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. […]
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 […]
Thank you Tanya Farrol, a dedicated educator at the Nanjing International School in Vietnam, for sharing "Executive Functions for Every Classroom" with your team. Your support means the world to me! Can't wait to hear what your teachers think about the book!
It is my great pleasure to announce the official publication date for my new book: Executive Functions for Every Classroom. A HUGE thank you to everyone who has already purchased a copy. Your support truly means the world to me. Click here to get your copy! Thanks for the support,
I am thrilled to present at the 2024 Educate for Careers Conference: Adapting to Change, this weekend in Sacramento, CA. If you are have a desire to bring executive functions to every CTE classroom be sure to attend my session! Online registration is now closed but if you still need to register please email info@jandrregistrations.com. I […]
Now and then I am asked to join a podcast to discuss Organized Binder and teaching executive functions (like this one). This week was a bit different. I was asked to share the story of starting and growing Organized Binder by Go Solo, a digital magazine that focuses on entrepreneurship stories. I thought I would share this […]
Recent studies show that loneliness in young people around the world is on the rise and smartphones together with social media appear to be major culprits. There are some interesting (and surprisingly simple) suggestions about how we can help reverse this trend, and it can be done at school. This excerpt from an opinion piece in the New […]
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