By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Sometimes we have to read books we donât like. Such is life. This post has eight strategies for how to get through required readings that youâre just not loving. Quick little PSA: If youâre reading a book for personal enjoyment and …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I have organized the following guide as a series of common questions I receive from college-bound students and/or their parents. I keep my answers simple and brief because this guide is intended to offer an overview. (If you’re a high school …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Think about how many times a day we touch our phones, pencils, and keyboards. Think about how many times a day we put our backpacks or work bags on the classroom or office floor and then put those bags on our …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. School vacations come in all shapes and sizes. I also know that the moment any of these vacations begin, youâre slamming your device closed, chucking your backpack in the closet, and disconnecting from school entirely. I am all for the last …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Googleing âhow to be more productive at workâ yields a ton of search results like this one (New York Times) and this one (Forbes) that offer the same generic tips. Many of these productivity tips are excellent – such as avoiding …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Not every child (or adult!) likes to read. Does that bum me out? Yep. But similarly, not everyone likes to swim or cook or watch scary movies. The challenge for many parents is when a child doesnât want to read when …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. While the human brain is unfathomably amazing, itâs not meant to store large amounts of unconnected information. Thatâs why we have lists. Lists externally store non-urgent data for future reference. Using lists can reduce stress, increase the accessibility of information, help …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post is one of many resources in my anti-procrastination series. Iâve included links to the other resources throughout this post and at the end. I start each post in this series with a list of the 6 common reasons most …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In this post – and in the video above – I share 5 study tips for auditory learners. These study techniques make sense for how the auditory brain works. If you know youâre an auditory learner, these study tips are for …
Ready for some back to school tips yet? Yes, I know it feels like summers are getting shorter, but they actually are getting shorter! The reason is that many schools are now moving up their start-date to mid-August. Thatâs crazy! But no matter when …