1, 2, 3, 4: EF on the Dance Floor!
Posted 8 days ago
While parents and teachers often focus on academic achievements, it is equally important to nurture children’s cognitive health. Recent...
READ MORE
ADHD: Celebrating and Building on Students’ Strengths
Posted 29 days ago
Every student has their own set of strengths and talents, and students with ADHD are no exception. While they may face challenges in executive...
READ MORE
Executive Function and Decision Making: Helping Students Make Informed Choices
Posted April 26, 2023
As educators, we play a critical role in preparing students for success in the real world. One key aspect of this is helping students develop...
READ MORE
Exercise and Executive Function: Move to Improve!
Posted April 19, 2023
As parents and teachers, we all want to help children develop their cognitive abilities, and research suggests that physical activity can play an...
READ MORE
Metacognition in the Math Classroom
Posted March 22, 2023
Metacognition, essential to success across all academic areas, is especially important in math. There are a number of ways that teachers can help...
READ MORE
EF at Home: Cooking Up an EF-Friendly Meal
Posted March 1, 2023
While cooking can be fun, it can also be a taxing task that relies heavily on executive function. Cooking is a great opportunity to get kids...
READ MORE
The Making of a Good President: EF and SEL Strengths
Posted February 20, 2023
Last year on the SMARTS blog, we explored what it takes to be a successful president. For decades, historians have examined the actions, speeches...
READ MORE
Thinking Flexibly to Start the New Year
Posted December 28, 2022
When it comes to traditions, many people carry out the same tried-and-true ones year after year. To start off 2023, here’s a fresh idea—shift...
READ MORE
It’s Never Too Early to Model EF Strategies
Posted December 12, 2022
When is it helpful to start modeling executive function strategies for students? A recent brief from K-12Dive↗(link opens in new tab/window)...
READ MORE
Interviewing an EF Expert, Part 3
Posted December 7, 2022
Top Tier Admissions(link opens in new tab/window), a company devoted to empowering students from around the world in the college and graduate...
READ MORE
One Person Can Make a Difference
Posted November 9, 2022
This post is part of a series that highlights themes and takeaways from ResearchILD’s 37th Annual Executive Function Conference: Executive...
READ MORE
Fun Flexible Thinking Activity: Emoji Sentences
Posted October 3, 2022
Developing the skills to think flexibly and shift perspectives is critical in our interconnected world. Cognitive flexibility, one of the...
READ MORE