Smart but Scattered: Executive Functioning Skills for Student Success

About the Course
Unlock the secrets of executive skills in this course designed for educators. Dive into the eleven key components of executive functioning, including planning, organization, time management, emotional regulation, and cognitive flexibility. Gain a comprehensive understanding of these essential skills and their practical application in educational settings.
Discover effective strategies for identifying strengths and weaknesses in executive functioning and learn how to implement evidence-based interventions tailored to diverse student needs. Explore techniques for fostering self-regulation, goal-setting, and long-term skill development.
You'll be equipped with the tools and knowledge to enhance executive functioning skills, ultimately empowering students to achieve both academic and personal growth. You’ll learn how to create supportive learning environments, best practices in designing targeted instructional strategies, and strategies for collaborating with families and colleagues to promote student success.
Required Text:
- Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson, Richard Guare, and Colin Guare
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Define and explain the concept of executive functioning, including its components and significance in cognitive and behavioral development.
- Assess executive skills in children and adolescents and accurately identify strengths and weaknesses.
- Design personalized intervention strategies to support and enhance executive skills in children and adolescents, based on evidence-based practices
- Explain the relationship between research based brain development and executive skill development.
- Develop a thorough understanding of executive skills and their impact on learning and behavior in students.