Demystifying Executive Functions
What They Are and How to Teach Them

What You Get
- Insight on how to break down executive functions
- Two strategies to help students improve their executive functioning
- Certificate of Completion
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Executive Functions
If a kid is “smart” or “good at math” it doesn’t mean he or she can figure out how to get ready to go to school on time, work with a group of peers, keep a friend, do homework independently, or self-regulate throughout the day. Executive functions are an essential skillset that is completely separate from book smarts, even though it has a huge impact on a student’s performance in school and their career readiness. Executive functioning is at the heart of our daily functioning across all places in which we learn, play, and work. It affects almost everything we do!
Learn from our founder and CEO, Michelle Garcia Winner, as she breaks down this complex topic and discover what executive functions are and are not. Learn how to help students improve their executive functioning, which begins by avoiding assumptions about their functioning as you teach them.
During this webinar, discover:
- Why it’s so important to avoid assumptions about your students’ functioning levels.
- How executive functions are critical for success in the social, academic, and job worlds (even though this skillset isn’t measured through IQ and academic tests!).
- Two strategies to help students understand and improve targeted executive functions that impact their broader lives.
- Follow along with the webinar presentation handouts. Please note, the handouts are available for you to view in full color but can be printed in grayscale if you prefer (select the grayscale option when printing).
- After you've watched the webinar, you may download the Certificate of Completion for your records.
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What People are Saying
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Maria Iana Carmen Samson, Speech and Language Pathologist
This webinar helped me understand the EF further and what to do with my school age kids! Thank you so much!”
Maria Nunez, Educator
Thank you for this amazing seminar, very useful. It will help me a lot in improving the performance in my teaching career.”
Rose murphy, PSW
This was excellent very informative and easy to follow along . Thank you I look forward to attending more of these sessions .”
Annika Brancato, Annika, Educational Assistant, DCDSB, Canada
Very helpful and informative seminar.”
Kim Parker, Kim Parker DCDSB Educational Assistant
Great free webinar. Helpful information.”
Kim Parker, Educational Assistant
Great free webinar. Helpful information.”
Magdalena Pietraszuk, Learning Support Assistant
I watched quite a lot of your webinars. The way you present knowledge is so clear and well organised. The examples you give show your amazing approach to your clients. It's pleasure to listen to you and learn from you. You gave an explanation for so many "issues" I see at my work. I believe that my understanding is the first step to work better and I try to use guidance. Thank you Michelle! Magda”
Kristi Driscoll, Paraprofessional
Great things to think about and use with students on the Autism spectrum.”
Merete Schultz, Thank you from Denmark!
Thank you for a great free webinar. I got many good practical ways to work with EF.”
Sara Lowe, SLP-CCC
Excellent and practical ways to think about ant support executive function.”
Ann Jusino, Parent
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