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# Learning Tips for Home

CPD: Talking To Parents about Learning (by Patrice Bain), topic 1.3.1

## Tips for Home Study

Here are suggestions Patrice shares with parents.

### Designated spot

![Designated spot](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-04/854ce959-2bf2-4597-af7a-7f7b02cf307a/target-bullseye-.jpg)

- Patrice has found that it is helpful for students to have their “go-to” place for schoolwork.  
- It is important to have an established place with tools and supplies readily available.

### Distractions

![Distractions](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/727dfe52-2d6f-4a7f-a2de-776f5995c372/Multi-Tasking-Task-Guru-Skill-.jpg)

- Research shows that people aren’t capable of thinking two different thoughts at the same time, or *multitasking*.
- Because this toggling back and forth affects our working memory, both tasks suffer. 
- As Blake Harvard states: Task-switching is a much less effective and efficient way to learn and study.

### Routine

![Routine](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/971fb17e-82f3-4628-9d21-8f3856c97422/timer-stopwatch.jpg)

- Parents define the routine that works best for their family.  Perhaps the child comes home; perhaps they go elsewhere.  
- The key is establishing the routine.  
- The advice Patrice gives to parents is having: 1) a plan, and 2) a timer.

### Calendar

![Calendar](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/9b4b0345-f42a-45c7-8f85-22e4d2aca14d/calendar-january.jpg)

- Having a family calendar can really help in planning ahead.  
- This is also a good place to post the dates when projects or big assignments are due. 
- These visual aids on the calendar provide reminders to add chunks of time to the routine to work on those projects.

## Well done!

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## CPD: Talking To Parents about Learning (by Patrice Bain) contents

### 1 Talking to Parents about Learning
- 1.1 How do we Learn?
  - [1.1.1 How do we Learn?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-1-1-how-do-we-learn.md)
  - [1.1.2 Memory and the Brain](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-1-2-memory-and-the-brain.md)
  - [1.1.3 Cognitive Overload & Desirable Difficulties](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-1-3-cognitive-overload-and-desirable-difficulties.md)
- 1.2 Powerful Learning
  - [1.2.1 Retrieval Practice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-2-1-retrieval-practice.md)
  - [1.2.2 Metacognition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-2-2-metacognition.md)
  - [1.2.3 Spacing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-2-3-spacing.md)
- 1.3 Learning Tips for Home
  - [1.3.1 Learning Tips for Home](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-talking-to-parents-about-learning/1-3-1-learning-tips-for-home.md)