study hacks

In this episode of "The Productive Minute" podcast, we look at effective note-taking tips and strategies. 

Links mentioned in the episode: 

1. Routine Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H28nBhwnPXY&t=1s
2. Routine Access List Signup: https://www.routine.co/
3. Cornell Note-Taking Method: https://www.routine.co/post/cornell-note-taking-method
4. Flow Note-Taking Method: https://www.routine.co/post/flow-notes

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Dr. Neil Hopkin, Principal of Sunmarke School, walks us through the three stages of learning, studying & preparing for exams. When studying for exams, it is useful to follow these tips:
- Note-taking 
- Interleave your learning
- Engage with your teacher 
- Elaborate on the subject 
- Use self talk 
- Monitor your learning 

About Dr. Hopkin
Dr. Hopkin, the Principal of Sunmarke School Dubai, brings over 25 years of educational experience and has worked in schools in the UK, Canada, Australia and America, and most recently from schools within the Nord Anglia Education network, in Singapore and China. 
 
Before moving overseas, he was also an advisor to the UK Deputy Prime Minister's Office on Early Years education, ICT and the UK's DfE Curriculum Review.
 
He is recognized as a visionary leader in the education industry, and throughout his career, he has played a key role in transforming the quality of teaching and interactive learning at international schools to spearhead them to outstanding.   

10 "study hacks" to get you better exam results, faster, including:

- Engineering your environment for success
- How re-planning your schedule to REDUCE your work hours can help you achieve MORE each day
- How to do high-intensity "memory workouts" to make exam day feel easy
- How to manage your diary and why it pays to help your friends

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

- The Exam Study Expert blog, www.examstudyexpert.com
- Episode 7 of the Exam Study Expert podcast, with Yana Weinstein-Jones
- Episode 4 of the Exam Study Expert podcast, with Joachim Cassel
- The D'Nealian pen grip

Download Exam Study Expert’s guide to using learning science to learn faster and remember more than ever before, at  https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

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“Memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.”

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