Full Description
This book presents research-based strategies for helping students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally by harnessing the dynamic interplay of executive function (EF) and emotional regulation. The expert editors and contributors--including EF pioneer Lynn Meltzer--explain how teachers can support EF and emotional regulation in their daily classroom practice with all learners, including neurodiverse students. Chapters describe innovative ways to build students' ability to set goals, think flexibly, stay on task, and manage their behavior, alongside crucial capacities for reducing anxiety and stress. Case vignettes illustrate how the interventions discussed help to enhance student engagement while fostering resilience and independent learning.
Contents
I. Rethinking Education: Integrating Executive Function and Emotional Regulation into Teaching
1. Transforming Classrooms: Preparing Students to Succeed in a Complex World, Lynn Meltzer & Julie Dunstan
2. Metacognition: The Spark for Igniting Students' Ability to Learn How to Learn, Lynn Meltzer, Laurel Black, & Taylor McKenna
3. Promoting Emotional Intelligence to Build Effective Schools, Laura Bond, Maurice J. Elias, Richard Cohen, Lauren Fullmer, & Andrea Sadow
4. Nurturing Resilience, Executive Function, and Tenacity in the Classroom, Sam Goldstein & Robert B. Brooks
II. Executive Function and Emotional Regulation in Neurodiverse Learners
5. Strategies for Addressing Anxiety and Stress in the Classroom, Alexandra Allen-Barrett, Donna B. Pincus, Kristine Lee, Alyssa Farley, Rachel Merson, Anamika Dutta, & Jennifer Greif Green
6. Learning Difficulties: Fostering Motivation, Passion, and Drive, Hillary Bush & Ellen Braaten
7. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Executive Function Strategies for Building Self-Awareness, Self-Efficacy, and Social Awareness, Sucheta Kamath
8. Math Anxiety: Transforming Mindsets and Boosting Engagement in Mathematics, Julie Dunstan & Juliet Pearman
III. Fostering a Schoolwide Culture of Strategic Learning and Engagement
9. Reading Instruction: Executive Function and Self-Regulation Processes That Promote Differentiated Literacy Outcomes, Kelly B. Cartwright, Ana Taboada Barber, & Erica Neal
10. The SMARTS Approach: Going Beyond the Three R's to Foster Reasoning, Regulation, and Resilience, Lynn Meltzer, Michael Greschler, & Shelly Levy
11. Emotional Regulation for All Students: Using Collaborative Problem Solving to Build Social-Emotional Skills, J. Stuart Ablon & Hallie Carpenter
12. Flexible Mindsets Schools: Opening the Window to Equitable Learning Opportunities, Julie Dunstan, Susannah Cole, Stephanie Guthman, & Mark Amaral
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