Building the Struggle Muscle
In order to foster a growth mindset, our students must believe that their effort is responsible for their success. Students with a growth mindset towards school see setbacks and “failures”
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How to Overcome Anxiety in School
As students navigate the social and academic challenges of their school day, stress can provoke anxiety for those with or without learning differences. The impact of anxiety on learning is real
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Executive Function and Leadership
When first starting SMARTS with a new group of students, I’ll ask them, “What is executive function?” Often a student will say that executive function is what a CEO does. Turns
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Executive Function and Social-Emotional Learning: Promoting Students’ Engagement in the Learning Process
The schedule for our 33rd Annual Learning Differences Conference, titled “Executive Function and Social-Emotional Learning: Promoting Students’ Engagement in the Learning Process,” has just been released! This year’s...
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My Day as Sparky the Neuron: Learning about Learning by Wearing a Funny Hat
Recently I signed up for a Human Brain, Human Learning course, and I had no idea what to expect. The first day, I walked into a classroom full of streamers,
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The Neuroscience Revolution and Learning Differences
It seems everywhere you look that research being done by neuroscientists is revolutionizing our understanding of how our brains help, or hurt, our interaction with the world. John Gabrieli, a professor at
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