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The 7 Best Times to Teach Executive Functioning Skills

November 15, 2021 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

All educators would likely agree that executive functioning skills are critical to student academic and social success. These are the skills that help learners plan for assignments, stay organized, use self-control to make good choices, use flexible thinking to solve problems, and persevere through challenges. The issue is usually when and how to make time […]

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Strategies to Build Working Memory

October 5, 2021 by pathway2success 1 Comment

Think of working memory like a mental sketch pad; a place to store information for short periods of time while we’re working through a task. Kids, teens, and adults use this skill on a daily basis to completely basic and complex tasks. For students, these tasks range from completing simple mental math in our heads […]

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10 Executive Functioning Skills: The Ultimate Guide

August 24, 2021 by pathway2success 3 Comments

What are executive functioning skills? Executive functioning skills are the important processes in our brain that help us finish tasks and meet our goals. If it sounds like we use them for everything we do, that’d be right – we do! It’s important to mention, though, that executive functioning skills are a huge umbrella. There […]

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Helping Kids and Teens Who Struggle with Executive Functioning Skills

April 20, 2021 by pathway2success 1 Comment

What are executive functioning skills and how can I support struggling learners? These are questions that many educators and parents have, and for good reason. Executive functioning skills are the processes in our brains that help us accomplish daily tasks. They include our abilities to organize materials, prioritize work, stay focused during activities, and persevere […]

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25+ Everyday Ways to Build Executive Functioning Skills

March 2, 2021 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Executive functioning skills are the complicated processes in our brains that help us accomplish everyday tasks. For kids and teens, these tasks might be things like starting morning work after entering the classroom, working through a long-term project, bringing the correct materials to class, and raising a hand to share thought in class. For many […]

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How to Integrate Executive Functioning Skills into the Classroom

February 2, 2021 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

If we want learners to develop strong executive functioning skills, it is critical to integrate them into the daily classroom. Integrating executive functioning skills into classroom instruction just makes sense. In short, this means taking important skills like organization, planning, and self-control, and practicing them right alongside average daily tasks. At first it might seem […]

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30+ Digital Executive Functioning Tools & Activities

January 4, 2021 by pathway2success 1 Comment

30+ Digital Tools for Executive Functioning

Planning, organization, time management, attention, and self-control: These are just a few executive functioning skills that all kids and teens should learn. With such a focus on remote learning, I’ve put together a list with some digital tools and supports to help learners strengthen their executive functioning skills. It’s worth mentioning that these resources can […]

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12 Reasons to Teach Executive Functioning Skills Explicitly

December 8, 2020 by pathway2success 2 Comments

Executive functioning skills are some of the most foundational elements for academic and social success. They are the skills that help us to plan, stay organized, pay attention to important information, use strategies to get us back on track when we veer off course, be flexible when things don’t go our way, and persevere through […]

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10+ Phrases to Avoid Saying to Learners with Executive Functioning Challenges

October 6, 2020 by pathway2success 1 Comment

Kids and teens who struggle with executive functioning challenges go through a lot every day. From trying to focus in class, remembering to turn homework in, and working through daily challenges that pop up, it can be stressful. Executive functioning challenges are real. What are executive functioning challenges? Executive functioning skills are the life skills […]

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9 FREE Executive Functioning Activities

July 6, 2020 by pathway2success 1 Comment

Planning, organization, time management, and self-control. These are just a few of the extremely critical executive functioning skills that we use every day to accomplish tasks and be successful. We use them so regularly that we may forget their importance. But to kids and teens (and yes, even adults) who lack these skills, the struggle […]

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Is it me or do we all need some extra calm-down st Is it me or do we all need some extra calm-down strategies lately?

I put this article together a while ago filled with free resources and strategies to help kids build their inner calm.

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Let's talk about strategy shares. They are probabl Let's talk about strategy shares. They are probably something you already do in your classroom, but being intentional about how you use them can build executive functioning skills in a powerful way!

This is a time when learners can explain to others how they have solved a problem or worked through a challenge.

By sharing their unique strategies, students get to learn from one another. The student explaining is building their metacognition skills as they think about their own thinking and the strategies they've used. 

At the same time, other students are practicing active listening, perspective-taking, and mental flexibility to consider new techniques.

To give this a try, let students be the teacher. For example, a student might show their step-by-step work on the board as they walk through how to solve a complex math problem. In other instance, a student might explain how they figure out the main idea of an article, pointing out specific points in the text.

You can also add questions to help deepen the conversation and learning like:

Can you tell me why you chose this strategy?

How did it work for you? What worked well and what didn't?

How would you teach this to someone else?

What steps were the most impactful?

What did you learn?

I hope you give this brain-boosting technique a try in your own classroom!
🧠 Integrating executive functioning skills in the 🧠 Integrating executive functioning skills in the classroom is important!

🧠 While there isn't always a ton of time to teach these skills explicitly in the classroom, there are many ways you can integrate them into what you're already doing.

🧠 I just added this article on my website filled with strategies, ideas, activities, and free materials for the secondary classroom. 

🧠 Keep in mind that these skills truly matter. They help us stay organized, meet deadlines, prioritize responsibilities, manage our emotions/stress, and meet our personal goals.

I hope some of the ideas, supports, and freebies are helpful to you!

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Being able to disconnect from our phones and devic Being able to disconnect from our phones and devices is an important skill. Reducing technology use can help teens and young adults improve focus, build relationships, strengthen social skills, and give time for new experiences.

Keep in mind that disconnecting isn’t about abandoning technology use entirely. Instead, it’s about using meaningful strategies to help us become more present, focused, and connected. It’s something we ALL can learn from.

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4 ways to start a mindful morning: Positive affir 4 ways to start a mindful morning:

Positive affirmations - Say positive statements to yourself aloud. You can start by introducing phrases and eventually kids can make their own individual lists.

Practice gratitude - Identify some things you are grateful for. Try to remember both the big things and the little things. They both matter!

Connect with nature - Spend a few minutes outside. If you can't get out there, take a moment to watch outside the window. Even just watching a bird fly by can feel incredibly calming.

Mindful breathing - Use mindful breathing activities to set the stage for a calm body and mind.

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