Strengthening Your Students' EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS (PreK to Grade 2)

Presented by Angela Searcy
Outstanding Teacher, Therapist and International Presenter

Specifically Designed for PreK to 2nd Grade: Classroom Teachers, Instructional Aides, Special Education Staff, and Other Educators Working With Students Who Struggle to Learn Because of a Lack of Organizational, Time Management, Self-Regulation and Other Executive Functioning Skills

Dozens of practical strategies you can use tomorrow to help PreK to 2nd grade students who have difficulty maintaining attention and organizing their time, tasks, personal space, and materials in their general education classroom
Practical ways you can adapt your instruction and learning environment to enhance students' ability to develop and use key executive function skills to increase their school success
Help your PreK to 2nd grade students improve in these key executive function areas: organization, cognitive flexibility, memory, self-regulation, attention, and task initiation
Demonstrations, activities, real classroom examples and a comprehensive digital resource handbook you can take back and begin using immediately with your students

Practical Ideas and Strategies

We're seeing a marked increase in young students who struggle with executive function skills. Common characteristics include difficulty with task initiation, organization, cognitive flexibility, memory, emotional control, and time management. In this NEW and fast-paced seminar, Angela Searcy will demonstrate how to recognize and assess the impact on behavior and learning – and most importantly – she'll give you a toolbox filled with practical strategies to help your PreK to 2nd grade students with executive function difficulties. Most workshops end after giving potential strategies, but research shows even veteran teachers need concrete guidance on how to implement strategies despite potential pitfalls. In this seminar, you will not only gain new ideas but will learn how to plan for each phase of implementation.

Join Angela for a day of highly effective ideas and interventions to help your young students develop greater independence and strengthen their executive function skills to manage their time, tasks, and emotions more effectively.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Practical Strategies to Address Executive Function Challenges That Prevent Students From Finding Success in School
Classroom-proven strategies to teach your students who struggle to think and act in an organized way to manage their time, tasks, schedules, assignments, and behavior
Proven Strategies to Improve Your Students' Skills in Key Executive Function Areas
Executive functioning helps students to pay attention, manage time, control impulsive behavior, have appropriate social behaviors, and organize their brains for learning … Learn strategies to help your students who have difficulty in these areas so they can experience greater success and increased independence
Bridge the Gap for Students Struggling With Critical School Readiness Skills
Strategies you can use immediately to develop skills that will help students organize information for learning, growing and maturing in developmentally appropriate ways
Classroom-Tested Strategies for Managing Stress, Managing Time, and Increasing On-Task Behavior
Learn practical strategies to build in your students those skills specific to managing stress, managing time, and staying on task longer
Improve Student Behavior
Significantly improve student behavior through practical solutions for impulse control, self-regulation and self-management
Increase Working Memory and Decrease Disorganization
Help your students better remember new learning … Teach your students tools and strategies to increase their organizational skills for success in and out of the classroom
Practical Ways to Adapt Your Instruction and Classroom Structure
Techniques and tips that work to adapt your teaching for all students, but especially those who have difficulties with key executive functioning skills … Quick and easy ideas to set up routines that work best with young children
Tools and Strategies to Teach Independence and Emotional Regulation
Learn how to help your youngest learners begin to become more independent with strategies that teach steps in planning, implementing the plan and self-regulating
Common Factors That Impact Executive Functioning
Learn how to identify the factors that impact executive function … Leave with dozens of classroom proven strategies to support student success
Receive an Extensive Executive Function Digital Resource Handbook
You will receive a comprehensive digital resource handbook developed specifically for this seminar filled with strategies, ideas and practical tips, tricks and techniques that will support you when you return to your classroom and school

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

Strengthen your PreK to 2nd grade students' EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS
Dozens of practical strategies designed to increase attention, focus and impulse control
Strategies to teach your students who struggle to think and act in an organized way to better manage their time, tasks, attention, and behavior
Executive function skills to increase student success in social-emotional functioning
How stress impacts young learners, their Executive Functioning skills, and the effectiveness of classroom planning, plus specific strategies that work
Flexible problem-solving strategies to fit the needs of specific students
Emotional regulation strategies you can use immediately
Memory strategies for working memory, short-term memory and long-term memory
Proven ideas to help students grow in each area of Executive Functioning skills
Dozens of practical strategies to help students build cognitive flexibility and emotional control
Strategies to keep students with Executive Function challenges engaged long enough to learn new skills
Step-by-step guidance when you have "tried everything" and strategies aren't working, plus what to expect at each phase of implementation

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

One of the greatest compliments I received was from a principal who said, "Angela gets it." I understand what teachers are going through in today's demanding, fast-paced school environment. Looking through a teacher's eyes at the practicality of teaching and reinforcing Executive Function skills is key to developing a successful plan of action that reduces challenging behaviors and increases learning.

Over the past decade we've witnessed an explosion of diagnoses related to young students with Executive Functioning challenges. In addition, many general education students without a diagnosis still struggle with Executive Function skills – and the impact on their ability to learn effectively is very real.

How can we best improve the Executive Function skills of our grades PreK-2 students and decrease challenging behaviors? That's exactly what I've designed this seminar to address!

Here are some of the topics we will uncover:

Proactive teaching strategies that all students can benefit from
Classroom layouts and routines that support students' Executive Functioning
How to develop individualized plans for students who have a higher level of need
And so much more!

Learn how to recognize Executive Functioning challenges, assess their impact on learning and behavior, build a toolbox of practical strategies, and integrate them into your work with students – starting tomorrow and through every phase of implementation. We know strong Executive Function skills are key to student success.

Join me for a great day of exploring proven strategies you can implement immediately to improve the Executive Function skills of your grades PreK-2 students to increase learning for all and make teaching fun again!

Sincerely,
Angela Searcy

P.S. You will receive my extensive Executive Function digital resource handbook and access to additional online resources with the newest ideas, strategies, and tips for improving your grades PreK-2 students' Executive Function skills to reduce challenging behaviors and increase learning.

Who Should Attend

PreK to 2nd Grade: General Education Staff, Therapists, Instructional Aides, Support Staff, and Other Educators Working With Students Who Struggle to Learn Because of a Lack of Organizational, Time Management, Self-Regulation and Other Executive Functioning Skills

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Executive Function Digital Resource Handbook
You will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. Included in the handbook are:

Multiple strategies for meeting the needs of your students with Executive Function challenges
Classroom-tested resources and next-day ideas for improving students' organization, impulse control, memory, behavioral regulation, and attention/concentration
Easy-to-incorporate techniques and tips for teaching students cognitive flexibility, self-awareness, and stress/anxiety management
Dozens of practical strategies for improving your PreK to 2nd grade students' Executive Function skills

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in strengthening their PreK-2 students' Executive Function skills.

Consultation Available
Angela Searcy will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

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