What Subject Areas Do You Tutor? Academic Tutoring: Reading comprehension, writing, elementary education, and Spanish Where did you receive your education? University of Oregon, B.A. in Public Relations What’s the most rewarding part of being a tutor? Seeing a student gain confidence in a subject or skill they didn’t think they were good at. Of course, […]
Note: This series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. Over the past 10 weeks, this series covered the most, moderately, and least effective study techniques, according to effect sizes in the literature. This series […]
Note: This series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. Students often ask me about how to take better notes. I often notice that these students use the outline method, where they write their notes […]
Note: This series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. Have you ever read a chapter in your textbook and later realized that you missed a lot of important points? If so, you’re not alone. […]
Note: This study skills series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. Flashcards were probably one of the first study skills you ever used. They’re relatively easy to make and easy to study from. […]
This week, Hodis Learning & Music is celebrating its one year anniversary of being in business! It has been an amazing year full of service, learning, and growth, and I could not be more proud of our team and students. A little over a year ago, I developed a great vision: an educational connections business […]
When I started up Hodis Learning & Music (HLM), I set out to create a business that embodied my philosophy of teaching which builds off of two basic but essential principles: expertise and kindness. Since our founding, every business decision has been made with these principles in mind. We handpick expert educators to provide students […]
Note: This series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. Throughout this series, we’ve covered a broad range of study skills. According to effect sizes in the literature, some of these skills are not very […]
Note: This series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. Have you ever put off studying for a test until the night before? How much caffeine did it take to get through the hours of […]
Note: This series details how to study smarter, not harder, to help students succeed in their academics. All information in this series draws upon principles from psychological research on learning and memory. The other day, one of my high school students asked, “Where does wind come from?” My student had taken chemistry and physics already, so I […]