by Gretchen | Jan 25, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Procrastination
Do you ever experience huge roadblocks that make it impossible for you to finish a big project you started? Recently, I had a client who was working on his first major research project ever. As often happens with students who struggle with executive functioning, there...
by Gretchen | Jan 24, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast
Junior year it’s time to start compiling your list of colleges. However, how can you tell if your grades are high enough to be considered by the schools on your list? Megan introduces us to a cool online tool that provides a host of valuable information about what...
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 | Dec 28, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog
Do you should on yourself when making plans? During most of my coaching sessions with teens, we spend at least some of our time making plans for the next week. We break big projects down into smaller parts; we decide what study tasks will be done on which days before...
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...