by Gretchen | Jan 17, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast, Speed Reading
One of the most time-consuming activities for students is reading! Tune in to discover simple tips for reading faster and more effectively than you ever thought possible. The section of the book readers usually skip (but shouldn’t) How to skim for the structure of the...
by Gretchen | Jan 10, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Communication, podcast
Does foreign language learning seem awfully slow? Tune in as Megan and Gretchen reflect about 10+ ways to learn languages, including English, faster and more effectively. Today’s episode is a response to a listener named Hassan, who lives in Iran and is studying...
by Gretchen | Jan 3, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, For Parents, podcast, Student Life, Test Anxiety
Sometimes adults forget that being a student is an emotionally taxing job, that students have fears, and that students often need reassurance! On today’s New Year’s episode we discuss the five ways that feelings get in the way of student success if they’re not...
by Gretchen | Dec 27, 2016 | blog, For Parents, podcast, Reading
Do you ever buy books that are important professionally but never get around to reading them? Megan and Gretchen both have books on their shelves that they haven’t read yet. Listen in as they list these books, and explain why they’re important for educators and...
by Gretchen | Dec 20, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Meet two amazing educators teaching students study skills in creative and cutting edge ways. Gretchen interviews Eda Chen and Natalie Borrell about how the unique ways they’ve...
by Gretchen | Dec 13, 2016 | blog, For Parents, podcast
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Ever considered adventure travel as an interesting summer option for your teen? There are many companies that take teens on cool trips around the world and build their life and...
