Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed

Author(s): Angela Reeves

Edition: 5

Copyright: 2022

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Several participants were recently heard to say:"This is fun!"

Learning about oneself, one's strengths and enhancing specific areas to strong proficiency can be "fun"! The information, assignments and activities included in the 5th edition of Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed provide opportunities to practice and develop skills essential to achieving and maintaining a smooth, almost seamless, successful transition to employer expectations. The 3rd edition Learning and Study Skills Inventory (LASSI) is the pre and post-test and specific, related inventories as well as other evidence-based practices are incorporated throughout the book. New, significant demographic trends and projections; employer needs and in-demand careers for the 21st Century as reported in newly released research are in this 5th edition, as well.

This workbook provides students - in middle school and high school - with important information about understanding their power as learners and how they are contributing to their current and future earnings. For post-high school adults this book provides the necessary learning skills, social emotional, and life-skills readiness that sets them up for economic success. This format also allows students to review their assignments and inventory results, as a refresher, (when needed) and provides objective information about them and their progress with appropriate strategies for improvement.

The 5th edition of Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed is a perfect choice for introducing success strategies for life and employment!

FACT: This is a knowledge and skills-based economy.
FACT: A company is only as good as its weakest link in product, sales, and service.
FACT: Employers want "documentation" of your knowledge and specific skill sets!
FACT: Customers vote with their feet! Good sales and service, they return! Adequate or poor, they don't!

This 5th edition of Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed gives an in-depth understanding of the many ways people learn! Using Brain-based research related to learning, students identify their personal best way of learning, as well as how to create that learning environment! Strategies to demonstrate the knowledge, important workplace trends, Mindset and Self-Efficacy are all included! In-demand "Soft Skills"that enable Team Building, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills and so much more are included in this 5th edition. Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed gets at the "heart" of what it means to thrive economically in the 21st Century!  Your ability to acquire information, understand and use it effectively in the workplace is the best form of "job security"!

Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed has been approved as meeting all 6 of the Workforce Badges by Employ Indy through its Job Ready program (the Workforce Development organization in Indianapolis, Indiana). These badges have been incorporated throughout this 5th edition.

Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) 3rd Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Introduction to the Will Component

Chapter 1—Getting Focused
What Is Your Attitude?
Attitude
Getting Focused
Top 10 Trade Careers of 2021
Top 100 Best Paying Careers of 2021
Changing Needs of the Workforce
The Importance of Mindset
The Importance of Self-Efficacy
Summary

Chapter 2—Defining My Stress
Introduction
Identifying What Is Stressful and What Is Not
Self-Talk—The Power of Thoughts
Our Lives Are the Sum Total of our Choices
Relationships—Life Enhancing or Life Altering
Are There Addicts in Your Life?
Summary

Chapter 3—Stress Management Techniques
Introduction to the Motivation Scale
Motivation and Stress
Self-Care
Summary

Introduction to the Skill Component

Chapter 4—Information Processing
Introduction to the Information Processing Scale
What Is the Role of the Learner? 
What Is the Role of the Teacher, Professor, Trainer, or Guide?
What Is the Role of the Course Outline, Syllabus, and Training Objectives?
The Role of Dendrites in Learning
The Role of Metacognition in Learning
The Role of Critical Thinking in Learning and Employment
Great Technology Apps for Learning Anything
Tools for Learning
Summary

Chapter 5—Selecting the Main Idea
Selecting Main Idea (SMI) Scale
SQR4
Introduction to Note-Taking Skills
Examples of Each Note-Taking Style
Creating a Summary of the Presentation Notes and Assigned Readings
Flashcards
Effective Mathematics Learning
Summary

Chapter 6—Taking Tests Successfully
Test Strategies (TST)
Taking Tests
Summary

Introduction to the Self-Regulation Component

Chapter 7—Successful Learning
Learning Styles
Multiple Intelligences
Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory
Your Study Environment
Putting It All Together
What are Teaching Styles?
 A Textbook Success Strategy
Making Sense of It All
Summary

Chapter 8—Managing Myself and My Time
Time Management
Motivation
Create the Vision
Time Management
Life as Formula
The Power of “No”
Time Thieves
Biggest Thief: Procrastination
PFS: Plan for Success!
Decide Now How You will Spend Your Time
The Power of Commitment: Working the Plan
Summary

Chapter 9—Using Academic & Other Resources
Introduction
What Does My Percentile Score Mean?
Becoming an Instrumental Help Seeker
Mentoring for Employee Success
Seeking Help
Community Resources
A Brief Introduction to Money Management
Credit Score
Managing Other People’s and/or an Organization’s Money
Summary

Chapter 10—Test Taking Preparation 
Badges III Learning Strategies and V Workplace Skills
Self-Testing
Test Taking
Preparing for Tests
Dealing with Test Anxiety
Studying Math and Dealing with Math Anxiety
Summary

References

Index

Angela Reeves

Several participants were recently heard to say:"This is fun!"

