How we are taught is as important as what we are taught,
because how we are taught will be the foundation
of how the information will be used.

-Richard Jorgensen, PhD (hc), BA
Founder and President of Life Skills U

1. Preparing the Student To Learn

Life Skills U offers  an effective and powerful proven learning system so novel that a patent is pending. This educational software provides  learners  the "back to basics " educational tools  needed to achieve their full life skill potential in raising self-esteem, bettering leadership skills, understanding  teamwork, enhancing emotional maturity, improving relationships, and  resolving  past emotions, past behaviors, and past relationships, enabling a student to become ready and capable of learning.

On such a Foundation, students have:

• Perceptions based on Emotional Equality
• Attitudes based on Goal achievement
• Thinking based on Trust
• Feelings based on Confidence
• Behaviors based on Personal Ability
   

2. Understanding that Learning is a Process, Not an Event

• Life Skills U uses the proprietary eMod Learning System software to provide students with:

• Using Symbolistics, students tap into their prior knowledge for deeper understanding and insight

• Integrated eMod Study Guides allow for student reflection

• Feedback Assessments supports the learner in instant feedback for what they learned and overlooked

• VoIP features offer learners opportunities to experience what they have learned by communicating and interacting with peers in a myriad of learner-friendly virtual environments
   

Students / Learners 

For years educational programs to assist students in effective leaning have come and gone, resulting in high cost methods that are a strain on educators time, and often times interrupt the work day. The time has come to offer a learning system that delivers lasting results for change and success. Just as important as academic skill development, Life Skills need to be nurtured and for a lifetime of discovery and growth for all individuals:

Life Skills for:

• Overcoming learning challenges

• Taking ownership of one's learning:
  Self-Authority, Self-Responsibility, Self-Accountability

What Life Skills U offers:

• The Pocket Wisdom series (available in both paperback and eMods formats) to address the Perceptions, Attitudes, Thinking, Feelings, and Behaviors of students in relationship to academic excellence, interdependent relationships, and social maturity.
• Additional Life Skill-based eMods from varying authors and instructors

• VoIP Rooms at Life Skills U:

Professional / Staff Development

Whether it is at a National, district or school level, staff development has gotten its fair of moans and groans. Most staff view it as a waste of time and implementation of new policies is usually short lived.

Life Skills for:

• improving the quality, efficiency, and implementation of new ideas and policies
• strengthening the culture of the educational institution through teamwork and cooperation
• awareness and clarity about the problems they are trying to solve and about the conditions under which teachers are likely to change their practice.

What Life Skills U offers:

• The Pocket Wisdom series (for home study or during work hours) to address the Perceptions, Attitudes, Thinking, Feeling, and Behaviors of teachers and staff in relationship to creating a healthy school culture, forming interdependent relationships, and making a professional contribution
   
• Additional Life Skill-based eMods from varying authors and instructors.
   
• VoIP Rooms at Life Skills U:
• Virtual workshops
• Professional development from the comfort of home
• Virtual administrative offices
• Staff study/support groups