Category: SMARTS Stories
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Classroom Research: A SMARTS Pilot Study
When it comes to teaching executive function strategies, research has demonstrated that explicit, systematic, structured, and scaffolded approaches yield the greatest results. It is also important to consider that each […]
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The Power of a Mentor
ResearchILD’s 35th Annual Learning Differences Conference brought together educators from across the globe to hear from speakers at the forefront of executive function research and implementation in schools. One idea […]
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Student Perspective: Remote Learning and “Class Discussions”
As schools turn to distance learning, how will students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences fare? Learning remotely can exacerbate the challenges that students with learning differences face, leaving […]
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Teaching When You Have ADHD
The SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum has been helping students with ADHD and learning differences for a long time—long enough to see some of our SMARTS students grow up into teachers! […]
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Students Speak: It’s Not About How Quick You Finish
Here at SMARTS we always love to hear stories of students who have learned to take a strategic approach to their schoolwork. Teaching executive function strategies may not always be […]
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Executive Function Strategies Are Hard Work
I have been teaching executive function strategies to students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning differences for what feels like a long time. In fact, it was my work with […]
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Students Speak: What Does Metacognition Mean Anyway?
At the recent Learning Differences Conference, the SMARTS team presented a workshop on strategies that foster metacogntion, or self-awareness, in students. Before teaching metacognition strategies, it’s helpful to begin by defining what it means. […]
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SMARTS in Action! Teaching Executive Function Strategies in a Dynamic School Setting – Part 3
This is Part 3 in the story of how SMARTS is being implemented at the Dorchester Conservatory Lab Charter School. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2. Sean is approaching […]
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SMARTS in Action! Teaching Executive Function Strategies in a Dynamic School Setting – Part 2
This is Part 2 in the story of how SMARTS is being implemented at the Dorchester Conservatory Lab Charter School. Catch up on Part 1 here! Today, Sean is introducing a […]
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SMARTS in Action! Teaching Executive Function Strategies in a Dynamic School Setting – Part 1
I’m Jamie Cutler, marketing director for the SMARTS Online curriculum, and recently I had the opportunity to be an observer in a classroom that is implementing strategies from the SMARTS Online Executive […]