Academic Success

NHS Peer Tutoring

Free for All BHS Students

Talk to your counselor to get the current list of National Honor Society Peer Tutors. NHS Tutors earn service hours by offering free tutoring in their areas of expertise. 

Varsity Tutors 

Free for All BHS Students

Berkley Schools has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools, an online platform with access to free learning tools.

The platform includes the following:

• 24/7 on-demand chat tutoring and on-demand essay review
• Live group classes, recorded classes and celebrity-led StarCourses
• Assessments and self study practice problems
• College prep & admissions resources

How to Access Varsity Tutors

Sign into the Varsity Tutors platform through the student Clever portal. To learn how to log into Clever with your child’s Berkley Schools Google account, follow these directions.

Adult Tutors

Bloomfield Hills High School has created a comprehensive list of adult tutors available in a variety of subjects.

Tutoring Services

The Tutoring Center in Birmingham
MALLY ACT in West Bloomfield

Khan Academy

Students practice at their own pace, first filling in gaps in their understanding and then accelerating their learning.  Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners.  

Start with your Email + Chrome Browser

Organize your Gmailand check it every day!

1. Delete what you don't need.
2. Unsubscribe from emails you don't want.
3. Create labels and folders for emails you want to keep, but don't need in your inbox.
4. Don't be afraid to play around with the Settings!

Configure your notification settings in Schoology 

Tired of having too many emails from Schoology clogging your Inbox? Or do you keep missing updates in Schoology? View the 2 minute Tutorial!

Bookmark websites you use often

 Too many tabs open?

  

Toby Chrome Extension

Organize your browser tabs and access them quickly anywhere.  Add it here!  

OneTab Chrome Extension

Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list.  Add it here!

Got Missing Assignments?

Missing Assignment Tracker

How do you keep track of your Assignments?

Google Calendar

Sync your Schoology and Google/Apple Calendars

Did you know that you can import your Schoology calendar into your Google or Apple Calendar?! Never miss a class deadline or assignment again!  View the 3 minute Tutorial!

Add the BHS STUDENTS EVENTS Google Calendar to your Google/Apple Calendar

Having a hard time keeping up with the fun things happening at BHS? Clubs, activities, spirit days, etc?  BHS students can now subscribe to the BHS STUDENT EVENTS calendar in Google Calendar!  You must use your BRK account to access and view this calendar.  View the 2 minute Tutorial!

Write in my Planner

App on my Phone

Class Manager 

• Enter and organize classes
• Organize homework
• Get homework help
• List due dates

Egenda 

• Manage all of your homework, projects, quizzes, and tests from all of your classes in one place
• Never forget an assignment with daily reminders about what's due the next day
• Add notes to remember group members or assignment details
• Easily sort by class, due date, and completion.

The Homework App

• Add sub-tasks, a convenient way to organize projects and tasks that have multiple steps
• Color code your subjects!
• Dashboard to see what's up
• Pictures say 1000 words, take a photo and attach it to your task
• Add your instructor's details so you can stay in the loop
• In-app calendar, see your tasks on a daily, monthly or yearly basis
• Make sure you don't forget your homework with reminders
• Get help with your homework

MyHomework Student Planner

• Track assignments, projects, tests and more...
• Track classes
• Receive due date reminders
• Sync between devices
• Upcoming homework widgets

My Study Life

• Scheduling/timetabling
• Reminders
• Tasks
• Sync data across devices

Make a Schedule

Weekly After School Schedule template

Try the "Get Ready, Do, Done" system!

Don't want to use a giant board?  Try this worksheet!

Study Tips + Tricks

Study Tips: What works, What doesn't Presentation

BHS NHS Learn to Study Workshop

Check out this handout created by NHS students with the scoop on how to study for BHS classes, broken down by subject area!

Get Distracted?

Use an Analog Clock for Time Management

1. Make sure you understand how to read an analog clock (or watch this video!) 
2. You will need an analog clock with a glass face and a dry erase marker. 
3. When you sit down to do your work, shade in the time on the clock that you will need to complete your assignment. As the minute hand moves, you will have a clear visual of how much time has passed and how much time you have left.

Add the "Thinking Time Tracker" Chrome Extension

This is a digital version of the analog clock strategy.  Add it here!

Try the "Forest: stay focused, be present" Chrome Extension

This blocks certain websites from being used during work time Add it here!

Plan for the End of Semester Projects

Final Projects Snapshot template
Final Project Plan template

 

Other Resources

Maestra is an online tool that allows you to transcribe audio into text.

Read & Write is a Chrome extension that provides a range of tools to help students with everyday reading, writing, and study tasks with tools like Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, Word Prediction, Highlighting and Vocabulary Lists, and dictionaries.