Essentials Magazine Essentials Fall 2018

Trends in Learning Executive Function Skills Mapped to Increasing Levels of Complex Thinking n CONSCIOUS CONTROL n ENGAGEMENT n COLLABORATION n EMPOWERMENT n EFFICACY LEADERSHIP (ALL) WORKING MEMORY n n n n n n n Storing and manipulating visual and verbal information Identifying same and different Remembering details Following multiple steps Holding on to information while considering other information Identifying cause-and-effect Categorizing information COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY n Shifting focus from one event to another n Changing perspective n Seeing multiple sides to a situation n Being open to others’ points of view n Being creative n Catching and correcting errors n Thinking about multiple concepts simultaneously PLANNING n Setting goals n Managing time n Working towards a goal n Organizing actions and thoughts n Considering future consequences in light of current action REASONING n Making hypotheses, deductions, and inferences n Applying former approaches to new situations PROBLEM SOLVING n Defining a problem n Analyzing n Creating mental images n Generating possible solutions n Anticipating n Predicting outcomes n Evaluating INHIBITORY CONTROL n Attending to a person or activity n Focusing n Concentrating n Thinking before acting n Initiating a task n Persisting in a task n Maintaining social appropriateness SELF AWARENESS n Self-assessing n Overcoming temptation n Monitoring performance n Reflecting on goals n Managing conflicting thoughts Adapted from Appendix A of Building Executive Function: The Missing Link to Student Achievement by Nancy Sulla, published by Routledge 12 essentials | fall 2018

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