Have you ever asked a three-year-old how long it takes to cook dinner? Estimates may range from 5 minutes to… Continue Reading »
Category: Teaching EF Tips
Quick Tip: Productivity Hacks for Kids
The website Life Hacker just came out with a great list of concentration hacks for kids! I’ll share a few… Continue Reading »
Brain-Based Emotional Regulation Strategies for Kids with ADHD
Edutopia.org recently wrote about how to use six brain-based strategies to help kids with ADHD regulate emotions. Here are summaries of my… Continue Reading »
Metacognition in the Bronze Age
Building an awareness of personal strengths and challenges can be tough for students. Most students, and adults too, resist analyzing… Continue Reading »
Full PreFrontal Podcast: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function – Part 2
Recently, our President, Dr. Lynn Meltzer, took part in a podcast called, “Full PreFrontal,” hosted by Sucheta Kamath. Check out… Continue Reading »
Full PreFrontal Podcast: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function – Part 1
Executive function strategies for students with learning differences have begun to get the recognition they deserve. When I first started… Continue Reading »
School Supplies that Promote Executive Function
The other day I was asked an interesting question by a SMARTS teacher: “What school supplies support executive function?” At… Continue Reading »
4 Tips for Setting Up an Executive Function Friendly Classroom
It’s that time of year! Students are filing back into school, sitting down at their desks, and breathing in that… Continue Reading »
How Do We Personalize Learning? Let’s Ask the Teachers
Personalized learning is perhaps the only way to help hard-to-reach students succeed academically. Approaches to instruction that match an individual… Continue Reading »
Free chapter of Dr. Lynn Meltzer’s book – Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom
SMARTS Director Lynn Meltzer has written and edited many books on executive function, strategy instruction, and how to empower students… Continue Reading »