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 …
How to study for tests: The perfect 5-step study plan
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. My website analytics show me that how to study for tests is the second most searched term on my website. (First place is how to take notes.) I have written over 100 tutorials about study skills for this very reason. With …
How to study for a test on a book
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. From middle school through graduate school, being tested on what we read basically is school. Read a book, and then take a test: repeat forever. Therefore, knowing how to study for a test on a book is the key to doing …
9 Reasons You Have Bad Grades
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Bad grades donāt just come out of nowhere for no good reason. Sure, you might fail a test once in a while because of extenuating circumstances, but chronically poor grades are a symptom of something bigger. In other words, chronically bad …