Executive Functioning Skills: The Air Traffic Controllers of your Brain! (part 2)

Part two of a two-part series.  In part two, we discuss the benefits of teaching executive functioning skills to online learners, introduce quick activities to use in live instruction and one-on-ones to increase student awareness and practice of EF skills, and invite all Method Teachers, SSMs, and PSMs to connect with the Instructional Coaches to share what's working and what isn't!

Why did the disorganized student get an F on his test?... Because he studied for the wrong one.

What do you call a student with poor organization skills?... A procrastinator in the morning, and a perfectionist at night.

What are the benefits of improved executive functioning skills for student engagement, learning, and motivation?

Students with strong executive functioning skills are more likely to be engaged in their learning, to succeed academically, and to be motivated to achieve their goals. This is because they are better able to:

• Plan and organize their work.
• Manage their time effectively.
• Set and achieve goals.
• Pay attention and focus.
• Control their impulses.
• Think critically and make good decisions.

To best meet the needs of students, we must first identify students’ areas of strength in order to build on those EF skills, as well as their areas of growth so that we can address deficiencies. Click Here for a few examples of activities you can use with your students to help build their EF skills.

Your Method Instructional Coaches want to support you as you support students!

Have you practiced some of these or other strategies with a student or in one of your live sessions? 

We would love to see a recording to share with others! 

Want to chat about how to incorporate some of these strategies/skills with your students? 

We would love to meet with you! 

Want an instructional coach to support you with teaching students some of these strategies/skills? 

We would love to model alongside you in a live session with your students.

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Your Instructional Coaching Team,

Awara VanSumer and Jen Johnson