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Winter 2026: Building Executive Functioning Skills in the Classroom
To Complete Before You Begin this Course
Welcome to Building Executive Functioning Skills in the Classroom!
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Week 1: Welcome!
Introductions - Please complete before beginning the class
Live Q & A session on Friday January 30 & Thursday February 26 at 9am Pacific Time
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Recording of Live Q&A Session January 30, 2026 (45:33)
Post Your Questions Here For February 26 Live Q & A
Week 1 - Topic A: Introduction to Executive Functions
Week 1 Overview
Lecture 1: Introduction to Executive Functions
Lecture 2: Understanding Executive Functions
Lecture 3: Executive Functions and Productivity
Lecture 4: Executive Functions and Brain Differences
Lecture 5: Executive Functions and Brain Development
Introduction to Executive Functions Discussion
Word Choices (4:15)
Week 1 - Topic B: Metacognition
Lecture 1: Building Metacognition
Lecture 2: Behavior Assessment
Lecture 3: EF's for Schoolwork
Lecture 4: Accessing Metacognition
Building Metacognition Discussion
Week 1 Quiz
Week 1 Deeper Dive (optional)
Reflection on Kaufman Chapter 1
Week 2 - Topic A: Brain Basics
Week 2 Overview
Lecture 1: Brain Basics
Lecture 2: The Emotional Brain
Lecture 3: Cortex and Neurons
Brain Basics Discussion
Week 2 - Topic B: Development of EF Skills
Lecture 1: Developmental Perspectives on EF Skills
Lecture 2: Prenatal Through Age Two
Lecture 3: Age Three Through Twelve
Lecture 4: Age Thirteen Through Nineteen
Lecture 5: Age Twenty Through Adult
Developmental Perspectives Discussion
Week 2 Quiz
Supplemental Resource: The Effective Teaching Podcast
Week 2 Deeper Dive (optional)
Reflection on Kaufman Chapter 2
Supplemental Resources
Instruments to Assess Executive Function Skills
From Children's Health Council: Information on Helping Students Cope with Traumatic Events
Tackling Unhealed Trauma: Article from Harvard Graduate School of Education
Video for Middle School Students about the Brain
Resources for Younger Students
ADDitude Article Highlighting Issues Specific to BIPOC Population
Verbal to Visual - Taking Visual Notes
Article on Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn
Week 3 - Topic A: Supporting Learning
Week 3 Overview
Lecture 1: 'Sound or Picture Brain?'
Lecture 2: Images Support Learning
'Sound or Picture Brain?' Discussion
Week 3 - Topic B: Memory and Learning
Lecture 1: Memory and Learning - Part 1 - Sensory Data
Lecture 2: Memory and Learning: Part 2 - Working Memory
Lecture 3: Memory and Learning: Part 3 - Long-Term Memory
Week 3 - Topic C: Visual Instruction Model
Lecture 4: Instruction Model: "What is Learning?"
Memory and Learning Discussion
Week 3 Quiz
Week 3 Deeper Dive (optional)
Week 3 Questions from How the Brain Learns
Week 4 - Topic A: Learning and Behavior
Week 4 Overview
Lecture 1: Learning and Behavior
Learning and Behavior Discussion
Week 4 - Topic B: How to Ask for Help
Lecture 1: How to Ask for Help
Week 4 - Topic C: Self-Advocacy
Lecture 2: Self-Advocacy Keys to Success
Lecture 3: Self-Advocacy Parent and Teacher Roles
Self-Advocacy Discussion
Week 4 Quiz
Week 4 Deeper Dive (optional)
Read Sousa Chapter 3: Memory, Retention, and Learning
Recording of Live Q&A Session January 30, 2026
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