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Executive Function Strategies that empower students to succeed in school and in life.
ABOUT US
Developing strong executive function strategies and learning how to learn provides students with a strong foundation for learning and promotes academic and life success. The mission of the Research Institute for Learning and Development, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is simple: Empower students to understand their own learning profile so they can develop the persistence and resilience they need to succeed in school and in life. There is a path to success for ALL students!!! More Info
FEATURED EVENTS
SMARTS Elementary and Secondary Conversation: SMARTS Around the World
SMARTS strategies are a powerful tool for promoting student success across the globe. Ever wonder how teachers in different countries teach executive function? Michael Greschler, M.Ed. Director of the SMARTS […]
36th Annual Executive Function Conference
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, ATTENTION, AND STRESS: BUILDING RESILIENCY AND FOSTERING EQUITY FOR ALL STUDENTS This 36th Annual Executive Function conference will address the close connections between executive function, stress, persistence, and […]
SMARTS Secondary Conversation: SMARTS and Reading
When it comes to reading, executive function plays an important role in helping boost student comprehension, identify main ideas and supporting details, summarize, and more. In this conversation, we will […]
SMARTS Elementary Conversation: SMARTS and Reading
When it comes to reading, executive function plays an important role in helping boost student comprehension, identify main ideas and supporting details, summarize, and more. In this conversation, we will […]
WHAT WE DO
PROGRAM
Our Award-winning SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum provides teachers with tools and resources to help students learn critically important learning strategies for organizing, time management, note taking and more.
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Function Curriculum.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We conduct on-site and off-site workshops and provide ongoing professional development, consultation and coaching on executive function, metacognition, and strategy instruction.
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Professional Development.
CONFERENCES
Every year, we assemble the top experts in the fields of executive function and learning differences at our two annual Conferences. Educators from across the world attend to learn about new research and applications for their classroom teaching.
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conferences.
