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what to do when you just can't focus

What to do when you just can’t focus

Katie June 19, 2023 executive function, focus, motivation, procrastination

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The ability to focus is at the core of nearly everything you’re asked to do in school. You can’t read a book if you can’t focus. You can’t follow along with a science lecture if you can’t focus. You can’t solve …

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5 ways being disorganized makes school harder than it needs to be

5 ways being a disorganized student makes school harder than it needs to be

Katie March 27, 2023 executive function, good habits, organization

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Being a disorganized student makes school so much harder than it needs to be. School is hard enough, is it not? But it gets so much more difficult when you can’t find your notes to study from, you turn in your …

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24 productivity tips for students

24 productivity tips for students

Katie January 23, 2023 executive function, focus, good habits, productivity, study skills

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following post contains 24 productivity tips for students. They all apply to students in high school and college, but many can also increase the productivity of students in middle school. Students spend nearly seven hours a day in classes. After …

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how to organize a school binder

How to organize a school binder: Tips and examples

Katie August 29, 2022 ADD/ADHD, executive function, grades, homework, organization

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are multiple ways to organize school materials using binders, notebooks, folders, and accordion files. This guide will teach you how to organize a school binder. It also includes tips for students with ADHD. The binder set-up I teach below can …

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tips for using a calendar over the summer

9 tips for using a calendar over the summer

Katie July 11, 2022 executive function, good habits, organization, productivity, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This is a post full of tips for using a calendar over the summer. Calendars help us stay organized, remember important dates, show up on time, and function as reasonably adjusted humans in society. Students should begin using calendars in middle …

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life life skills for students

5 life skills all students need to be functional adults

Katie May 23, 2022 communication, executive function, good habits, self advocacy

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In high school, I learned how to hem my own pants (a handy skill considering I’m 5’2”). In fact, I learned many life skills outside basic content areas, skills that smoothed my transition to being a functional adult. Some of these …

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how to make decisions

How to make decisions: 4 decision-making strategies for students

Katie May 9, 2022 executive function, good habits, motivation, productivity, self advocacy

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Various sources suggest that the average person makes around 35,000 decisions a day. That’s bananas. While the majority of our daily decisions are minor, such as choosing what to wear or what to eat, we occasionally face bigger decisions that have …

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What to do when you’re confused in class

What to do when you’re confused in class

Katie April 4, 2022 communication, executive function, good habits, self advocacy

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You’re sitting in class, paying attention (or not), and all of a sudden you have no idea what the teacher is saying. Or you’re doing your homework at home, and it hits you that you’re totally confused about the material. It …

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goal setting tips for students

8 goal-setting tips for students

Katie January 3, 2022 executive function, goal setting, good habits, motivation

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This tutorial offers 8 goal-setting tips for students, although many of the tips are solid strategies for goal-setting in general – for anyone. Goal-setting is all the rage around the new year, but I think most of that is simply traditional …

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adhd and procrastination tips

ADHD and procrastination: 5 tips for task initiation

Katie December 6, 2021 ADD/ADHD, executive function, motivation, procrastination, tips for parents

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Procrastination is normal, everyone does it, and it essentially serves a fundamental purpose: to avoid pain. But procrastination is also a self-destructive behavior that can lead to troubled relationships, poor academic performance, low confidence, and anxiety. ADHD and procrastination go hand-in-hand …

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