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Smart but Scattered: Executive Functioning Skills for Student Success

Class Details

  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/18/2025 - 7/13/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 29 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 10/27/2024 - 12/8/2024
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 22 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 9/18/2024 - 11/5/2024
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 24 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 6/8/2025 - 8/3/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 41 of 41
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 1/22/2025 - 3/19/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 11 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 3/5/2025 - 4/30/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 23 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 8/17/2025 - 10/12/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 17 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 10/5/2025 - 11/30/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 3
  • Nonmember Price: $235
  • CEA Member Price: $135

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 7 of 30

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.

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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.
  • Grade(s): Pre-K Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Elementary K-5
  • Subject(s): Professional Development
  • Teacher Quality Standard(s): QS 2.A QS 2.C QS 2.D QS 3.A QS 3.D QS 4.C

Facilitator

Julie Arnold

Facilitator

Julie Arnold

Reviews

Brian Touher
This class has significantly impacted how I will go about teaching. What I've learned from this class has spilled into our school meetings and is becoming an integral part of our focus on teaching/assessing career-ready state standards in addition to the content standards.
Sydney Martin
great class
Brittany Eiler
This class broke down executive functioning into specific skills that can be supported and developed with the right interventions. The readings gave so many useful strategies. I felt this class really enhanced my professional knowledge as a special educator. Great class!!

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