By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post will teach you everything you need to know about how to do a student self-assessment. To support you in this process, I have made a free Student Self-Assessment Checklist that you can download and use over and over again. …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Super common question: How long should high school students study? I know you want me to answer with something simple, like 30 minutes a day. But you know I can’t do that. You know the real answer is “it depends.” To …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Study tips for college students are a little different than study tips for high school students. Of course, the two most critical study strategies in existence apply to students of all ages (I explain these below, so keep reading). But still, …
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. I’m going to share a test-taking tip that can lower your testing anxiety and increase your test grades. That might sound too good to be true, but if you do it right, it is very true. I call this test-taking tip …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You need to know how to analyze quotes in essays for high school, college, and beyond. Finding and including quotes to support your argument is an important first step, but the real skill is in how you analyze the quotes to …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Let me be clear: Although this blog post teaches you how to write an essay in a week, I am not suggesting that you ever rush your writing. Good writing takes time, planning, deep thinking, and revision. While one week is …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post offers tips and mindset shifts for how to study when you have no motivation. Motivation is a funky topic – one that is often misunderstood and mischaracterized. As I explain in detail below, in many cases motivation is a …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post teaches you how to take notes from a video. There are various scenarios when you’ll have to take notes from a video, especially for online classes. The following best practices apply to students in middle school, high school, college …