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how to keep track of homework assignments

How to keep track of homework assignments

Katie Azevedo December 29, 2016good habits, homework, productivity, study skills, time management

The first step to getting a good grade on an assignment is to … wait for it … do the assignment! Simple, right? Maybe, but only if you remember to do the assignment. For some students, knowing how to keep track of assignments and their …

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how to pull an all-nighter

How to pull an all-nighter the right way

Katie Azevedo December 22, 2016good habits, routines, study skills, test taking, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you have super perfect school habits and super perfect teachers and a super perfect schedule, then you won’t ever have to pull an all-nighter. Yeah, so that’s not gonna happen every day. I get it: Sometimes work just piles up …

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what homework to do first

What homework should I do first? The easy stuff or hard stuff?

Katie Azevedo December 13, 2016good habits, homework, productivity, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. What homework should I do first? This is the first question I often hear when a student feels overwhelmed with assignments. It’s also the first thought that pops into my own head when my to-do list runs onto page 17 of …

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5 ways to participate more in class

5 ways to participate more in class, and why it matters

Katie Azevedo December 8, 2016good habits, grades

Some students are naturally inclined to participate more in class. These students participate either by raising their hand with a question or comment, or by volunteering for tasks or roles. These are often the kids with their hands in the air before the teacher even asks …

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Productivity hack

Productivity hack: “Set the table” to nail your to-do list

Katie Azevedo November 22, 2016good habits, productivity, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are so many time-management and productivity hacks that people swear by, and it’s my goal to help you find a few that work well for you. We all learn and work differently — so it’s best to try a bunch, …

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How to get through a bad school day

How to get through a bad school day: 4 survival tips

Katie Azevedo November 14, 2016good habits, mental health

Most of my posts and videos focus on how to make your school experience better. That’s because I choose to focus on the positive. That’s what SchoolHabits is entirely about. But let’s face it: Not all of our days can be hunky dory all the …

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how to stop procrastinating

How to stop procrastinating

Katie Azevedo October 27, 2016ADD/ADHD, good habits, procrastination, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We all procrastinate. And we all want to stop procrastinating. So why is it so hard? Before we learn how to stop procrastinating, we have to understand why we procrastinate. There are scientific (psychological) reasons that we keep putting our projects off. There are …

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3 tricks for learning vocabulary words

3 tricks for learning vocabulary words

Katie Azevedo October 14, 2016good habits, grades, memory, study skills, vocabulary

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Vocabulary quizzes pop up in almost all school subjects. English teachers and foreign language teachers probably use vocabulary quizzes the most, but you’ll likely have vocabulary quizzes in history, biology, etc. In other words, there’s no escaping the dreaded vocab test. …

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Reading with ADD / ADHA

3 reading strategies for students with ADHD

Katie Azevedo September 30, 2016ADD/ADHD, focus, reading comprehension

Academic reading can be a struggle for any student — but it can be especially difficult for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Reading requires controlled focus and prolonged attention, which most students with ADHD do not adequately regulate. Tell me if this scenario …

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how to stay focused in class

How to stay focused in class: 7 tricks to avoid zoning out

Katie Azevedo September 21, 2016ADD/ADHD, focus, good habits

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I once fell asleep during a high-level college chemistry class. Not drowsy, not just blinking really slowly, but straight out asleep. I slept so hard that I only woke up when other students were climbing over me after class. It wasn’t …

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