Champions in the Classroom (eBook)

Penny Turrentine, PhD, has worked with student athletes for over twenty-seven years, the experience opening her eyes to the parallels between the skills learned on the playing field or courts and those that make for successful students. Out of her passion to help our athletes excel at academics, she wrote Champions in the Classroom. For more information you can visit her website www.championsintheclassroom.com.

ContentsForewordMike CandreaPrefaceWhat I Bring to the GameDumb Jocks or Demi-GodsIntroductionAcknowledgmentsPart OneChapter OneSports Grows Up and Goes to College: The Birth of Intercollegiate SportsChapter TwoStars and Stripes: Games on the Corner LotChapter 3Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t Live Without ‘Em: Rules of GameBirth of the NCAAWinning is Everything?Putting an End to Underwater Basket-Weaving 101Formation of New Watch Dog Group: The Knight CommissionWhy Join the NCAA?Chapter 4Understanding the Hurdles: Academic Success is a ChallengeChapter 5Show Me the Money: High School AthleticsPart TwoRecipes for developing a winning support programChapter 6The Right Stuff: Characteristics of Good Support TeamChapter 7The Game Changers: Ideas for Helping High School AthletesChapter 8Support Team Players: Role of Advisors and CounselorsProfessional DevelopmentChapter 9Special Teams: A Learning Specialist’s Contribution to Student Athlete SuccessChapter 10The Game Plan: Components of Support ProgramAcademicAthleticPersonal/SocialGeneral SystemChapter 11The Coach Approach: Master Plan from a Master CoachChapter 12The Head Coaches: Tutoring ProgramsChapter 13First Things First: The Fundamentals For Building Game PlanUnderstanding the Learning ProcessThe Linear ModelThe Cognitive ModelSocial Learning TheoryMetacognitionAdult Learning TheoryChapter 14The Head-Head Coach: Directing the Tutoring ProgramIntroductionThe Prospective TutorTutor TrainingCRLA RecommendationsChapter 15Textbook Reading: A Tutor’s GuideChapter 16Tutors, Take Note: Strategies for Effective Note TakingChapter 17The Clock’s Running: A Tutor’s Guide to Managing TimeChapter 18Reach for the Prize: Helping Athletes with Goal-SettingChapter 19Keeping Up: Helping Students Avoid ProcrastinationChapter 20Sweaty Palm Syndrome: Tutors Can Calm Exam AnxietyChapter 21Understanding Test FormatsMultiple Choice TestsTrue-False TestsMatching TestsProblem-Solving TestsEssay TestsChapter 22Being Critical is Good: Critical ThinkingChapter 23Just Do It: Motivational TheoriesCovington’s Quadripolar TheoryMaslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsAtkinson’s Expectancy TheoryWeiner’s Attribution TheoryBandura’s Self-Efficacy TheoryChapter 24Let’s Check This Out: AssessmentsLASSIPEEKINCLASSMSLQVARKChapter 25The Tutors’ Tool Kit: Tutoring StrategiesThe Golden Rules: Tutors’ Code of ConductPractice, Practice and More Practice: Mastering the BasicsBeing an All-Around Pro: CHAMPS Life Skills ProgramA Win-Win Proposition: Service LearningPart ThreeThe Playbook: Strategies for Academic SuccessIntroductionChapter 26Where Am I and How Did I Get Here? Goal SettingWhat exactly is a goal?Do it the Smart Way: Understanding and Creating a S.M.A.R.T. GoalS. M. A. R. T. Goals Are SpecificExample of a S.M.A.R.T. goal statementChapter 27If You Play the Waiting Game You’ll Lose: Ways to Ban ProcrastinationChapter 28Keeping Your Head in the Game: Textbook Reading TipsChapter 29Maybe I’ll Have Time Next Week: Guide to Time ManagementSome basic guidelines to remember about managing your study time:Chapter 30No Doodling Please: Taking Good NotesCornell Note-Taking MethodMind MappingOutline MethodChapter 31Don’t Choke: Winning Over Exam AnxietyChapter 32The Game Plan: Preparing for the Big ExamMultiple Choice TestsTrue-False TestsMatching TestsProblem-Solving TestsEssay TestsChapter 33Don’t Believe Everything: Critical ThinkingChapter 34Making Fans Out of Faculty: Working with InstructorsChapter 35Smoothing the Bumpy Road: Handling the Challenges of TravelChapter 36Life After Athletics: Out of the uniform, into the suitThe Tool BoxReferencesIndex