Executive Functioning Academy: Part 1 - The Fundamentals

Monday, October 21, 2024
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

(Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.)

Intended Audience: General education teachers, Education specialists, Intern and early career school psychologists, School counselors, Administrators, Para-educators, Any specialists who would like to gain a fundamental understanding of the executive functioning domains and how they impact student performance.

Executive Functioning (EF) refers to a set of processes that have to do with managing oneself and one's resources to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for neurologically based skills involving mental control and self-regulation. It is now commonly believed that executive functions are essential for purposeful, goal directed behaviors and actions, and there is substantial evidence that academic achievement and appropriate executive function skills are correlated. In this beginning level training, educators will gain a fundamental understanding of executive functioning and its impact on student learning and development.

Participants Will:

• Gain a fundamental understanding of executive functioning skills and how EF skills develop
• Learn about the executive functioning domains, and how they impact student learning and behavior
• Develop foundational skills needed to plan effective executive functioning accommodations and interventions

To register for Part Two, please click here. To register for Part Three, please click here. 

Presenter: Natalie Corona, M.S., L.E.P., School Psychologist (In partnership w/ the Diagnostic Center North; held jointly with SE SELPA)