By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I’m all about productivity hacks for students. When I find something that works, I share it. But I’m also on the lookout for productivity hacks that donât work for students — or that donât work in general — because itâs just …
You study for a test, you think you know your stuff, you take the test, and then you fail the test. Does this situation sound familiar? Do you ever think to yourself Ugh, what the heck ⊠I swore I knew this stuff! Reality check: …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I teach all things English, so of course I know how to not zone out while reading. But I still do it anyways. Even I, a reading “expert” will sometimes get to the end of a page and have no idea what …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I know, I know. You have no time. Neither do I. Neither does anyone. So below are eight time-management tips for you. And for every student ever. Also, when you’re done, you definitely want to come back and learn about the …
Itâs funny how we can watch Netflix for 3 hours straight without blinking. But when we sit down to do something âhard,â like study, we are suddenly distracted by every little teeny tiny thing. Many of my clients and students come to me complaining that …
I talk (and write) all the time about different study skills and the importance of using study methods that a) match you as a learner, and b) match the material youâre studying. But this post isnât about  how to use those study techniques. Instead, itâs …
I love hacks. Who doesnât!? As a student myself, I especially love study hacks, and as a teacher too, I especially love sharing a good study hack with others. (Obviously thatâs why I started the SchoolHabits blog and YouTube channel.) In general, we should vary …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We treat our backpacks like garbage disposals: we throw everything in there from granola bar wrappers to dried-out pens, old papers to dead calculator batteries. Iâve even seen things as odd as a bungee cord and a camping canteen. (Yes, the …
I wrote a blog post about how to organize old school papers a while ago (read that post – Part 1 – before this one!), but Iâm still asked this question all the time. While the minimalist in me is internally shouting âThrow them all …
I am a super-focused person. I know what I want, I figure out how to get it, and then I take care of business. While I call it âfocusâ because I want to be nice to myself, those who know me well might choose …
