PEERFORWARD NAVIGATOR adapt... LESSON 21 UNIT 5: ADAPT COLLEGE-LEVEL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE LESSON PLAN overview students define academic excellence and discuss study habits and strategies that academically excellent students employ. students apply these habits and strategies to an analysis of a sample college-level course load in order to compare academics at the high school and college level. outcome students will create a personalized study plan. learning objectives Students will be able to: ❏ STEP 1: summarize the major differences between high school academics and college academics. ❏ STEP 2: examine sample college syllabus excerpts to identify potential challenges to academic excellence. ❏ STEP 3: list some strategies for academic excellence. ❏ STEP 4: Apply academic excellence strategies to create a Personalized Study Plan. ❏ STEP 5: Try out some academic excellence strategies this month to improve their final high school transcript. assessments * Becoming a Professional learner chart * managing a College Course-load (syllabus evaluation Activity) * study Plan * Reflection materials * Document camera, markers educator preparation * if desired, provide actual college-level syllabi from a local college to replace the samples given here. * Photocopy the " Personalized Study Plan " onto transparencies for use during the Collaborative Activity. 316 lesson 21: College-level ACAdemiC exCellenCe