Preparing Students for Global Citizenship
Posted March 16, 2022
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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Metacognition and Reading Comprehension
Posted March 9, 2022
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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Students Speak: Executive Function and Metacognition
Posted February 2, 2022
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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Quick Tip: Becoming a Beginner Again
Posted January 26, 2022
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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MetaCOG Online: Building Student Self-Understanding
Posted January 10, 2022
What Is MetaCOG Online? MetaCOG Online is an interactive executive function survey system that helps students develop an understanding of their...
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Metacognition, Social-Emotional Learning, and Belonging
Posted December 8, 2021
Developing metacognition was a common theme at ResearchILD’s 36th Annual Executive Function Conference. Here are highlights from a few of our...
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The Power of Mindfulness
Posted October 6, 2021
The term “mindfulness” has been tossed around quite frequently in recent years. What actually is “mindfulness,” and why has it become such a...
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36th Annual EF Conference Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Lynn Meltzer on Creating Strategic Classrooms
Posted September 27, 2021
This is the seventh post in a series that highlights the speakers of this year’s 36th Annual Executive Function Conference, which will focus on...
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Lessons from ResearchILD’s 2020-2021 EF and Equity Fellows: Part III
Posted August 11, 2021
All educators play a crucial role in counteracting systemic racism and developing equitable approaches that support the success of every student...
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Lessons from ResearchILD’s 2020-2021 EF and Equity Fellows: Part 1
Posted June 23, 2021
All educators play a crucial role in counteracting systemic racism and developing new and equitable approaches that support the success of every...
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Modeling Persistence to Students
Posted June 16, 2021
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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Executive Function and Strengthening Motivation
Posted June 2, 2021
Motivation is an essential ingredient when it comes to learning executive function strategies. Let’s face it — learning executive function...
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