chemistry and Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success, which was recognized by the National College Learning Center Association as the nation's most outstanding learning center in 2004 and is currently designated as a national Learning Centerof Excellence. Saundra has presented her widely acclaimed learning strategies workshops at more than 500 institutions in forty-seven states and thirteen countries. She received her B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, her Master's degree from Cornell University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where she received the Chancellor's Citation for Exceptional Professional Promise. She is married to Physics Professor Emeritus Stephen C. McGuire, and they are the parents of Dr. Carla McGuire Davis and Dr. Stephanie McGuire and the doting grandparents of Joshua, Ruth, Daniel, and Joseph Davis. Stephanie McGuire holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, master's and doctoral degrees in neuroscience from the University of Oxford, and a master's degree in opera performance from the Longy Conservatory. She attended Oxford on a Marshall scholarship and received a graduate fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Partly as a result of long and stimulating conversations with her mother about pedagogy and learning strategies, Stephanie became a highly sought-after private academic tutor in the New York City area where she lived for ten years. By coauthoring this book, sheis delighted to contribute to Dr. Saundra McGuire's admirable and revolutionary mission to make all students expert learners. Since graduating from conservatory, Stephanie has enjoyed forging a successful career as a classical mezzo-soprano. She has performed with the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, with the Boston POPS Orchestra in Symphony Hall, and several times at Carnegie Hall. She now lives in Berlin.