Tag: flexible thinking
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Executive Function and Decision Making: Helping Students Make Informed Choices
As educators, we play a critical role in preparing students for success in the real world. One key aspect of this is helping students develop executive function strategies, including the […]
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The Wonders of Blunders: Building Resilience and Flexibility
Today’s students will face complex challenges and uncertainty in their futures. How can we prepare young students to become self-directed learners who know how to ask questions, solve problems, and […]
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Preparing Students for Global Citizenship
As the world grows more interconnected and interdependent, how can we prepare our students for global citizenship? We can start by teaching students about their roles as global citizens and […]
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Check Out Flexible Mindsets!
We are excited to share that our friends Julie Dunstan and Susannah Cole have recently released their book, Flexible Mindsets in Schools: Channelling Brain Power for Critical Thinking, Complex Problem-Solving […]
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Thanksgiving Executive Function Toolkit
From all of us on the SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum Team, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving! We hope you find time for moments of tranquility and reflection while […]
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Modeling Persistence to Students
When it comes to students’ learning and growth, we know that persistence matters. When we think about persistence, we typically think about students’ internal motivational states. But what about external […]
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25 Cognitive Flexibility Jokes!
“I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.” Get it? Silly jokes and puns that play with the meanings and sounds of words […]
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Cognitive Flexibility for Christmas
Cognitive flexibility is an essential area of executive function; students who struggle to think flexibly are often rigid and easily frustrated by academic and social challenges. However, did you know […]
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How to Explain Cognitive Flexibility to Your Students
Understanding cognitive flexibility is key to improving a student’s executive function abilities. However, kids are often confused by what cognitive flexibility, or thinking flexibly, really means. Cognitive flexibility is less […]
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Students Speak: Thinking Flexibly About Problem Solving
Learning about cognitive flexibility was my favorite part of SMARTS. That’s not something you see in school a lot. Usually it’s like, “Here’s a question, now find the answer.” It […]