What are executive functions?
Considered “the management system of the brain,” “executive functions” refer to the higher-order cognitive processes that enable students to organize, plan, time-manage, and self-regulate. These skills are essential for academic achievement, social development, and lifelong learning. Supporting executive functions in the classroom helps students develop agency and become more independent, organized, and resilient learners.
“Having executive function in the brain is like having an air traffic control center at a busy airport to manage the arrivals and departures of dozens of planes on multiple runways.”
ADAC works with educators to implement classroom strategies that empower students to:
- retain and utilize “short-term” information and data (working memory)
- adapt their thinking, reaction(s), and decision-making to “real-time” demands, priorities, and contexts (flexible thinking)
- control their impulses and master their emotions (self-control)
How does ADAC provide this service?
In-Person
• Professional Learning (workshops)
• Educator Coaching (one-on-one, small groups)
Virtual
• Professional Learning (workshops)
• Educator Coaching (one-on-one, small groups)