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Podcast for Teachers: Building Students Executive Functioning

Teachers can invest in conscious planning to create opportunities for students to strengthen executive functioning skills. Experienced teacher and teacher educator, Brenda Watkins, outlines the benefits and example strategies for […]

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Podcast: Encouraging Teachers to Build Students’ Executive Functioning Skills

Teacher educator, Brenda Watkins, shares her classroom experiences and content from the graduate level course Developing Executive Function to Empower Learners. Included are observable elements for recognizing strategies and opportunities […]

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Podcast for Parents: How Parents Can Encourage the Development of Learners’ Executive Functioning Skills

Parent, teacher, and teacher educator, Brenda Watkins, shares how parents can support their children at all ages in developing working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. These executive functioning skills […]

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