By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post teaches you how to take notes from a video. There are various scenarios when youāll have to take notes from a video, especially for online classes. The following best practices apply to students in middle school, high school, college …
How to take notes from a textbook: 11 note-taking tips
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Before you learn how to take notes from a textbook, you need to make two key decisions. Where will you take your notes, and what note-taking format will you choose? I explain both decisions below. Where to take your textbook notes …
100 best organization tips for college students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following is a complete list of the 100 best organization tips for college students. Many of the tips apply to students in high school too. However, college students will need next-level organizational strategies to stay on top of their game. …
How to use Google Calendar for school: Tips for making schedules
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Knowing how to use google calendar for school is important for students in high school and college. Using Google calendar to make a schedule will: I recommend students use Google Calendar over any other digital calendar apps. Why? Google Calendar integrates …
Donāt make these 5 mistakes in high school
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I know I sound all teachery-mothery here, but high school is one of the most critical periods of our lives. So much can happen in those four years – good and bad – that can impact the direction we take for …
9 tips for using a calendar over the summer
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 …
4 tips for taking summer classes in college
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are many reasons why students might take summer classes in college: to graduate early, to make space for a double major, to retake courses that didnāt go so well, for personal enrichment, and to boost your student resume. Taking college …
5 life skills all students need to be functional adults
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In high school, I learned how to hem my own pants (a handy skill considering Iām 5ā2ā). In fact, I learned many life skills outside basic content areas, skills that smoothed my transition to being a functional adult. Some of these …
4 tips for studying on the weekends
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Weekends are for sleeping in, seeing friends, doing life-maintenance things (chores, errands, etc.) and Netflix. Yes, yes – all of this is true. However, weekends are also for (prepare to gasp) studying. You may not love to hear this from me, …
How to make decisions: 4 decision-making strategies for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Various sources suggest that the average person makes around 35,000 decisions a day. Thatās 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 …