Promoting Equity through Executive Function
How can executive function curricula help level the playing field in education? Our mission at ResearchILD is to empower ALL students to learn how...
READ MOREHow can executive function curricula help level the playing field in education? Our mission at ResearchILD is to empower ALL students to learn how...
READ MOREWhen teachers tell students to stay organized, what exactly does that mean? In the SMARTS curriculum, lessons on organizing and prioritizing are...
READ MOREThis post is part of a series that highlights ways to teach financial literacy with executive function strategies. It’s never too early to teach...
READ MOREWhen is the best time to introduce or reinforce an executive function strategy? Any time — even at the end of the school year. Our SMARTS...
READ MOREAs a student with ADHD and dyslexia, my daughter started hearing about all the ways she was “bad” at a very young age. She was told she can’t sit...
READ MORECan you remember the last time you completed a task and were really “in the zone”? Positive psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne...
READ MOREAccording to a study by FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Investor Education Foundation(link opens in new tab/window) ↗, four in...
READ MOREAttribution theory asserts that motivation depends on learners’ interpretations of their past successes and failures. Specifically, learner...
READ MOREConstructivism is a theory of learning (link opens in new tab/window) that revolves around the idea that learners construct their own knowledge...
READ MOREWhat exactly does it mean to monitor and check our work? Self-monitoring and self-checking are two executive function areas that are often...
READ MOREWhen students hand in assignments close to a deadline, it can be easy to label them as lazy, forgetful, or unmotivated. Surprisingly, research has...
READ MOREWhy we need to consider culture when assessing student motivation As educators, we talk a lot about using research-based practices. However, data...
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