by Gretchen | Jun 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Creativity & Edges, Entrepreneurship, InterPlay, Random Stuff
As an academic coach, I end the school year by meeting with parents to reflect on the ways their children have grown — and to identify goals for the next year. Recently at the end of one of those meetings, a mom sighed and said, “My daughter is...
by Gretchen | May 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Communication, For Parents
Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t trade live, in-person interactions for anything! So I was surprised when, after my first three coaching sessions on Skype, I realized there are some coaching tasks that work BETTER virtually than in person. 1. I get to be IN...
by Gretchen | Mar 17, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Procrastination
There are several websites that I can’t live without in my academic coaching practice, and one of them is … drum roll, please… www.ohdontforget.com On this website students can schedule a text message to be sent to them at a specific time. Here are a...
by Gretchen | Jan 30, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Random Stuff
At the end of February I have a speaking engagement, during which I will explore the question “Social or Solo? Why Learning in Community Beats Learning alone”. I’ll be speaking for a graduate school audience at my alma mater, and I’m excited...
by Gretchen | Jan 29, 2010 | Academic Coaching, MuseCubes, Random Stuff
I recently took a walk around Lake Merritt with a former academic coaching client. What sweetness! One of the things I adore about my work as an academic/life coach for teenagers is that I get to build strong connections & collaborations with young people. And...
by Gretchen | Jan 8, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Organization
This is just a quick blog entry to celebrate one of my academic coaching clients. I’ll call him Oscar. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked into his bedroom last Wednesday evening. A transformation had occurred around Oscar’s desk. Over the...
