By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We all know that tests can be hard. Obviously. But for many students, the real reason school feels hard isn’t the work itself: it’s everything around the work that’s the real challenge. The things no one talks about. The invisible stuff. …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The Pomodoro Technique is a popular time management strategy for increasing focus and motivation during tasks. It’s perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who has work to do and not a lot of time to do it. The classic Pomodoro Technique …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether you miss class because you’re sick, have an excused absence, or just choose to sleep in, missing school almost always results in missing assignments. And missing assignments lead to late assignments. Something else that causes late assignments? Not doing them …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re taking AP courses as a junior or senior in high school, you’ll likely have AP summer coursework to complete before your school year begins in September. This blog post outlines how to complete AP summer coursework in 3 steps …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post features practical advice about what to do when you have too much to do. The advice is useful for those occasional times – up to a few days in a row – when you are overwhelmed and have …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post offers 36 ideas for how to create a study space that’s awesome. Some tips are better suited for college or university students, and some are for middle and high school students. Some tips will help you design your personal …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. One of the most popular blog topics is time management strategies for students. Time management can be a challenge for everyone, including students, professionals, and adults. That’s why this post is all about the top 5 time management mistakes students make …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are multiple ways to organize school materials using binders, notebooks, folders, and accordion files. This guide will teach you how to organize a school binder. It also includes tips for students with ADHD. The binder set-up I teach below can …
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 didn’t go so well, for personal enrichment, and to boost your student resume. Taking college …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Bad grades don’t 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 …