By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you regularly take notes in class, you’re far ahead of students who don’t take notes in class. Even if you’re taking notes on a napkin, that puts you light years ahead of students who don’t take notes at all. So, …
5 Tips for Taking Digital Notes
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re looking for tips for taking digital notes, and you’re a student or a working professional, this blog post is for you. Note-taking is both an art and a science. In other words, the best note-taking systems incorporate a few …
How to Get Organized for Final Exams
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In this blog post, I share strategies for how to get organized for final exams. But you can also use the strategies to get organized for midterms or any kind of exam that covers multiple units. I have plenty of tutorials …
3 Things You Need to Know Before Going to College
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Being a college student is so different from being a high school student. Don’t get me wrong: High school certainly has challenges. But in most cases, high school students get a lot of support from teachers and parents to manage those challenges. …
An Anti-Procrastination Secret of Students Who Aren’t Stressed Out
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You know when your teacher assigns a huge project that’s due next week, and it’s a big deal, but you’re not that stressed out about it because it’s not due until next week … and you have plenty of time? … …
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4 Ways to Use Your Syllabus to Get Better Grades
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. So many students receive a course syllabus on the first day of class, review it for a minute, and never look at it again. Huge mistake! Your syllabus is a source of valuable information that can make your life easier — …
The Top 3 Student Mindsets of Top Performing Students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Good school habits, strong study skills, and the ability to stay focused are essential for academic success. I think we all know this. But what’s less frequently addressed is how successful students think. In this blog post, I share the top …
What To Do When You Fail a Test
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. So, you failed a test. That stinks and I know you feel crummy. I’ll bet you want to throw the test in the trash, but before you do, hear me out: After the emotional dust settles, but before you move on …
Why You’re Bad at Taking Tests
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. “I get good grades on my homework but I’m bad at taking tests.” If you’ve ever said or thought this, then keep reading because I’m going to reveal to you what’s really going on. It might be true that your class …