By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether you’re a student or a working professional, you need to know how to handle multiple projects at the same time. No matter your age or experience, there are going to be weeks when you have to juggle a report for …
4 signs you’re doing too much, and 3 ways to fix it
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Students are often told they need to do a ton of activities in order to create superior transcripts for college applications. First of all: false. More does not equal more, in the eyes of college admissions officers. Here’s what U.S. News …
How to improve executive functions in students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. As an executive function (EF) coach, I specialize in ADHD and other disabilities that impact students’ abilities to manage the intersection of academics and self-management. In other words, I teach how to improve executive functions in students. Executive functions are the …
How to name your Google Docs: A hack for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re a student, you likely use Google Docs to write essays, etc. Google Docs is awesome and I highly recommend it – but it can be hard to find documents that you haven’t opened recently. Sure there’s a search bar, …
Morning routines for school: Remote learning edition
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Morning routines for school are essential to getting out the door on time – dressed, fed and ready to roll. But school morning routines for remote learning are just as critical to having a successful day – minus the getting out …
10 remote learning tips for parents of early elementary children
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Remote learning has its challenges for all grades and ages. But parents of early elementary-aged children, specifically Kindergarten through second grade, have a unique set of challenges when it comes to navigating remote and hybrid learning. If your child is in …
Sunday planning routine for students – tips for basic school management
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether you’re taking online classes, hybrid classes, or full in-person classes, I suggest you establish a Sunday planning routine. What makes this a planning routine for students, and not just for people in general, is that it includes admin / management …
20 organization tips for online learning
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The learning piece of online learning and hybrid learning is hard enough. That’s the side of things that’s cognitively demanding, that requires focus and thinking and studying and work. But that learning piece becomes so much harder when you’re not organized …
10 tips for remote learning and hybrid learning for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Remote learning and hybrid learning have their challenges, particularly for students who have never taken online classes. Remote and hybrid learning also require that students more independently manage their work, systems, and discipline. For many students, this is not easy. Below …
Summer reading tip: Make a summer reading schedule
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I’ve written about summer reading before, and have shared multiple summer reading tips here and here. In this post, I’m elaborating on one of the summer reading strategies I’ve discussed before, because it is worth sharing again: how to make a …