Building Stronger, More Independent Learners
Building Stronger, More Independent Learners
Teaching students how to learn—not just what to learn—making learning more intentional, more meaningful, and longer lasting.
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Learning Skills That Last a Lifetime
Learning Skills That Last a Lifetime
Students are often taught what they need to learn, but not always how to learn it. The Learning Workshop Company teaches practical learning strategies that help students organize information, understand difficult concepts, remember what they learn, and become more independent learners.
Our Study Skills Toolbox
Our Study Skills Toolbox
Our Study Skills Toolbox includes twelve practical learning strategies designed to help students understand, organize, remember, and apply what they learn. Each session is 45-60 minutes in duration. Both in-person and virtual options are available. The skills/strategies are noted below.
1. Chunking
1. Chunking
Break information into smaller, manageable pieces to make learning easier.
2. Compare/Contrast
2. Compare/Contrast
Identify similarities and differences to better understand new information.
3. Grouping
3. Grouping
Organize related information together to make it easier to understand and remember.
4. Four Square
4. Four Square
Organize information into four sections to break down and understand a topic.
5. Highlighting
5. Highlighting
Identify key words and important information to focus attention on what matters most.
6. Sketching
6. Sketching
Turn information into simple pictures or symbols to help understand and remember it.
7. Graphic Organizers
7. Graphic Organizers
Organize ideas visually to show connections and make information easier to understand.
8. Memory Strategies
8. Memory Strategies
Use memory tools and connections to make information easier to remember and recall.
9. Summarizing
9. Summarizing
Identify the most important information and restate the main ideas in your own words.
10. Questioning
10. Questioning
Ask questions before, during, and after learning to deepen understanding and check comprehension.
11. Learning with Similes
11. Learning with Similes
Connect new information to something familiar by explaining how the two are alike.
12. Teach It
12. Teach It
Explain what you have learned to someone else to strengthen understanding and memory.
Our Executive Function Skills Toolbox
Our Executive Function Skills Toolbox
Our Executive Function Skills Toolbox includes five practical strategies designed to help learners plan, manage their time, get started, stay focused, and become more independent.
1.Plan It
1.Plan It
Think ahead, break larger tasks into manageable steps, and make a plan for getting the work done.
2. Manage Your Time
2. Manage Your Time
Prioritize tasks, create a schedule, and use your time wisely to complete what needs to be done.
3. Just Start
3. Just Start
Overcome procrastination by identifying the first step, taking action, and getting started.
4. Stay Focused
4. Stay Focused
Eliminate distractions and keep your attention where it needs to be.
5. Check Yourself
5. Check Yourself
Review your work and reflect on your effort and progress.
The Learning Workshops
The Learning Workshops
Find the Workshop That’s Right for You
Whether you're looking to strengthen one specific skill or build a complete toolbox of learning and executive function strategies, our workshops allow you to choose the level of support that best meets your needs or the needs of your student.
Individual Skills
Individual Skills
Focus on the learning strategies you need most.
Choose one learning skill or select several individual skills to create a personalized learning experience.
Skill-Building Workshops
Skill-Building Workshops
Combine skills to build a stronger toolbox for learning.
Choose from workshop options that combine multiple strategies to strengthen understanding, organization, memory, and independent learning.
Complete Learning Workshop
Complete Learning Workshop
Develop the complete set of learning strategies.
Work through the full Learning Workshop program to build a comprehensive toolbox of skills for more effective, independent learning.
Explore Our Workshop Options
Explore Our Workshop Options
Choose the learning experience that best fits your goals, needs, and level of support. Each learning session is 45-60 minutes in length. Both in-person and virtual options are available.
Individual Learning Skill
Individual Learning Skill
Target one specific learning need.
Choose any one of the 17 Study Skills or Executive Function Skills outlined above.
1 Individual Learning Session
$40
Choose Your Own Skills
Choose Your Own Skills
Build a workshop around your needs.
Select three skills from the Study Skills and/or Executive Function Skills Toolboxes outlined above to create a personalized learning experience.
3 Individual Learning Sessions
$110
Study Skills Workshop
Study Skills Workshop
Complete all 12 Study Skills sessions noted above to develop practical strategies for organizing information, understanding new concepts, strengthening memory, and becoming a more effective and independent learner.
$420
Executive Function Skills Workshop
Executive Function Skills Workshop
Complete all 5 Executive Function Skills sessions described above to develop practical strategies for planning, managing time, getting started, staying focused, and evaluating progress—helping learners become more organized, responsible, and independent.
$175
The Complete Learning Workshop
The Complete Learning Workshop
Complete all 17 Learning Workshop sessions, combining the 12 Study Skills with all 5 Executive Function Skills. Learners develop practical strategies for understanding, organizing, remembering, and applying information while also strengthening planning, time management, task initiation, focus, and self-evaluation.
$575
Save $105
Scheduling Your Learning Workshop
Scheduling Your Learning Workshop
Learning Workshops are designed to fit your schedule and your learning needs.
Flexible Scheduling
Sessions are scheduled at mutually convenient times and can be arranged around school, work, and family commitments.
Schedule at Your Pace
Workshops do not have to be completed on a rigid schedule. Sessions can be arranged at a pace that works best for the learner.
Why The Learning Workshop Company?
Why The Learning Workshop Company?
Learning is more than completing assignments or preparing for the next test. Our goal is to equip learners with practical strategies they can use in school, college, the workplace, and throughout life.
Proven Learning Strategies
Proven Learning Strategies
Our workshops teach practical, proven learning strategies that help learners better understand, organize, remember, and apply what they learn.
Personalized to the Learner
Personalized to the Learner
Every learner is different. Workshops can be tailored to individual needs, goals, strengths, and areas where additional support is needed.
Skills That Last
Skills That Last
We focus on developing strategies learners can continue using long after the workshop ends—building greater confidence, independence, and ownership of learning.
More than Tutoring
More than Tutoring
Traditional tutoring often focuses on helping a student with a particular subject or assignment. The Learning Workshop Company focuses on something different: teaching learners how to learn by developing the skills and strategies they can use to become more effective learners across subjects and throughout life.
Meet the Educator
Meet the Educator
Trevor Ruble, M.Ed.
With more than three decades of experience in education, Trevor Ruble has worked with learners from every level- from elementary school to college. He has also trained educators in effective teaching and learning strategies. His experience includes classroom teaching, professional development, curriculum development, educational program coordination, and college instruction.
Trevor founded The Learning Workshop Company with a simple purpose: to help learners develop the skills they need to become more effective and independent learners—not simply for the next assignment or test, but for a lifetime of learning.
Education
Education
B.A., Psychology — James Madison University
M. Ed., Education- William and Mary
M. Ed., Administration- William and Mary
Experience
Experience
32+ years in education • Grades 3–8 classroom experience • College adjunct instructor • Professional developer • Curriculum developer • Educational program coordinator
Ready to Build a Stronger Learner?
Ready to Build a Stronger Learner?
Every learner has different strengths, challenges, and goals. Contact The Learning Workshop Company to discuss your needs, ask questions, and determine which learning workshop may be the right fit for you or your student.
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