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Executive Functioning: Practical Applications - Training

Learn the importance of executive function and how to build it in your students.

At a Glance

Educators learn how to develop and encourage executive function in their students.

Topics

  • Classroom Management
  • Student Learning

Outcomes

  • Gain an understanding of what executive function skills are and how they impact student learning
  • Recognize if a student has executive function challenges
  • Practice strategies to enhance executive function skills in your students
Developed by:

Illinois Education Association

Last Updated: July 17, 2020

Details

Grade

  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary School
  • High School
  • Middle School

Session Length

90 mins

Session Format

In person

Children are not born with executive function skills, but have the potential to develop them. 

  • Learn what executive functions are
  • Learn the role executive functioning plays in learning and self-regulation
  • Gain strategies to help your students enhance and practice executive functioning skills in the classroom.

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