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...
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Happy Holidays from everyone on the SMARTS Executive Function team! We wish you a relaxing break, and we hope that your 2023 is filled with...
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This post is part of a series that highlights themes and takeaways from ResearchILD’s 37th Annual Executive Function Conference: Executive...
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Developing the skills to think flexibly and shift perspectives is critical in our interconnected world. Cognitive flexibility, one of the...
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Can you remember the last time you completed a task and were really “in the zone”? Positive psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne...
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According to self-determination theory (link opens in new tab/window), humans feel motivated when these three psychological needs are met: ...
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Goal orientation theory posits that students engage in any given learning activity for one of two reasons. If an individual has a performance...
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You know the feeling: it’s Sunday afternoon, you’re thinking about what you’ll face at work or school on Monday morning, and feelings of anxiety...
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From all of us on the SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum Team, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving! We hope you find time for moments of...
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When it comes to students’ learning and growth, we know that persistence matters. When we think about persistence, we typically think about...
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Motivation is an essential ingredient when it comes to learning executive function strategies. Let’s face it — learning executive function...
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We’ve talked before on this blog about the important role growth mindset plays in boosting executive function skills and strategies...
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