by Gretchen | Aug 23, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Does your school create and provide a planner for students each year? This sounds like a great idea, right? Not so fast! No matter how amazing the planner is that your school provides, if it’s not introduced and used correctly, it will fail. The great news? We...
by Gretchen | Jan 31, 2023 | Academic Coaching
Why aren’t our students more engaged? We pour out our hearts and souls in our lessons, coaching sessions, etc. but at some point we lose them. You know the look–they’re physically in the space with us but their mind is clearly somewhere else....
by Gretchen | Dec 1, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Over the last couple weeks, we’ve been talking about final exams in my Anti-Boring world. And if you’ve been watching my videos, you may know how to make yourself an anti-cram plan so you’re not going to cram at the last minute, but you’re going to...
by Gretchen | Nov 29, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Today we are going to talk all about study guides. Some people love them. Some people hate them. I’m gonna be breaking down the complaints I’ve heard that both students and faculty have about study guides, but I’m also going to explain why I think...
by Gretchen | Nov 25, 2022 | Academic Coaching
It’s final exam season in the U.S. and there’s no better time to start studying than RIGHT NOW. Does this sound familiar students and teachers? “But my teacher hasn’t given out a study guide yet!” -and/or- “I don’t know what to study!” Don’t worry! In this...
by Gretchen | Nov 22, 2022 | Academic Coaching
In the U.S. right now, it’s final exam season, and I know you are not going to wait until the last minute to study, right students? And teachers, I know you’re not going to wait until the last minute to tell students–generally speaking–what’s...
by Gretchen | Nov 17, 2022 | Academic Coaching
What if I told you that the best way to grow your business is actually not to prioritize your student clients, but actually to prioritize yourself? That you can be more successful the more you prioritize your own needs over trying to meet everybody else’s needs?...
by Gretchen | Nov 15, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Teachers, I know, I know, I know you have very little time to actually work one-on-one with a student to help them figure out what’s going on–why are they not turning in work or why are their grades on tests lower than they would like–but what if...
by Gretchen | Nov 10, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Are you in the process of starting or growing your own academic coaching business, and, if so, I wonder if there are some ways that you are limiting your ability to show up as your own big, bold, beautiful self and draw in even more clients? Today I’m going to...
by Gretchen | Nov 8, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Students, do you sometimes just want to tear your hair out because there’s too much work assigned and too little time to do it, especially long readings before lectures? Teachers, do you want to tear your hair out because students just don’t seem to be...
by Gretchen | Nov 3, 2022 | Academic Coaching
When you’re a new business builder, how do you actually tell whether you’re improving and actually making your way towards building a sustainable business in the first year your business has been around? One of the joys of my work is when people text me, report...
by Gretchen | Nov 1, 2022 | Academic Coaching
The most common question I get asked as an academic coach and teacher trainer is, “how do you motivate students?” Today, I’m going to share with you four different phrases you can practice taking on in your classroom with students or your 1-to-1 coaching...
by Gretchen | Oct 27, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Educators, could you stand to have about $10,000 to $20,000 per year more than you make right now? I ask you this question because I help educators start side businesses as well as full-time businesses as academic life coaches, and I’ve talked to hundreds...
by Gretchen | Oct 25, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Teachers, are you concerned about an increasing number of students who seem super overwhelmed at this time in the semester…and do you wish there was something that you, as a classroom teacher, could do about that overwhelm? Students, maybe you are feeling that...
by Gretchen | Oct 21, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Are you a coach who works with young people? Maybe you’re an academic coach, executive function coach, ADHD coach, educational therapist, or some other person who is an edupreneur. You have started a private practice, and now you’re trying to find...
by Gretchen | Oct 18, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Are you a teacher who prides yourself on offering students lots of really specific strategies for how to study for tests and quizzes in your classes? Well, first of all, I want to say, “Yay, you!” I’m so glad you do! But, I’d also like to...
by Gretchen | Oct 11, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Are you a teacher who is an expert in whatever field you were trained in? Maybe it’s something to do with the medical profession. Maybe it’s something that you learned to do really well in college, and now you’re a teacher, but you have never...
by Gretchen | Oct 3, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Do you believe some content is just plain “boring” to teach your students? That they should just buckle down and memorize content so they can move on? If so, you’re not alone! Some subjects naturally lend themselves to dry presentation slides and...
by Gretchen | Sep 27, 2022 | Academic Coaching
Are you struggling to start or grow your coaching business? So often we get caught up in the day-to-day grind of teaching and coaching that we forget we need to continually build our businesses. I’ve been there, friend—and in some ways, I still am! But,...
by Gretchen | Sep 20, 2022 | Academic Coaching
‘Tis the season of first tests and grade reports. How are your students doing? Are you finding that learning and grades just aren’t where you want them to be? Before you blame yourself–or your students–I encourage you to reflect on one...
by Gretchen | Sep 13, 2022 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, Study Skills
Studying is important to student success, right? Well, you may be surprised to learn that telling your student to “study” might be doing more harm than good. What does it actually mean to study? Do we study effectively by rereading...
