Academic Recovery Course from Pacific Crest

25 years of experience in helping students become better learners

Customizing the Academic Recovery Course

We have a great deal of experience in customizing Learning to Learn Camps and have held Camps focusing on Algebra, Calculus, and Smart Grid, among others. Because the Academic Recovery Course is based on the Learning to Learn Camp model, we are happy to work with you to design a Recovery Course that meets your school's specific needs. Just let us know.

Sample Schedule 1

For a Learning to Learn Algebra Camp.

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Sample Schedule 2

For Smart Grid Learning to Learn Camp.

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The general learning outcomes of any Learning to Learn Camp include:

Increased learning, meeting learning challenges twice as fast as before
Significant increase in self-efficacy/esteem
Observable desire for self-growth realized through self-assessment
Development of a powerful life vision & a life plan to realize it
Willingness to take risks & use failure as a part of the path to success
Increase in self-regulation, self-motivation, and ownership of learning
Learning to perform effectively while evaluated and challenged
Increased teamwork skills and experience as an effective member of a learning community
Significant gains in metacognition and self-awareness

When the Camp or Course has a disciplinary focus, ADDITIONAL learning outcomes are achieved:

Additional Learning Outcomes

Algebra

Leverage prior knowledge in new learning experience by learning to generalize
Begin enjoying the learning of mathematics through writing, reflecting, collaboration, conversation, & teaching others
Combine multiple areas of mathematical knowledge to tackle real world problems
Learn mathematics better by strenthening learning skills such as analyzing similarities, analyzing differences, and validation
Accomplish preparatory reading and come to class prepared and ready to think critically
Meet half the learning outcomes of a typical intermediate algebra course

Smart Grid

Build mathematical learning efficacy within STEM contexts
Develop a desire to understand why before starting to solve problems
See the relationship between the ABET A-K outcomes and appreciate their importance
Discover how important mathematics, science, and technology are to engineering
Start developing the engineering mindset (a combination of problem solving, design, & experimentation)
Appreciate how engineering and technology are changing the landscape of Smart Grid

Chemistry

Learn to effectively use mathematics to understand chemistry concepts

Strengthen systematic thinking in working with the structures and processes of chemistry

Use an improved analytical process to understand models and examples by interpreting their step-by-step development

Increase visualization skills to link mathematics with conceptual behavior

Build a try it attitude so the what if and experimentation becomes a consistent mindset

Develop a problem solving process that allows for generalization of specific chemistry knowledge