250

for 4 classes

Summer Camp: What Is Executive Functioning? Tips and Tricks

New class

Ages 10-14

Live Group Course

Let's learn all about Executive Function Skills from a certified Special Education Teacher and Executive Function Coach. We will learn about what EF skills are along with many tips and tricks to improve organization, planning, and more.

Angela Higgins, MA. ED. Executive Function Coach

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5.0

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Live video meetings

4x per week, 1 week

2-8 learners per class

45 min

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What’s included

4 live meetings

3 in-class hours

Mastery Evaluation

1 hour per week. Students will receive and practice using a variety of EF tools such as organizers and planners. Students will also take an EF questionnaire to identify their personal strengths and areas for improvement. If submitted to the teacher, each student will receive personalized results and feedback.

Certificate of Completion

included

Class Experience

In this course we will learn what Executive Functioning is and how we use it daily to get things done.  Topics will include:
Planning
Organization
Self Awareness
Task Initiation
Time Management
Inhibition
Vision and Goal Setting
Evaluating Priorities

We will learn about each skill, it's importance and tips on how to improve each in relation to homework, school work and completing chores.  

Learners will be able to take a EF skill questionnaire to find their personal strengthens and weaknesses.  Learners can send their results to the EF coach for a personalized report on strengths and areas to focus on improvement.

Learning Goals

Student will learn what Executive Functioning Skills are.

Students will learn what skills are included in Executive Functioning.

Syllabus

4 Lessons

over 1 Week

Lesson 1:

What are Executive Function Skills?

 We will learn about what Executive Functions are and how you use them at school, home and in all parts of life.

45 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

Let's Learn about the Executive Function Skills

 We will review what we learned in lesson 1 about what Executive Functions are and learn more about each of the EF skills individually.

45 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

What can I do?

 In this lesson we will learn about what we can control and what we cannot control related to Executive Functioning.  Students will also complete a questionnaire to learn about their personal strengths and areas for improvement.

45 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Tips, Tricks and Let's Try

 In this lesson we will review how to understand the results of the questionnaires.  We will then learn a variety of strategies, tips and tricks for improving EF skills.

45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs

This course is for all learners, especially those struggling with Executive Functioning and ADHD.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Youtube

Sources

Questionnaire: Dawson and Guare (2017). Copyright © 2017 The Guilford Press. Reprinted in Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (The Guilford Press, 2023). Youtube Video: 5,4,3,2,1, The Count Down to Success | Mel Robbins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czz2qv2kBA0&t=2s

Meet the teacher

Angela Higgins, MA. ED. Executive Function Coach

Joined January, 2025

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Teacher expertise and credentials

2 Teaching Certificates

New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education

New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Special Education

Master’s Degree in Education from Saint Elizabeth University

Hello! My name is Angela.  I am a certified Executive Function Coach and NJ Special Education Teacher.  I have bachelors degrees in Elementary Education and Psychology as well as a Master's degree in Education.  I love to help kids learn more about how they learn.  Learning about Executive Functioning can help kids with their planning, organization, time management, task initiation and so much more.  I love to work with learners of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.  I most often work with students with ADHD to improve their EF skills.