1. organization of information - emphasize key points, help students to understand which information is most important, help them ‘file’ the information in folders and subfolders
2. multiple ways to access the information - help students see connections between information, make it as intuitive as possible so students can ‘find’ the information easily
3. context - the more you can relate something to another thing they already have stored (relate to , something they understand, the more likely you’ll be able to find it again
4. emotion - memories that are connected to stronger emotions are stickier, if our brains think something is important then our emotions color it with importance