Better Grades in Less Time

When: Sunday 04/11/21

When: 4-5pm

Where: SMITH RIVAS Study Skills & Academic Coaching - ONLINE

If you can think of anything you'd rather do than homework, you'll love learning how to earn better grades in less time! In this small-group introduction to time management and study skills, middle school and high school students and parents will learn the same skills that the most successful students at the best colleges use. These skills are ideal for students whose grades don't reflect how cool and smart they are, students with learning differences, serious athletes, and STEM superstars. SMITH RIVAS director Paul Rivas will help students develop fun strategies to improve their time management, reading, notetaking, tests, and papers. Class size limited to 10! THIS EVENT IS ONLINE VIA ZOOM.

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College Readiness: Your Neurodiverse Teen and Academic Self-Advocacy-- A Free Webinar for 9th - 12th Grade Parents

When: Tuesday 04/13/21

When: 7:00-8:00pm

Where: Zoom Webinar

Anticipating the shift from high school to college can feel overwhelming for parents and teens; neurodiverse teens may face even more challenges in navigating this transition. In this webinar, parents of high school students will learn how to make this a gradual, less daunting challenge including: •How to help your child build their academic self-advocacy skills and the ability to independently problem-solve so they can thrive in their transition to college •The differences between academic expectations in high school and in college •How to shift from the role of high school parent to college parent and the limitations imposed on college parents by FERPA regulations With the right self-advocacy skills, your child will be able to request accommodations in college, find information, and comfortably ask for help. The presenters bring both high school and college expertise: Andrea M. Brenner, PhD is co-author of “ How to College: What to Know Before You Go (and When You’re There

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