Getting It Together: Executive Function for High School Students
Introducing students to Executive Function skills and how to help themselves in the areas they are struggling in most.
Heather DeGeorge, MAT, PMP
Average rating:
4.5
Number of reviews:(238)
What's included
5 live meetings
4 hrs 35 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
This course will help high school students better identify their areas of strength and weakness--and focuses on using strengths to accommodate weaknesses. This age range LIGHTLY encourages discussions of apps where they can be helpful for students that have them, but this will not dominate the conversation. We will be focusing on strengthening skills overall and will cover the following executive function areas, explaining each one with examples: * Planning/prioritizing (with understanding of "important" vs. "urgent") * Organization * Time Management * Task initiation * Working memory * Self-monitoring (metacognition) * Flexibility * Impulse control * Emotional control Each of these will be explained and an example given. Students will do an inventory of skills they are strong in and skills they are not so strong in. They will have homework that may require parent involvement/support and input to help students find new ways to accommodate their weaknesses by using their strengths in the context of their own world. This homework is a way to help them build self-advocacy skills.
Learning Goals
Students will learn multiple ways to improve their executive function skills in tangible ways they can implement in their daily lives.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents who enroll students with strong weaknesses in these skills will need to have parent involvement/support until students have some solid footing to build new habits. If this is a challenge for your situation, please reach out to the instructor for guidance that can accommodate your specific needs.
This class is directed to HIGH SCHOOL students. Those with students in middle school should look at this link with content directed to middle schoolers: https://outschool.com/classes/getting-it-together-executive-function-for-tweens-and-teens-Viw4yz8q
Supply List
There will be handouts that need to be printed each week including the initial skills inventory that will follow them each week.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined November, 2018
4.5
238reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
Master's Degree in Education from New Jersey City University
I have taught executive function and productivity skills to my students and science team students for at least 10 years. These are an extension of project management, for which I have been certified at the highest level (PMP) since 2003 and have taught for the international certifying body (PMI). Since 2015, I have been coaching middle schoolers who are preparing for Science Olympiad competition with very little support--so these skills are critical and they have been wonderfully successful with my team!Reviews
Live Group Class
$85
for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 107 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
5-18 learners per class
