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An Essay Writing Trick, Most Students, Don’t Do

An Essay Writing Trick, Most Students, Don’t Do

by Gretchen | May 5, 2021 | Academic Coaching, blog

Today I’m sharing an excellent essay writing trick that can make writing any essay easier and probably result in higher quality writing–but it’s especially useful at the end of the year when students have so many other things on their plate and need...
How to Get Students (and Teachers!) To Be Less Passive Learners

How to Get Students (and Teachers!) To Be Less Passive Learners

by Gretchen | Apr 13, 2021 | Academic Coaching, blog

You may know by now that I am obsessed with figuring out how we can help students become more active (and, therefore, more effective) learners…and I want to share a bit about that with you today! Would it surprise you if I said that one of the keys to this is to...
364: Mental Health Tips for Students at This Stage of the Semester… & Pandemic

364: Mental Health Tips for Students at This Stage of the Semester… & Pandemic

by Gretchen | Apr 12, 2021 | blog, College Prep, podcast

Students’ mental health is struggling more than ever at this stage of the pandemic. Gretchen and Megan discuss the available resources to support students, along with tips and trick for everyone to make it through to the end of the semester. Specifically, Megan &...
The Right and Wrong Way to Use a Cheat Sheet

The Right and Wrong Way to Use a Cheat Sheet

by Gretchen | Apr 6, 2021 | Academic Coaching, blog

Hiya! If you’re like many students, you probably think having a test where “cheat sheets” are allowed means all you have to do to prepare for the test is create your cheat sheet. After all, why spend time and energy studying when you get to have all...
364: Mental Health Tips for Students at This Stage of the Semester… & Pandemic

363: 5 Secrets to Taking Multiple Choice Tests Well

by Gretchen | Apr 5, 2021 | blog, College Prep, podcast

Too many students struggle with multiple choice tests. Often, this difficulty is not that they don’t know the material but rather because they haven’t learned how to take those tests well. Listen in as Megan provides her top five tips so you stop...
Have You Mastered This Truly, Highly Advanced Student Skill?

Have You Mastered This Truly, Highly Advanced Student Skill?

by Gretchen | Mar 30, 2021 | Academic Coaching, blog

Happy Spring! At this point in the school year, you may have noticed a dip in your energy level – at the same time, you see an increase in your school workload. Ouch, right? At times like this, it pays to have some strategies in place for managing your workload...
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