(This post contains affiliate links) Being a first-year teacher can be scary. Before I stepped into my first solo classroom, I remember thinking things like, "What am I going to do with all those kids ALL day long?" "What if they don't listen to me?" and "Who thought it was a good idea to let… Continue reading Life-Changing Supplies for First-Year Teachers
Category: New Semester
How to Organize Your Life in College
"We continue the way we start." -Gretchen Rubin Let's create a time map for your first semester of college! If you're starting college next semester, chances are you are feeling INCREDIBLY nervous about this time. Partly a good, I'm-so-excited, everything-is-going-to-be-so-much-fun, kind of nervous. And partly an, oh-my-gosh-I-am-going-to-be-Responsible-for-feeding-myself-and-keeping-my-living-space-clean-and- waking-up-on-time-and-getting-things- done-all-by-myself kind of nervous. Both are normal.… Continue reading How to Organize Your Life in College
Organize Your Class Binders
'How do you organize your class binders?' -Amanda If you are looking for ways to organize your class binders, I can definitely help with that! It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of opting for class folders over binders. But what if a folder just isn’t practical for your class? Or what if you… Continue reading Organize Your Class Binders
How to Organize Your Class Binders
Reader Question: "What are your suggestions to keep organize for my college binder such as labels on dividers, notes, and assignments? I prefer to use binder instead of the folder. I like to bring everything in the class." -Amanda It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of opting for class folders over… Continue reading How to Organize Your Class Binders
Balancing Grad School and a Full-Time Job + FREE Block Schedule Planning Sheet
If you need tips for balancing grad school and a full-time job, you've come to the right place! Grad school is a pretty tough time in life because you typically have more responsibility than you did in undergrad. Maybe you’re paying your own tuition for the first time. Or your own rent. Or you now… Continue reading Balancing Grad School and a Full-Time Job + FREE Block Schedule Planning Sheet
Visual Notes: Crash Course
How much more likely are you to read an infograph than an actual article or research study? Probably a lot more likely, right? In fact, 90% of info transmitted to our brains is visual! "Yeah, so what?" you might be asking. So... have you ever considered using visual notes for studying instead of just writing out… Continue reading Visual Notes: Crash Course
Back to School Shopping List
This post brought to you by Brita. All opinions are 100% mine. You know that commercial that was on a few years ago with the dad skipping through the school supply aisle, while his reluctant kids trail behind and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" plays in the background? Every year, when… Continue reading Back to School Shopping List
5 Time Management Tips for College
One of the most frequent requests that I get is to do a post on how I manage(d) my time in college. Since we’re about a month away from the beginning of a new semester (and the very first semester for some of y’all!), I thought this would be a perfect time to address it! College is… Continue reading 5 Time Management Tips for College
How to Make a Daily Prioritized Study List
It’s almost time to start preparing for the fall semester! Who’s excited?! Today, I am going to try to explain something that is super helpful to me I’m not sure how effective it will be to translate this into a blog post but I sure am going to try! Let me know if y’all still… Continue reading How to Make a Daily Prioritized Study List
Class Folder Organization
I used to go really overboard with my school binders. I would go to Office Max/Target and spend tons of money on brand new cute binders, color-coded tabs, laminated dividers, and labels for every class. I made sure I had a place for EVERYTHING and I kept EVERYTHING in them. And, although it was helpful… Continue reading Class Folder Organization