By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re a student, you likely use Google Docs to write essays, etc. Google Docs is awesome and I highly recommend it – but it can be hard to find documents that you haven’t opened recently. Sure there’s a search bar, …
The optimal 4-step daily shutdown routine for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Most things run smoother if they’re routinized. In other words, our mornings are less hectic if we follow a predictable series of events; our weekdays are more productive if, again, we follow another predictable series of events. I suggest that students …
Morning routines for school: Remote learning edition
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Morning routines for school are essential to getting out the door on time – dressed, fed and ready to roll. But school morning routines for remote learning are just as critical to having a successful day – minus the getting out …
Sunday planning routine for students – tips for basic school management
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether you’re taking online classes, hybrid classes, or full in-person classes, I suggest you establish a Sunday planning routine. What makes this a planning routine for students, and not just for people in general, is that it includes admin / management …
20 organization tips for online learning
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The learning piece of online learning and hybrid learning is hard enough. That’s the side of things that’s cognitively demanding, that requires focus and thinking and studying and work. But that learning piece becomes so much harder when you’re not organized …
10 tips for remote learning and hybrid learning for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Remote learning and hybrid learning have their challenges, particularly for students who have never taken online classes. Remote and hybrid learning also require that students more independently manage their work, systems, and discipline. For many students, this is not easy. Below …
How to do hard things: 6 tips for completing difficult tasks
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post about how to do hard things is one of many resources in my anti-procrastination series. I’ve included links to the other resources throughout this post and at the end. Every post in this anti-procrastination series begins with a list …
I don’t want to do my work because I don’t care about it: 5 procrastination tips
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post is one of many resources in my anti-procrastination series. I’ve included links to the other resources throughout this post and at the end. Each post in this series begins with a list of 6 common reasons most people procrastinate. …
How to make a task less frustrating: 4 anti-procrastination tips
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post is part of my anti-procrastination series. For other posts and resources in the series, check out the links I include throughout this post. I begin every post in the series with a list of the 6 common reasons why …
5 summer reading tips for parents and students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I’ve covered summer reading tips nearly every summer since I launched my business. Here’s where you can find all my other summer reading tips and resources. In this post (and video!) I outline some of the tips I’ve covered before – …