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Lend Me Your Frontal Lobe

Lend Me Your Frontal Lobe. HCPSS Administrators January 2013. Outcomes. Participants will: Become familiar with the format and themes of the Executive Functions modules. Experience activities from the Executive Functions modules.

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Lend Me Your Frontal Lobe

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  1. Lend Me Your Frontal Lobe HCPSS Administrators January 2013

  2. Outcomes Participants will: • Become familiar with the format and themes of the Executive Functions modules. • Experience activities from the Executive Functions modules. • Understand expectations, timeline, and responsibilities for the roll out of the Executive Functions modules.

  3. “How do we support the classroom teacher delivering best practices in instruction and behavioral intervention for students with learning and/or behavioral needs?” Banner Question

  4. The Board of Education expects professional development for all HCPSS Staff on the LD/ADHD Resource Modules

  5. Parent and Teacher Resource Modules FUTURE DIRECTIONS

  6. LD/ADHD Initiative Executive Functions Series: Wiki https://ldadhd.wikispaces.hcpss.org/

  7. Lead Team At Each School Student Services Psychologists, Counselors, PPWs, Alternative Education Teachers, and Cluster Nurses Administration

  8. Lead Team FacilitatorProfessional Development Dates January 9th Psychologists January 16th HS Counselors, Alt Ed., Nurses, PPWs January 17th HS Counselors, Alt Ed., Nurses, PPWs January 22nd HS Counselors, Alt Ed., Nurses, PPWs January 22nd HS Counselors, Alt Ed., Nurses, PPWs January 24th Middle School Counselors January 29th& 31st Administrators February 1st Elementary School Counselors

  9. We can support students’ frontal lobes by: • Understanding patterns of strengths and weaknesses with all students, not just students with disabilities • Changing the environment • Teaching/re-teaching and modeling executive skills • Reinforcing skills by use of incentives moving towards independence Executive Functions Modules Themes

  10. Executive Functions Modules Format • Match executive functions with definitions • Share model for adult learning (Joyce & Showers, 1980, 1992) • Discuss developmental aspects of executive functions • Share analogies of executive functions

  11. Executive Functions Modules Format • Discuss the impact of executive functions weaknesses in the classroom • Model, discuss and develop strategies for supporting and teaching executive functions • Share ideas with colleagues

  12. Do you know your executive functions? At your table, match the nine executive functions with their definitions

  13. Definition of Executive Functions Executive functionscan be defined as… a collection of processes that are responsible for guiding, directing and managing cognitive, emotional and behavioral functions, particularly during novel problem solving

  14. Where are executive skills located? Executive Functions

  15. Executive skills develop… through a process called myelination. Myelin acts as insulation for nerves, increasing the speed with which nerve impulses are transmitted. The faster the impulse, the better the skill.

  16. All skills, including executive skills, improve with practice… The more you practice, thebetter the skill. Practice also makes the taskless effortful.

  17. Development of Executive Functions Skill proficiency 3 5 10 15 25 30 50 70 80 Birth Age (Years) Source: Weintraub et al. (2011)

  18. Until executive skills are fully developed in students, parents and teachers act as “surrogate” frontal lobes. Three primary ways to develop executive skills: • Change the environment to reduce the impact of weak executive skills. • Teach and model executive skills. • Use incentives to get students to use skills that are hard for them.

  19. Executive Functions serve as a Cognitive Conductor • The conductor or “master control” for all higher order and basic information processing. • The brain’s master control and command system.

  20. Directions: Each person has a sentence starter and will have time to read the sentence and finish or add a sentence. When the bell rings each person passes their paper to the person on the right. This will be repeated until everyone has added to each paper. Let’s Play~ Ready. Set. Write!

  21. What executive function skills did you have to use in this activity? What did you find difficult? Did you get frustrated? How did you cope with yourself and with others? Process the activity: Ready. Set. Write!

  22. Activity Check off which executive skills deficits you think each student may have.

  23. What are your executive functions strengths and weaknesses? • Complete the EF questionnaire. • Did your results match what you thought were your strengths & weaknesses? • Think-Pair-Share: How might this impact your work with teachers and/or students?

  24. Executive Functions Modules Roll Out Timeline: • Consider the available options for professional learning within the contract day. • Administrator(s) and Student Services Team enter your school’s plan for delivering the modules in the “School Improvement Plan Template.” • Timeframe for implementation of modules: August, 2013 to June, 2014.

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