By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Flashcards are one of the most inexpensive, easy-to-find, and effective study tools you can possibly use. Yeah, I know there are approximately one bazillion cool apps and digital study websites available now, but I stand by my claim that old-school flashcards …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Days without homework are the best. Whether itâs just one homework-free night, a weekend with nothing due on Monday, or even a whole vacation week with no long-term assignments hanging over your head, the feeling is liberating. While you should take …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about how to be a âgoodâ student. Included in these common myths are false ideas about study habits, memorization, and time spent on homework. In this tutorial, I share 4 common myths about …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether youâre a student or a working professional, group projects, group discussions and meetings can be an effective way to collaborate and make decisions. But working with others can also be challenging. Group work can be challenging because itâs difficult to …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Knowing how to prioritize homework is one of the keys to not feeling overwhelmed and falling behind in school. There are some basic steps to prioritizing homework, which I explain below. But first, letâs get clear on the definition of prioritization. …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Email is an important communication channel for students, starting in elementary school and ending ⊠essentially never. But so many (so many!) students struggle with how to manage email. The problem is that so few students know what to do once …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. School supplies for students with ADHD may look a little different than school supplies for neurotypical students. Neurotypical students often choose school supplies based on factors like aesthetics (does it look cool), popularity (is it actually cool) and teacher requirements (the …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following tips are primarily for college students, although high school students may also find them helpful. If youâre in college, you already know that homework consumes much of your day. But one of the secrets of A-level students is that …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Back-to-school tips for college students go beyond the back-to-school tips for high school students that I write about in this post here. While those high school tips certainly apply to college students too, older students have different needs – which I …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post is full of back-to-school tips for middle and high school students. I have several back-to-school tutorials on my blog, so if youâre looking for more, check out these 10 tips and these 8 tips when youâre done reading about …