Smarter Note-Taking: Less Writing, More Learning
By Sarah Gossman, Instructor Do you ever feel that you have to jot down everything your teacher says in a...
Body Doubling: A powerful model for enabling focus and productivity
By Rachel Marcus, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Have you ever felt you needed a friend or partner to keep...
Growth Mindset & Grit: Helping Your Child Keep Going When It Gets Tough
We all want our children to succeed, but success rarely happens in a straight line. Kids will earn rough grades,...
Get into the Groove Again – Transitioning Back From Winter Vacation Effectively
By Rachel Marcus, Director of Curriculum and Training Coming back to school after winter vacation can be tough. Whether your...
Strategies to Support Reading Stamina
By Rachel Marcus, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Does your child fatigue easily when reading? Do they get a few...
Reframing Resilience: Teaching Skills to Support Navigating Adversity
By Sarah Gossman, EM Instructor When we think of the word resilience, we often think of phrases such as “pull...
Self-Advocacy and the importance in Executive Function Coaching
By Sarah Gossman, Engaging Minds Instructor Self-advocacy is the ability to effectively communicate what your needs are to others. It...
It’s Not Too Early: Underclassmen who leverage EF skills get a leg up in the college admissions process
By Angela Kim, Engaging Minds Instructor, College Coach LA, CA In today’s competitive college admissions landscape, underclassmen (9th and 10th...
Back-to-school tasks: Make them a joint venture
Around this time of year parents start getting inundated with back-to-school emails. The school supply shopping list. The class placement...
More Adults Are Seeking Executive Function Support—Here’s Why
Adult ADHD diagnoses are on the rise. A recent New York Times article reports they have jumped by more than...
Flashcards 101 – It’s In the way that you use them!
Flashcards are a tried and true strategy for studying, right? Yes, if you are using them optimally, going beyond the...
Consistency is the key
By Rachel Salinger, Learning Specialist Practice makes perfect. We’ve all heard these words before in our lives. It could be...