ADHD Is Not a Gift
Posted January 24, 2017
ADHD is not a gift…but it can come with gifts. If you’re tuned in to any social media, you will have bumped into the ADHD exemplars...
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Laughing About Dyslexia
Posted March 21, 2017
Most people think that being dyslexic boils down to having difficulty reading, but every person who has dyslexia knows that it is much more...
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SMARTS in Action! Teaching Executive Function Strategies in a Dynamic School Setting – Part 1
Posted March 3, 2017
I’m Jamie Cutler, marketing director for the SMARTS Online curriculum, and recently I had the opportunity to be an observer in a classroom...
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Posted March 8, 2017
This is Part 3 in the story of how SMARTS is being implemented at the Dorchester Conservatory Lab Charter School. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2...
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Posted March 7, 2017
This is Part 2 in the story of how SMARTS is being implemented at the Dorchester Conservatory Lab Charter School. Catch up on Part 1 here! Today...
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Does Working in Groups Kill Creativity?
Posted April 7, 2016
How do you promote original thinking in classroom group work? Adam Grant, author of Originals, has a lot to say about fostering creativity in...
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Peer Influence and Strategies for Academic Success
Posted June 29, 2017
To be successful in school, and in life, teenagers need to develop executive function strategies that allow them to plan, organize, prioritize...
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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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SMARTS After the Bell- Using Executive Function in Elementary School
Posted April 17, 2019
Executive function strategies can empower students at any age. Don’t believe me? Take a look at how the students in the James L. McKeown...
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Working for Excellence for ALL in the Boston Public Schools
Posted June 27, 2018
What do the following have in common: the Midwest, Martin Luther King Jr., and a 21st century cafeteria? These aren’t answers to a weird question...
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Executive Function Strategies in Public Schools
Posted May 2, 2018
The public school system serves a large proportion of our nation’s students, representing a wide and diverse range of abilities, challenges...
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Homeschooling: Building Executive Function Strategies, Part 2
Posted May 5, 2021
Homeschooling is an ideal environment to address the executive function demands of both the home and school setting. Here are a few practical...
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