Success in our fast-paced, high-stakes schools is dependent on executive function processes. Why do so many students seem to struggle with...
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Students are often told, “Complete the assignment independently and quietly,” or “Be quiet. Your peers are trying to focus.” Encouraging students...
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Looking for ways to help students build their social-emotional learning skills? Metacognition — thinking about one’s thinking — is a...
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At ResearchILD’s 37th Annual Executive Function Conference this November, we are honored to feature a session on “Building Meaning Builds...
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Teaching students to actively think about their thinking and monitor their comprehension of concepts and procedures is an important part of...
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How can executive function curricula help level the playing field in education? Our mission at ResearchILD is to empower ALL students to learn how...
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This post is part of a series that highlights ways to teach financial literacy with executive function strategies. It’s never too early to teach...
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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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As the world grows more interconnected and interdependent, how can we prepare our students for global citizenship? We can start by teaching...
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Teaching students to become active readers and monitor their comprehension is an important part of becoming a successful reader. For many readers...
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How would your students define key concepts such as metacognition, executive function, and strategy use? Encouraging students to draw, write, or...
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Can you remember the last time you started learning something new? As lifelong learners and educators, many processes that have become automatic...
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