Academic Approach
Hayley Notter is an accomplished educational professional with extensive experience in curriculum development and instruction. Currently serving as the Director of Curriculum at Academic Approach since June 2015, Hayley oversees the creation and maintenance of comprehensive English and reading curriculum, spearheading the publication of multiple 500+ page books and numerous standardized test materials. Prior roles at Chatham University included Adjunct Professor of Writing, where Hayley taught writing composition, and Writing Specialist and Tutor, focusing on academic writing skills and critical reading. Additional experience encompasses roles such as Creative Writing Instructor for Words Without Walls and Production Editor for Beloit Fiction Journal. Hayley holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Chatham University and a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Sociology from Beloit College.
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Academic Approach
The idea for Academic Approach was born 13 years ago at Columbia University in New York City. While earning a PhD in English and teaching college freshmen in Columbia's core curriculum, I was at the same time tutoring New York City high school students for the standardized tests. I noticed an evident gap between the level of readiness my highschool students exhibited and the academic standards they would be expected to live up to on the college level.It occurred to me that the most meaningful way to offer test preparation was to create an academic curriculum that bridged these two levels of education, high school and college. Such a curriculum would allow me to use standardized tests in an innovative way: as a means to produce both better high school test takers and better college freshmen. We refer to this essential academic mission as "Teaching Beyond the TestTM."