The document discusses tools and strategies to support students with executive function challenges. It recommends teaching strategies that are mistake tolerant, reduce cognitive overload, and promote independence through flexible and easy-to-use tools. Some specific tools mentioned include Vocaroo, Audacity and VoiceThread for alternatives to assignment notebooks, and project-based learning checklists for teachers as alternatives to traditional checklists. The goal is to provide a "toolbelt" approach and reduce learned helplessness.

1. Tools to Support
Executive Functions
Karen Janowski
Karen.janowski@gmail.com

2. http://bit.ly/ATIAEF
What strategies are we currently using
with our students
With executive function challenges?

3. Guiding
Principles

5. Teach
Strategies

6. Mistake tolerant

7. Reduce
cognitive
overload

8. Toolbelt Theory
(Ira Socol)

9. Paperless
What Does that Look like?

10. Promote
Independ
ence
Flexible,
Easy to
Use

11. Reduce learned
helplessness

12. What are
your
Guiding
Principles?

13. Alternatives to the Assignment
Notebook – Let’s go Digital!
Vocaroo
Audacity
VoiceThread
HW online proactively
Tools

14. Alternatives to the Checklist
Organizer
PBL Checklist for Teachers
Tools

15. Alternatives
bit.ly/ATIAEF2
Tools

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19. Thank you!
Karen.janowski@gmail.com

20. Lighthouse - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmichel67/3899744510
Mistake - http://www.getentrepreneurial.com/images/franchise-mistakes.jpg
Neon Head - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dierkschaefer/2961565820/
Wastebasket - http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=wastebasket&l=4&z=e
Student against wall - http://www.flickr.com/photos/aegishjalmur/2288932018
Chessboard - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pshan427/2331162310/