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Please note: this session is only available to current SMARTS users only. In many ways, parents are a natural partner when it comes to identifying and addressing the executive function challenges of our students. However, parents and teachers may have misaligned expectations when it comes to executive function, making it harder for either to support […]

What aspects of Executive Function processes are important in college? What strategies can help prospective college students “gear up” for the EF challenges they will encounter? What tips about EF and college success can we learn from the reflections of students themselves? This presentation will help parents and college-bound students to understand executive function and […]

Join us for the first live session of our summer/fall executive function workshop for SMARTS users. In session 1 "Best Practices for Executive Function" we will review the fundamentals of EF strategy instruction. Come learn with other SMARTS users and prepare for a great year ahead. *This workshop is for current license holders only. You […]

Join us for the second live session of our summer/fall executive function workshop for SMARTS users. In session 2 "Organizing Time and Materials" we will explore hands-on strategies to help students create and maintain organizational strategies and to understand why organization is so important. Come learn with other SMARTS users and prepare for a great […]

Join us for the third live session of our summer/fall executive function workshop for SMARTS users. In session 3 "EF and Challenging Academics: Reading, Writing and Remembering" we will explore EF strategies that address academic tasks with high EF demands. Come learn with other SMARTS users and prepare for a great year ahead. *This workshop […]

Join us for the fourth live session of our summer/fall executive function workshop for SMARTS users. In session 4 "Self-understanding and SEL" we will explore the relationship between executive function and social-emotional learning through hands-on lessons from the SMARTS curriculum. Come learn with other SMARTS users and prepare for a great year ahead. *This workshop […]

New school year, new opportunities for teaching executive function! The beginning of the year is a great time to set your EF goals. In this session, we will explore the planning tools and resources available to SMARTS educators. We will also discuss common methods for implementing SMARTS.  Join Michael Greschler, M.Ed., Shelly Levy, M.Ed., M.S., […]

Want to learn more about what motivates your students, identify where they could use EF support, and help them build their self-understanding? Look no further than the MetaCOG Surveys & Toolkit. This dynamic, interactive executive function survey tool features two surveys:  STRATUS (Strategy Use Survey): highlights students’ perceptions of their use of planning, organizing, memorizing, […]

Time management is a crucial area of executive function. From using a planner and working productively to understanding how to measure time and accurately estimate, there are many EF demands that students may struggle with. In this session, we will explore the lessons and strategies designed to boost the time management strategies of students. We […]

In many ways, parents are a natural partner when it comes to identifying and addressing the executive function challenges of our students. However, parents and teachers may have misaligned expectations when it comes to executive function, making it harder for either to support students’ EF needs. In this session, we will discuss both the importance […]