MATT MAZER & MAHLET MAKONNEN

Skills For

Success

Successful Students

Skills for

Success

Academic success

Good character and citizenship

oHealthy lifestyles

COPLIN’S 10 SKILL SETS

1. Taking Responsibility

2. Developing Physical Skills

3. Communicating Verbally

4. Communicating in writing

5. Working Directly With People

6. Influencing People

7. Gathering Information

8. Using Quantitative Skills

9. Asking and Answering the Right Questions

10. Solving Problems

Skills

Motivate Yourself

Manage Your Time

Stay Well

Type Well

Take Usable Notes

Converse One-on-One

Write Well

Build Good Relationships

Sell Successfully

Keep and Use Records

Use Numbers

Pay Attention to Detail

Identify Problems

I practiced

Skills…now I

am on top of

the world!

Through Self Assessment

DON’T “REINVENT THE WHEEL”

Skills for Success

Flexible lessons

Skills improvement is assessable

Fun and stimulating activities

Easy to use videos and resources

Effective Activities

Positive youth-development

At every level!

SKILL SET #1: TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

MOTIVATE YOURSELF

Working hard, showing enthusiasm, exceeding

expectations, and continuously striving to improve

oneself.

Hardworking

Enthusiastic

Goal-oriented

Makes lists of goals

Sets deadlines to accomplish goals

Has people helping them along the way

http://3cskills.org/skill1

We need two volunteers

You will both be interviewing for a job as a

salesman for a paper company.

Which would you hire? Why?

Skill Set #1: Taking Responsibility

Motivate Yourself

Activity

WHAT DO STUDENTS LEARN?

“Homer Simpson”

“Bill Gates”

Where are you on the motivation scale?

SKILL SET #1: TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

MANAGE YOUR TIME

• Write down different things on

a plain sheet of paper that you

do on day to day basis apart

from school work.

• Examples: Watch

Television/F.B creep on your

friends.

• Scribble on different parts of

the sheet rather than making

a list.

SKILL SET #1: TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

MANAGE YOUR TIME

Planning ahead to ensure that all responsibilities

are completed proficiently by their deadlines.

Make a list of all your tasks for the day. Next rank each

task in order of importance.

Show up five minutes early to all

meetings, appointments, or classes.

Use a planner to keep track of all appointments and

assignments.

WHAT DO STUDENTS LEARN?

What are your priorities?

Split into even groups

Discuss within your groups one area of your Boys &

Girls club that is doing well and one area that you

are looking to improve.

Skill Set # 3: Communicating Verbally

Converse one-on-one

Were there similarities in what you said?

What did you notice about other speakers? Did you

listen attentively?

Did everyone get a chance to speak?

Skill Set # 3: Communicating Verbally

Converse one-on-one

SKILL SET # 3: COMMUNICATING VERBALLY

CONVERSE ONE-ON-ONE

Conveying ideas and sharing thoughts with another

person.

Asks questions to check for mutual understanding

Never talks more than 30 seconds at a time

Uses terms that both parties understand

Carefully listens to the other party

WHAT DO STUDENTS LEARN?

Communication is key

PART II:

IMPLEMENTING THE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN

YOUR CLUB

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Skill Set 9 - Asking and Answering the Right Questions

9-32 - Detect Nonsense | 9-33 - Pay Attention to Detail | 9-34 - Apply Knowledge | 9-35 - Evaluate Actions and Policies

Skill Set 10 - Solving Problems

10-36 - Identify Problems | 10-37 - Develop Solutions | 10-38 -Launch Solutions

Skill Set 7 - Gathering Information

7 -23 - Search the Web | 7-24 - Use Library Holdings | 7-25 - Use Commercial Databases | 7-26 - Conduct Interviews | 7-27 - Use

Surveys | 7-28 - Keep and Use Records

GOOD CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP

Skill Set 6 - Influencing People

6-19 - Manage Effectively | 6-20 - Sell Successfully | 6-21 - Politick Wisely | 6-22 - Lead Effectively

Skill Set 5 - Working Directly with People

5-16 - Build Good Relationships | 5-17 - Work in Teams | 5-18 - Teach Others

Skill Set 3 - Communicating Verbally

3-9 - Converse One-on-One | 3-10 - Present to Groups | 3-11 - Use Visual Displays

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Skill Set 2 - Developing Physical Skills

2-5 - Stay Well | 2-6- Look Good | 2-7 - Type Well | 2-8 - Write Legibly

Skill

pages

Home

page

High Grades

Continuing Club

Membership

Community Service

involvement

ONLINE RESOURCES

Online skills quizzes

Links to Teacher Tube, other videos, and websites

with more tips

Teacher’s Manual with lesson plans

Skills Assessment

Quizzes

Teacher Tube link

Sodus Central School District, Sodus, NY

Leadership and Public Service High School, New York, NY

Chittenango High School, Chittenango, NY

Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Syracuse, NY

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg, VA

WHERE WILL THE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS FIT?

• 30 minute lessons during “Power Hour”

Boys & Girls Club of Greater

Lynchburg, VA

• After School “Skills Advisor Program” with high school and middle school students

Sodus Central School District,

Sodus, NY

HOW WILL YOU MEASURE SUCCESS?

Skills Assessment

Online Quizzes

Improved Attendance

DEVELOPING A PLAN

How will you use the Skills for

Success?

What programs would it fit best in?

What will your

benchmarks be?