About Katie Azevedo, M.Ed.
I teach students how to learn.
Private executive function coach in Massachusetts, creator of SchoolHabits, and host of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast.
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Why I do this
Students are expected to learn, but they're rarely taught how.
Having taught in both public and private school systems, I've seen it first-hand: we expect students to learn, but we rarely give them the tools or strategies to do it.
So that's what I teach, through private coaching, video tutorials and online courses.
My story
How SchoolHabits began
For years, I was vice president of a tutoring company. We asked students to memorize hundreds of vocabulary words for the old SAT, and it hit me that they had no idea how. Kids were being asked to learn all the time, and nobody had ever taught them how to do it.
I saw the same thing as a high school special education teacher. A colleague almost lost her job because she couldn't pass the teacher licensing exam. She didn't know how to study. In my graduate program, a classmate nearly dropped out after completely forgetting a major assignment, because she had no system for keeping track of her work.
That's when I realized that although content matters, it's the skills for learning that content that carry you through school, your career and your life.
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Skills are the skeleton key to everything.
Proof it works
I graduated summa cum laude with highest honors, using the student academic operating system I built for myself.
Note-taking, annotating, time management, task management, study skills and organization: the same skills I teach today.
Since 2006
I've coached thousands of students one-on-one in
Who I work with
Grade 6 through graduate school, plus working adults
I work with students in middle school, high school, college and grad school, as well as adults who want to build better work productivity habits.
My specialty
Where ADHD and academics meet
With a Master's Degree in Special Education, I also work with students with ASD and other learning disabilities. I can work alongside your child's IEP and help you navigate and understand their services.
Off the clock
Mom of two. In my minuscule amount of spare time, I…
"Katie, no single thing has ever changed our family as much as you have. We owe you everything."
SchoolHabits parent
Ways to work with me
Pick your starting point
Ready to work smarter?
Explore private coaching, or start with my free training for parents.