First of all, thanks for being here. If you or someone you know is in the midst of the college application process, you know that it can be stressful! The decision fatigue, the deadlines, the desire to get accepted into your dream school. The college application process can be a recipe for overwhelm, but I …
Teaching students how to “explode the moment” is one of my all-time favorite parts of teaching writing. If you are here, I imagine you are teaching your students personal narrative writing or small-moment writing techniques and are looking for ways to strengthen student writing. Well, you are in the right place. What does “explode the …
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As an executive functioning coach, I can honestly say that executive functioning skills are at the foundation of everything we do. While executive functioning is much more than just organizational strategies, today I will be focusing on how to help students develop ways to stay organized. Picture this: your son comes home from school, throws …
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Are you looking for some common app essay mistakes to avoid? Or maybe you are looking for tips for the common app essay to help you tell your story, connect with college admissions officers, and strengthen your college application overall. One common app essay prompt reads, “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent …
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Teaching students how to write an essay is probably one of the most common jobs of English Language Arts teachers around the globe. The methods by which we teach essay writing can also be quite controversial. One school of thought centers on giving students creative liberty and freedom to write something amazing and freeform. After …
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School is out and you may be wondering if you should schedule tutoring in the summer for your child. Well, you have come to the right place! I can picture it now: your child arrives home on that final day of school, grinning from ear to ear that school has finally ended. “No more homework! …
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Are you looking for some revision tips for the common app essay to help tell your story, connect with college admissions officers, and strengthen your college application overall? I bet you hear about the importance of revising essays all the time. “If I knew what to revise, I would have done it already!” Does this …
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Are you looking for some tips for the common app essay to help you tell your story, connect with college admissions officers, and strengthen your college application overall? One common app essay prompt reads, “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without …
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Teaching students skills on how to study is one of the most important parts of what I do. While study skills come naturally to some, developing study habits is more challenging for others. If you are faced with a student who pulls all-nighters, memorizing and cramming loads of information just to quickly forget it all, …
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Are you teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins? Let me guess… you are weeding through pages and pages of her teaching resources and thinking, “How does Lucy Calkins’ curriculum translate to actual writing lessons that can be used in my classroom? How am I ever going to cover all of this material in …
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