Workshops Archives

Posted July 5, 2023

Over the summer months, teachers have a valuable opportunity to invest in their professional growth. Get an early start with our SMARTS Executive...

Posted July 4, 2022

From all of us here on the SMARTS Executive Function team, we wish you a happy and safe 4th of July! Summer is a great time to pause for...

Posted February 17, 2021

The past year has been a real cognitive flexibility challenge for everyone! One big shift for us was moving from in-person to online professional...

Posted December 4, 2019

One of the standout presentations at this year’s CHADD Conference in Philadelphia was a five-hour pre-conference by our own Dr. Lynn Meltzer and...

Posted September 12, 2018

While there is no way to take away the sting of poor grades and dashed hopes, there are ways we can help our students cope with failure in a...

Posted April 3, 2018

As the end of the semester comes into sight, school is getting pretty frantic. With testing, essays, finals, and presentations, there is no time...

Posted March 23, 2017

At the recent Learning Differences Conference, the SMARTS team presented a workshop on strategies that foster metacogntion, or self-awareness, in...

Posted February 14, 2017

Advanced research in learning differences, whether it’s a functional MRI or a behavioral genetic study, is only valuable when teachers can...

Posted September 20, 2016

Academic performance across the grades depends increasingly on students’ ability to plan their time, organize and prioritize ideas, shift...