Course curriculum

  • 1

    Meet your trainer

    • Meet Dr. Sheri

  • 2

    Introduction to Executive Functions

    • Introduction to the first lesson

    • What are Executive Functions?

    • Harvard Developing Child Video on EF

    • Reflect on Video from Harvard

    • FLIPP the Switch

    • Why are EF skills important?

    • Reflect and apply

    • Prepare for the next lesson

  • 3

    Strategies for Building Mental Flexibility

    • Introduction to Mental Flexibility

    • Strategy - Visual Scale

    • How to make a visual scale

    • Strategy - Wait Cards

    • Strategy - Timers

    • Strategy - Power Cards

    • More Information on Power Cards

    • Strategy - SOARR

    • More Information on SOARR

    • Prepare for Leveling Emotions

  • 4

    Strategies for Leveling Emotions

    • Introduction to Leveling Emotions

    • Strategy - Choice Card

    • More Information on Choice-Making

    • Strategy - I Can Calm Myself

    • Learn More About S'Cool Moves

    • Strategy - Help Card

    • Strategy - Take a Break

    • More Information on Taking a Break (TABS)

    • Using Social Narratives

    • Strategy - Chunking

    • More Information on Time Management Strategies

    • Prepare for Impulse Control

  • 5

    Strategies for Increasing Impulse Control

    • Introduction to Impulse Control

    • Strategy - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

    • Strategy - Reminder Cards

    • Strategy - Reinforcement Systems

    • Make a Puzzle Reinforcement Card

    • Strategy - Social Autopsy

    • Strategy - Cognitive Scripts

    • More Information on Cognitive Scripts

    • Prepare for Planning and Organizing

  • 6

    Strategies for Planning and Organization

    • Introduction to Planning and Organization

    • Strategy - First Then Boards

    • Strategy - Video Modeling

    • Strategy - Master Binder System

    • Strategy - Contingency Mapping

    • Strategy - Project Mapping

    • Making a Project Map

    • More Information on Project Mapping (MAP)

    • Prepare for Problem Solving

  • 7

    Strategies for Problem Solving

    • Introduction to Problem Solving

    • Strategy - Work Systems

    • More Information on Work Systems

    • Strategy - Task Analysis

    • Strategy - Checklists

    • Strategy - Priming

    • Learn More About Priming

    • Great Free Tools for Priming

    • Strategy - Metacognitive Problem Solving

    • Learn More About Metacognitive Problem Solving