“Take Control of Your Semester” Package

This is a full semester package for those wanting to begin the semester strong and have weekly support to maintain their success and momentum throughout.

√ 1.25 hr. initial set-up session

√ Weekly coaching sessions

√ Clear plan of action

√ Development of student’s academic goals

√ Development of Executive Function Skills

√ Creating individualized strategies

√ Weekly progress monitoring of grades

√ Analysis of study habits through the Weekly Habit Tracker

√ Support with “Making Time Visible”

√ School-Life balance check-ins

√ Access to summary notes of each session

√ Weekly Office Hours

√ Unlimited email & text communications w/ student in between sessions

√ Monthly check-in phone calls w/parents

“Study Strong” Package

This is a flexible 5-sessions package to help students in high school, college and grad school build a solid foundation of strategies and skills in note-taking, study strategies, time management and organization in order to experience greater academic success!

Students will work through the Anti-Boring Approach to Powerful Studying™ course independently in 5 increments (~20-minutes—1.5 hours of coursework prior to each coaching session).

√ Five 1-hour coaching sessions tailored to your schedule

√ Lifetime access to the Anti-boring Approach to Powerful Studying™ by Gretchen Wegner (Online Course/Tutorial):

• The Study Cycle

• Train Your Brain

• Get Active with the Study Senses

• Take Powerful Notes

• Design Quizzable Study Tools

• Make a Rock Solid Study Plan

• Overcoming Procrastination

√ Unlimited email & text communications w/ student in between sessions

√ Personalized Study Skills Tip Sheet/Notes based on student’s input

“Designing College Success” Package

This 5-session package will help incoming freshman & college students face specific challenges as they adapt to college life with a decrease in structured time, increased independence & new living situation. This package shows students how to implement practices to manage schedule organization and optimize focus for success. Analog & digital tools and strategies will be demonstrated and discussed, so students can choose a system that works best for them.

√ 5 one-hour 1:1 sessions

√ Session 1: Make Time Visible

• Choose a calendaring & planning system for your visual time management.

• Track recurring events & lean how to calculate the study time you will need each week.

• Make wise decisions about time allocation to allow for non-repeating academic & personal commitments.

√ Session 2: Planning Your Weekly Priorities

• Learn to break down long-term assignments into manageable chunks.

• Review the status of what needs to be done for each class in the week ahead. 

• Assign each task a time to be accomplished on the weekly to-do list.

√ Session 3: Managing Distractions

• Discuss the science behind productivity & optimal cognitive function.

• Apply best practices for managing phone, computer & social distractions.  

• Myth of Multi-tasking and the switch cost benefit

√ Session 4: Finding Your Perfect “Study Zone”

• Identifying when & where you do your best work. 

• Design habits & routines to maximize the work day. 

√ Session 5: Studying Powerfully

• Use brain science to ramp up results.

• Learn about research-based practices that ensure effective learning, including the Study Cycle, spaced sessions, and retrieval practice. 

• Learn how to optimize AI tools for learning.