Part of the Organized Binder series. A morning keynote and workshop on why executive functioning skills matter more than ever, the growing gap between academic demands and students' executive functions, and how to support those skills without adding to teachers' workload.

• What executive functions are, and how they shape organization, planning, focus and follow-through

• Why students struggle: the myth that students “should already know” how to be students

• The three keys: clarity, modeling and routine

• Executive functions as a Tier 1 support, aligned with MTSS

• Practical classroom strategies for consistent systems, habits and transfer of skills

Who it's for: K–12 general education and special education teachers.

Presenter: Mitch Weathers, a former high school science teacher and the founder and CEO of Organized Binder, a classroom routine for building students' executive functions. He is the author of Executive Functions for Every Classroom, Grades 3–12 and co-author, with Sarah Oberle, of Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom (both Corwin).

Where: San Juan College, Henderson Fine Arts Building, Room 9010.

Cost: Free for member district staff.

Recording: none available yet.

Materials: Agenda (PDF)

Resources: none available yet.