Why Student Mentors Matter
Posted March 8, 2018
Mentoring is a powerful way to engage all students. At SMARTS, we believe a peer mentoring or coaching approach can be especially transformative...
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Executive Function and Leadership
Posted March 1, 2018
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...
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Brain-Based Emotional Regulation Strategies for Kids with ADHD
Posted February 27, 2018
Edutopia.org recently wrote about how to use six brain-based strategies to help kids with ADHD regulate emotions. Here are summaries of my two...
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Spaced Repetition Helps Students Remember What They Study
Posted February 22, 2018
Memorizing all the information on a test can take a long time. Students often try to cram everything in at the last minute, which is inefficient...
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How Would Batman Do His Homework?
Posted February 20, 2018
Students who have struggled in school, whether they have a diagnosed learning difference or not, often struggle to keep working when they face a...
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Microsoft Word Now Reads Text Aloud to Help People with Dyslexia
Posted February 13, 2018
Technology is constantly creating new tools for students with learning differences. Microsoft Word’s most recent version now contains Read...
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100 SMARTS YouTube Subscribers!
Posted February 8, 2018
I am excited to report that we have just surpassed the 100 YouTube subscriber mark on our channel! We are so thankful to all of you who have...
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Willpower Is Overrated!
Posted February 6, 2018
Students who have trouble getting their schoolwork done are often told that they just need more willpower. But increasing willpower is difficult...
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Project Eye to Eye: Unlocking the Potential of Students with Learning Differences
Posted February 1, 2018
Accepting a label — and choosing to identify oneself with a “learning disability or difference” — can be the first step to empowerment. How can...
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Video Games, Smoothies, and Executive Function
Posted January 30, 2018
My newsfeed today informed me of two unique ways to improve executive function processes: video games and berry smoothies. The ‘video game’ in...
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Interactive Media and Social-Emotional Learning
Posted January 25, 2018
Growing up, many of us learned valuable social-emotional skills from television shows like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, or ARTHUR. Every...
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A Bird’s-Eye View of Life with ADHD and Executive Function Deficits
Posted January 23, 2018
Teenagers with ADHD need role models. Role models show teens that even if they have to work harder in school than most students they can be...
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