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February 21, 2023

Declutter your mind

Don’t try and hold in your mind what paper or a device can hold for you. In today’s fast-paced world,...

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February 14, 2023

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DR. SEUSS, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...

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February 14, 2023

Artificial Intelligence and implications for education, executive function skills

By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...

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February 7, 2023

Flag football and flexibility

Flexibility is an executive function skill that we’re asked to practice in countless ways in our daily lives. For example,...

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February 3, 2023

Executive Function Book Club: Books to Support Parents’ and Students’ Understanding of Executive Function Strategies

By Jess Holman, Instructor At Engaging Minds, we honor that there are no one-size fits all executive function solutions for...

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January 31, 2023

Don’t panic! We have a strategy!

Test-taking is stressful for many students. And nothing is worse than when your mind goes blank during a test. No...

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January 24, 2023

Tell me why

When a subject in school is too hard, feels overwhelming, or doesn’t seem relevant, many students are resistant to engage...

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January 17, 2023

Accountability is the secret

A key component to developing a new habit successfully rests in our ability to hold ourselves accountable to it. And...

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January 10, 2023

A key to staying organized

Creating an organization system for school materials that makes sense to your child is an important step to creating order...

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January 3, 2023

Who said ‘Can’t?’ Try trying.

“This is impossible.”  “I can’t do it.”  Sometimes schoolwork can feel impossible and students believe they just can’t do it....

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December 27, 2022

2022’s Top 5 and New Year’s favorites

The new year is a natural time to take stock and reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re headed....

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December 20, 2022

The World Cup and Ted Lasso: Believe

Individual talent. Teamwork. Strategy and planning. All were on display at this year’s World Cup. If you happened to catch...

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