Students.
Whether you’re an undergraduate adapting to the demands of college, a graduate or medical school student navigating new routines and higher volumes of material, a middle/high school student learning to balance assignments and time management, or a parent looking to help your student get some extra support or a jump on new skills—I’m here to help.
Skill Areas.
Planning & Prioritizing.
Time Management. Think about time and tasks in the short-term and the long-term—scheduling, creating routines, using open/free time.
Task Attack. Learn a step-by-step process to break tasks into manageable parts.
Prioritizing. Identify what to and when to do it.
Testing.
Test/Quiz Preparation. Methods for planning time, reviewing and synthesizing material.
Test-Taking. How to approach the test-taking experience, multiple-choice format, short/long writing assessments, and how to prepare for test-taking in advance of the test.
Study Skills.
Material Synthesis. What to do with materials from readings, lectures, homework, and classwork.
Reading Strategy. Comprehension—read efficiently and effectively. Note-taking—taking and reading notes.
Writing Strategy. How to tackle large and small writing assignments in a methodical and organized way—i.e. Outlining, Drafting, Revising.
Self-Advocacy. Speaking with professors. Accessing learning accommodations. Utilizing campus support resources.
Are you a working parent? If so, these strategies are applicable for professionals and teams, as well as students.
Find the method of learning that works for you.
One-on-One Instruction.
Video Tutorials.
Workshops.
Whether you’re looking to improve your performance on tests and quizzes; improve how productive you are when doing homework; learn strategies to get started on an assignment; figure out how to best spend your open time; skills to reduce stress or anxiety about your classes or your assignments; address procrastination; the tools to have your grades reflect what you know; improve your academic skills and have a better semester than last semester; brush up on college-level skills; get started writing papers; manage your reading assignments; get help navigating a new college; begin to develop college preparatory skills…
One-on-One Instruction.
*With remote learning capabilities, individual instruction is available anywhere through FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, or other convenient technologies.
What are sessions like? The goal of instruction is to provide the skills and support for students to be as independent as possible in their academic experience and personal life. To begin instruction, students share strengths and challenges, learning styles, and goals for working together.
From clear objectives based on needs, Andrea is able to customize strategies and skills that will work with the learner’s strengths. Skills are taught and then applied to current work, so that the student is able to see the application of the strategy in an authentic way, while also getting a jumpstart on current work.
Sessions revolve around the needs of the student, and are based on building and strengthening academic skills. For example, what may have been a goal to work on time management, may shift to test-preparation, if it becomes a more pressing skill to learn due to an upcoming test. Through practice and support, Andrea builds students’ skills over time to make them feel more positive, and productive, and ultimately, more independent and confident.
Frequency.
For successful outcomes, it is recommended to meet a minimum of four sessions to build understanding, practice, and application of skills.
Dedication.
Progress and success comes from the willingness to practice and apply strategies in and out of coaching sessions. These skills are not mastered overnight; they are built over time and through guided practice.
Some questions when considering one-on-one instruction.
How ready and willing am I to learn new skills and strategies?
How often do I want to work with Andrea? Once a week? Twice a week? Or more?
How long do I want to receive help? Four weeks? Two months? More?
Video Tutorials.
If engaging in one-on-one instruction isn't right for your learning style or schedule, or if you'd like to get a sense of what it's like to work with me before you commit, then you can start working towards your goals today with my video tutorial series.
Engaging short instructional videos that teach concrete step-by-step strategies. The videos can be purchased as individual video strategies, or together in a packaged series.
Three Part Video Series
Planning & Prioritizing
Time Management.
Video 1. How to think about time and tasks in the short-term and the long-term, scheduling, creating routines, using open/free time.
Task Attack.
Video 2. A step-by-step process for how to break tasks down into more manageable parts.
Prioritizing.
Video 3. Strategies for how to identify what tasks need to be done, in what order, and when.
Workshops.
Are you in the academic setting or a supervisory position and looking for a way to reach a larger group of students with important time management, prioritizing, study skills, or professional development opportunities?
I can provide a group with...
orientation to a new class, or new members of a program with positive habits
time management skills
planning and prioritizing
project management strategies
Test-preparation skills
Test-taking strategies
Study habits
Customized.
I offer tailored group workshops to provide introduction to skills, concrete examples, and ways to integrate skills into authentic settings for your learners.
Direct Collaboration.
All aspects of group instruction will be designed through direct consultation, including topics, duration, and target audience for presentations.