Learning about oneself, one's strengths and enhancing specific areas to strong proficiency can be "fun"! The information, assignments and activities included in the 5th edition of Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed provide opportunities to practice and develop skills essential to achieving and maintaining a smooth, almost seamless, successful transition to employer expectations. The 3rd edition Learning and Study Skills Inventory (LASSI) is the pre and post-test and specific, related inventories as well as other evidence-based practices are incorporated throughout the book. New, significant demographic trends and projections; employer needs and in-demand careers for the 21st Century as reported in newly released research are in this 5th edition, as well.

This workbook provides students - in middle school and high school - with important information about understanding their power as learners and how they are contributing to their current and future earnings. For post-high school adults this book provides the necessary learning skills, social emotional, and life-skills readiness that sets them up for economic success. This format also allows students to review their assignments and inventory results, as a refresher, (when needed) and provides objective information about them and their progress with appropriate strategies for improvement.

The 5th edition of Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed is a perfect choice for introducing success strategies for life and employment!

FACT: This is a knowledge and skills-based economy.
FACT: A company is only as good as its weakest link in product, sales, and service.
FACT: Employers want "documentation" of your knowledge and specific skill sets!
FACT: Customers vote with their feet! Good sales and service, they return! Adequate or poor, they don't!

This 5th edition of Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed gives an in-depth understanding of the many ways people learn! Using Brain-based research related to learning, students identify their personal best way of learning, as well as how to create that learning environment! Strategies to demonstrate the knowledge, important workplace trends, Mindset and Self-Efficacy are all included! In-demand "Soft Skills"that enable Team Building, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills and so much more are included in this 5th edition. Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed gets at the "heart" of what it means to thrive economically in the 21st Century!  Your ability to acquire information, understand and use it effectively in the workplace is the best form of "job security"!

Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: What You Need to Know and How to Succeed has been approved as meeting all 6 of the Workforce Badges by Employ Indy through its Job Ready program (the Workforce Development organization in Indianapolis, Indiana). These badges have been incorporated throughout this 5th edition.

Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) 3rd Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Introduction to the Will Component

Chapter 1—Getting Focused
What Is Your Attitude?
Attitude
Getting Focused
Top 10 Trade Careers of 2021
Top 100 Best Paying Careers of 2021
Changing Needs of the Workforce
The Importance of Mindset
The Importance of Self-Efficacy
Summary

Chapter 2—Defining My Stress
Introduction
Identifying What Is Stressful and What Is Not
Self-Talk—The Power of Thoughts
Our Lives Are the Sum Total of our Choices
Relationships—Life Enhancing or Life Altering
Are There Addicts in Your Life?
Summary

Chapter 3—Stress Management Techniques
Introduction to the Motivation Scale
Motivation and Stress
Self-Care
Summary

Introduction to the Skill Component

Chapter 4—Information Processing
Introduction to the Information Processing Scale
What Is the Role of the Learner? 
What Is the Role of the Teacher, Professor, Trainer, or Guide?
What Is the Role of the Course Outline, Syllabus, and Training Objectives?
The Role of Dendrites in Learning
The Role of Metacognition in Learning
The Role of Critical Thinking in Learning and Employment
Great Technology Apps for Learning Anything
Tools for Learning
Summary

Chapter 5—Selecting the Main Idea
Selecting Main Idea (SMI) Scale
SQR4
Introduction to Note-Taking Skills
Examples of Each Note-Taking Style
Creating a Summary of the Presentation Notes and Assigned Readings
Flashcards
Effective Mathematics Learning
Summary

Chapter 6—Taking Tests Successfully
Test Strategies (TST)
Taking Tests
Summary

Introduction to the Self-Regulation Component

Chapter 7—Successful Learning
Learning Styles
Multiple Intelligences
Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory
Your Study Environment
Putting It All Together
What are Teaching Styles?
 A Textbook Success Strategy
Making Sense of It All
Summary

Chapter 8—Managing Myself and My Time
Time Management
Motivation
Create the Vision
Time Management
Life as Formula
The Power of “No”
Time Thieves
Biggest Thief: Procrastination
PFS: Plan for Success!
Decide Now How You will Spend Your Time
The Power of Commitment: Working the Plan
Summary

Chapter 9—Using Academic & Other Resources
Introduction
What Does My Percentile Score Mean?
Becoming an Instrumental Help Seeker
Mentoring for Employee Success
Seeking Help
Community Resources
A Brief Introduction to Money Management
Credit Score
Managing Other People’s and/or an Organization’s Money
Summary

Chapter 10—Test Taking Preparation 
Badges III Learning Strategies and V Workplace Skills
Self-Testing
Test Taking
Preparing for Tests
Dealing with Test Anxiety
Studying Math and Dealing with Math Anxiety
Summary

References

Index

Angela Reeves