by Gretchen | Jul 13, 2020 | Academic Coaching
I train both teachers and academic coaches, and here’s something I’ve noticed — they could be more like each other! Teachers often are too, well, teachery! They could stand to build more rapport with their students, and use more student-centered...
by Gretchen | Jul 13, 2020 | Academic Coaching, College Prep
Yes! You CAN use calculators on the ACT or SAT. But it matters which one you bring on test day, so pay attention as Megan schools you on clever calculator criteria. Specifically she discusses the importance of: Avoid last minute choice making about which calculator to...
by Gretchen | Jul 6, 2020 | Academic Coaching
There’s so much that students don’t have control over in their school lives.So how do parents, teachers, and academic coaches try to protect their sense of control? Is that even an important thing to try and do?Last week I introduced that in July,...
by Gretchen | Jul 6, 2020 | Academic Coaching, College Prep
Got a little extra time this summer and looking for something interesting to do? Gretchen recommends these two online assessments students can take to learn more about their brains and their career prospects. First, Mindprint Learning is an interesting...
by Gretchen | Jun 30, 2020 | Academic Coaching
?Yes. I know it might seem weird. Alternatives to policing and academic coaching have something in common?! But first a little background, about policing! A little over a year ago I started attending a monthly workshop series called Alternatives to Policing. When I...
by Gretchen | Jun 29, 2020 | Academic Coaching, College Prep
Teachers often threaten that students need to stay academically engaged through senior year because colleges might take away their offer of admissions. But is this a myth or reality? Megan weighs in with the following discussion: Why it is indeed true that colleges...
