by Gretchen | Mar 10, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Creativity & Edges, Organization
I just finished collaging the cover of a new spiral notebook, and now I can’t wait to write in it! Art makes such a difference in our lives. I often have my academic coaching clients decorate their planner covers for this very reason. Just yesterday a senior in...
by Gretchen | Sep 15, 2011 | Academic Coaching, Organization, Study Skills
One of the most important tasks as an academic coach is to help students understand how to leverage their learning styles to study more effectively … and hopefully more pleasurably. This week one of my 9th grade clients came in beaming. She couldn’t wait...
by Gretchen | Aug 27, 2011 | Academic Coaching, Creativity & Edges, Organization
Every year I encourage my academic coaching clients to decorate their planners (otherwise, time management can be so uninspiring). Because I practice what I preach, I made a collage too. Can you tell what my intentions for the school year include? The poem (made of...
by Gretchen | Nov 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Organization
Please enjoy this glimpse into A Day in the Life of an Academic Coach: This is a picture of what emerged after my client Cashew* unloaded his backpack during our academic coaching session. Sheesh! Needless to say, by the time I left all the paper had been uncrinkled...
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...
by Gretchen | Dec 17, 2009 | Academic Coaching, Organization
A student just rushed desperately into my Learning Center. “I need help! Do you have time?” she asked. Since she was not one of my regular clients, I had to tell her that I had no more than five minutes. But she could have all five of the minutes I have!!...
