Mitch had the honor of being a guest on The School Leadership Show with hosts Jenn David-Lang and Doug Doughty. We had a wonderful conversation about equipping students with executive functions. Here is an excerpt from the episode: I think you will enjoy our conversation! Tune in and listen by clicking here.
If you're an educator—or really anyone in the education field—chances are you're familiar with Jennifer Gonzalez and Cult of Pedagogy. If you’re not yet acquainted, I highly recommend visiting the Cult of Pedagogy website and following their social media channels. Jennifer is truly one of the most intentional educators I’ve ever encountered. Everything she shares is incredibly […]
I had the privilege of joining Erik Ellefsen on his show, Digical Education, for a second conversation. This time, we took a deeper dive into my book and general thoughts on our professional work. I think you will enjoy our conversation! Tune in and listen by clicking here.
First and foremost, educators must understand that executive functions are not actually taught! They are best learned when students clearly see them modeled while getting daily practice employing them by engaging in the predictable daily learning routine! The three keys for "teaching" executive functioning skills are: Clarity, Routine, and Modeling. With these three keys, teachers […]
Executive Dysfunction - An Indicator It is not a student's fault if they lack or struggle with the executive functioning skills. Students lack these skills because they have not learned them yet! AKA - they have not been clearly taught. It is helpful for educators to see a lack of skills not as a deficit […]
What are executive functioning skills? Executive functions are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. There are three keys to teaching executive functioning skills: clarity, routine, and modeling. When I first developed these strategies to teach executive functions in my classroom, there was a spark. […]
Mitch recently had the privilege of joining host Eric Skanson on the TalentED podcast! In this episode Mitch shares his personal journey from struggling student to visionary educator and entrepreneur is truly inspiring. They also explore the importance of executive functioning skills, why they are often overlooked in traditional education, and the key strategies that […]
Tune in to catch Mitch's conversation with Lisa Ling about his book Executive Functions for Every Classroom. Lisa and Mitch explore how executive functions are the key to addressing interrupted learning resulting from the pandemic, how easy it is for schools and teachers to bring awareness around executive functions to their students, how parents can […]
I had the honor of joining Erik Ellefsen, host of the Digical Education Podcast, to chat about my book and all things executive functions. I think you will enjoy our casual conversation! Tune in and listen by clicking here.
Tune in and listen by clicking here. I have to admit, I was intimidated, at first, to be a guest on the Leading Better & Growing Faster show with Drs. Joseph Jones and T.J. Vari! We had a fun and meaningful conversation about the importance of teaching Executive Functioning Skills! I really think you will […]
