Course Description
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 4:00-6:00 PM EST
What is the relationship between emotion and executive function? How can we help students overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety, stress, worry and frustration to engage with the learning process? Join us to learn how to use executive function strategies to understand the impact of emotion and promote emotional regulation and executive function strategy use.

Michael Greschler, M.Ed., SMARTS Director
Michael Greschler, M.Ed. is the Director of the SMARTS program for ResearchILD. Over the past 7 years, he has worked to develop and grow the SMARTS program, collaborating with teachers and administrators in schools and leading a nationwide pilot of SMARTS Online in its first year. Since ResearchILD launched SMARTS in the fall of 2015, Michael has supported close to 2,000 SMARTS educators around the world, helping them to bring the power of executive function strategies into the classroom. In addition, Michael is on the conference committee for the Learning Differences Conference. As an educational specialist at the Institute for Learning and Development, Michael uses executive function strategy instruction to support teenagers and young adults.
PowerPoint Presentation:
- Executive Function and Social Emotional Learning: Strategies to Promote Perspective Taking, Goal Setting, Flexible Thinking
- EF and SEL Presentation Planner
Workshop Handouts and Resources:
Links that accompany presentation:
Additional Workshop Resources:
- CASEL Framework
- IES/NCER Report on Executive Function
- Go Noodle – “Go with the Flow”
- Learning Works for Kids – Games
Additional Executive Function Links and Resources:
- Further Reading – Executive Function
- Remote Learning Checklist
- EF White Paper
- SMARTS Feature in Attention Magazine
- Webinar: Executive Function, Achievement, and Equity
- Webinar: Executive Function and Reading
- Webinar: Getting to Know SMARTS
- SMARTS Curriculum Overview
- Elementary Free Lesson
- Secondary Free Lesson
- Contact a SMARTS Staff Member
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