By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If youâre a student of any age, you should know how to make and use cheat sheets. Cheat sheets are an incredible way to organize and learn information faster, whether youâre a middle schooler, graduate student, or professional. If you’d prefer …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. A common complaint I get from students is âI donât have enough time to study.â In most cases, the student has at least five days to study, but chooses not to start until the night before … Whatâs usually happening here …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. First, we can all agree that the title of this article is basically alphabet soup. Moving on. The SAT and ACT are the two college entrance exams that high school students will need to take as part of the college application …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Many of my tutorials cover how to study vocabulary words using different memorization techniques. The study methods I share for learning vocab words arenât shortcuts or magic: theyâre legitimate strategies for acquiring language. The study tip I explain below is a …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Knowing how to annotate text is basically a super power. Itâs a skill youâll need for your entire academic experience, no matter what class youâre in or what your major is. For this annotation strategy, youâll just need the basics: a …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I studied really hard but still failed. Some variation of this complaint is one of the most common grievances that I hear from students. But what gets me is that theyâre dead serious. They have legitimate pain in their voices. Itâs …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Reading is one thing. Understanding it is another. No joke though. Weâve all read a whole page before without understanding one word on it. Am I right? Iâm right. If youâre taking an online course or doing remote learning, understanding what …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Some bad study habits are easy to spot. For example, not studying at all, or studying in front of the T.V. Obviously. But some bad study habits are actually really popular – and at first glance might seem like good study …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Many schools are moving to remote learning as we work towards healing our world of Coronavirus. But e-learning is not a new concept; schools have been using elements of remote learning long before the pandemic hit. And once the pandemic is …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I donât recommend that anyone – no matter age or experience – study or work intensely for more than 90 minutes without taking a break. And thatâs on the longer side. For most people, I recommend doing homework or studying for …