Executive Functioning Practical Strategies

Executive Functioning Practical Strategies
Note:  Link for participation will be emailed to Registrants

Date: March 1, 2022
Time:  8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fee:  $25.00

Target Audience:  Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing & other interested educators

Description: In this seminar focusing on all ages of students, you will learn concrete tools to help students to manage their attention, time, and materials to successfully record, break down, complete and close out tasks. Help students keep pace to make timely transitions and follow routines. Concrete methods to teach situational awareness so students can ‘read a room’ to attend to and self-regulate to the demands of the setting. Practical strategies will be given to help with the initiation of difficult assignments and to ensure work is returned in a timely manner. Prevent overwhelm and teach students how to accurately size up assignments and accurately determine the time required to do the work. Learn dozens of practical strategies to support students in developing independent executive function skills.

Presenter: Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP has over 25 years of experience in diagnostic evaluations and treatment of executive dysunction. Ms. Ward holds a faculty appointment at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Sarah is an internationally recognized expert on executive function and presents seminars and workshops on the programs and strategies she has developed with her Co-Director Kristen Jacobsen. Their 360 Thinking Executive Function Program received the Innovative Promising Practices Award from the National Organization CHADD. She has presented to and consulted with over 1600 public and private schools worldwide.

This initiative is made possible in whole with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States. This event does not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education.  You should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.

Cancellation: You can cancel your own registration for an event before the cancellation deadline. (Please check the event information for specific cancellation details.) If the event has a fee, refunds are possible only if cancellation is prior to the deadline. If you do not attend and do not cancel prior to an event, you are still responsible for payment and will be billed.

Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.