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  • Woman looking up at stack of books SSD Presents Workshop Series on Improving Student Academic Performance
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Coaching for Dynamic and Collaborative Full Student Development

 

Coaching is an ‘approach or way of working’ with individuals to identify personal strengths and collaboratively set goals toward developing important life skills.   While coaching at a college or university is often linked with the term “academic”, what actually occurs in the developing relationship between client (in this case student) and coach is a much broader focus then mere academic skills development. 

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International Coaching Week May 20-26, 2013

International Coaching Week poster

Coach Cafe Ann Arbor is participating in International Coaching Week! The local chapter is celebrating by sharing career, leadership, life and writing coaching at several locations in the area, free of charge.

For more information, please visit www.coachcafeannarbor.weebly.com

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Strengthening Test Taking Skills

 

Effective study, and test taking strategies contribute to greater productivity, higher grades and less stress. This seminar presents a systematic, research-based approach for test preparation and test taking.

Practical strategies and checklists are provided to improve learning, retention, and application of complex and detailed information.

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Increasing Reading Efficiency

Unable to find a Hi-Liter, Wayne used a black Magic Marker to cross out all the stuff he didn’t want to read again.

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Maximizing Listening and Note Taking Skills

I love information…what I don’t like is having to do something with it.

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  • mind mapping
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Developing Academic Time Management Skills

Everything takes longer than you expect…even when you expect it to take longer than you expect.

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Enhancing Academic Performance

Thinking is good exercise for the brain…But unfortunately this applies to both right and wrong thinking.

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SSD Presents Workshop Series on Improving Student Academic Performance

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The SSD Office is proud to be able to offer during the winter term 2013 a series of workshops aimed at improving students' academic performance. These workshops will be carried out by nationally renowned educational psychologist, Dr. Geraldine Markel.

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  • reading efficiency
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Creating a Study Routine

An exerpt from the book, One Page at a Time: Getting Through College with ADHD by Phill Pappas. 

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Time? How Much Do You Need?

Three students seated in lounge studying

A three-credit hour class typically meets for three hours per week and requires six to nine hours of study and prep outside of class.  

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