By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I’ve covered summer reading tips nearly every summer since I launched my business. Here’s where you can find all my other summer reading tips and resources. In this post (and video!) I outline some of the tips I’ve covered before – …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post is part of an anti-procrastination series, where I dive into each of the 6 reasons why we procrastinate. You will find links to the other posts in the series as I create them. Tim Pychyl, a Carelton University professor, …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I first wrote 5 ways to stay smart over the summer a few years ago. Feel free to start with that original post. This post is an extension of that one. I expand on a few of those tips and add …
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 …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Reading is one thing. Understanding it is another. No joke though. We’ve all read a whole page before without understanding one word on it. Am I right? I’m right. If you’re taking an online course or doing remote learning, understanding what …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Test anxiety is incredibly common. But it can be debilitating when it pops up during an actual test, as it impairs our thinking and impacts our memories – which we clearly need when we are taking an exam. According to a …
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. We all procrastinate. I’m an actual executive function expert and even I procrastinate. I try not to, I know how not to, I am aware when I do it, but I still do it. There are reasons we procrastinate. Sure, it’s …
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. E-learning is not a new concept, but many students around the world have been thrust into virtual school with no warning, thanks to the Coronavirus. So I thought I’d share some basic tips for e-learning that might make this experience a …