As a college student, you quickly learn that there are good habits and bad ones. Unfortunately, sometimes you may need help learning how to translate tips for success into your study habits. Read on for help setting priorities along with other tactics to improve your college experience. Good habits for college students When setting priorities, there are three main things all college students should remember: Don’t put yourself in an impossible situation. Prioritize which classes are most important, use your time wisely to create success, and plan for two hours of studying for every hour of cl ..read more

Time management is self-reported as one of the largest challenges facing college students, particularly during their freshman year. Why is building good time management skills such a struggle for many students? What hurdles make it difficult to overcome? By taking a look at some of the reasons students struggle in building a concrete skill set to help them manage their time, you can gain a firmer perspective on how to help them gain those skills—and achieve academic success. College students and work In Taking Charge of Your Career Direction: Career Planning Guide, Book 1, 5th edition, Robert ..read more

Time management is your ability to plan and control how you spend the hours in your day to accomplish your goals. It helps to have strategies to be successful in managing one’s time. The strategies that worked well for students in high school may, however, fall short in meeting the obligations of college life. Classes, group work, study, and jobs now compete for the limited hours in a semester. The sooner that college students learn to adjust their time management skills, the better their chances of success. Understanding college students’ challenges In the spring of 2015 Cengage issued its St ..read more

It often seems that there is never enough time in a semester to achieve everything you intended — and managing time on a day-to-day level is even trickier. Effective time management is essential for presenting well-planned classes and keeping your college students engaged in your lesson plan from the start to the end of class. In your continued professional development, try these tips for mastering your schedule, prioritizing, and making this a stress-free semester! (Or as much as possible, that is.) The need for time management The teaching profession is getting more complicated with tech-sav ..read more

“Be more organized.” “Don’t procrastinate.” Have you made any New School Semester resolutions? Staying organized from the get-go helps with so many areas in school, such as writing research papers and being well-prepared for exams. Planners, calendars, folders—whatever it takes. Try these tips for getting and staying organized. Plan We’ve learned from our community that instructors who have seen thousands of students come in and out of their classrooms over the years believe a planner is a vital tool for staying organized and getting ahead. Author Linda Wong explains in her book, Essential Stu ..read more

As a college student, you quickly learn that there are good habits and bad ones. Unfortunately, sometimes you may need help learning how to translate tips for success into your study habits. Read on for help setting priorities along with other tactics to improve your college experience. Good habits for college students When setting priorities, there are three main things all college students should remember: Don’t put yourself in an impossible situation. Prioritize which classes are most important, use your time wisely to create success, and plan for two hours of studying for every hour of cl ..read more