Developmental Education > Resources > Study Skills Seminars
SUMMER 2008
STUDY SKILLS SEMINARS
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
ALL SEMINARS ARE FREE! NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.
Call 972.881.5720 for more information.
Seminars are recommended for high school and college students.
Articles I (for ESL students)
Guided practice through the basic and most common elements of article use.
Articles II (for ESL students)
An introduction to more advanced and less common uses of articles.
Articles III (for ESL students)
Guided practice through advanced used of articles.
Parts of Speech I (for ESL Students)
A sentence is a group of words in special order that expresses a complete thought. Learn how to construct simple, correct sentences utilizing parts of speech.
Parts of Speech II (for ESL Students)
Practice placement/embedding of simple references to time and place in your writing.
Tackle That Chapter and Win!
How much do you recall from that chapter you read last night? What were the main ideas? Which topics will likely appear on an exam? How can you tackle a chapter and master it? Bring a textbook, paper, and three pens (black, blue & red) and find out! Note: The video of this seminar, together with handouts, is also on reserve in the LRC at SCC, CPC, and PRC.
TASP/THEA Math Prep
Videos teaching how to do the TASP/THEA Math Practice Test problems and eight extra problems are on reserve in the LRC on three campuses (SCC, CPC, & PRC). The title is “Math TASP/THEA Prep – Study Skills Seminar.” The tape is about 4 hours long and may be checked out in the LRC. Before viewing, please print out and bring the entire TASP/THEA Math Practice Test. (Click on TASP on-line Practice Test). Recommendation: Work on 8 or 10 problems, then watch those problems being taught on the video. Don’t try to watch the whole video at one time. If you have questions after you have viewed the video, go to the math Lab in J227 (SCC) for help.
Seminar Schedule
| Title | Day | Date | Time | Room | Campus |
Tackle That Chapter and Win!
|
Friday |
June 13 |
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
K211 |
SCC |
Articles I |
Tuesday |
June 10 |
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
I-114 |
SCC |
Articles II |
Thursday |
June 12 |
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
I-114 |
SCC |
Articles III
|
Tuesday |
June 17 |
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
I-114 |
SCC |
Parts of Speech I |
Monday |
July 21 |
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
I-114 |
SCC |
Parts of Speech II |
Monday |
July 28 |
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
I-114 |
SCC |
Note: Times and Dates of seminars are subject to change during the semester.
Please contact the Developmental Education Office 972.881.5720 to confirm any changes.
