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Monday

July 14
Introduction to Executive Control and the Supervisory System of the Brain

11:30 AM- 12:00 PM

Registration

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Welcome Lunch

12:15 PM - 2:20 PM

Building a mindset for working with students with EF difficulties

Introduction to Executive Function (Self-Regulation, Self-Determination, Self-Awareness

Group Activity

Self-Regulation EFs Deep Dive

•Introduction to the EFs that will be covered throughout the week

•Assessment of EFs

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Self-Regulation EFs Deep Dive (continued)

•Arenas- The contexts for self-regulation use

•EF and ADHD and ASD

•EFs and Learning Disabilities vs. Producing Disabilities

Group Activity

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Break

4:10 PM - 5:15 PM

EF Development

Introduction to the Continuum for Strengthening EFs

•Orienting

•External Control

•Bridging Strategies

•Internal Self-Regulation Strategies

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Reflection Activity

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Welcome Reception

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Dinner on the Sierra Madre Village Patio

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.

Tuesday

July 15
Day-to-day Functioning of the Supervisory System and the Continuum for Strengthening Executive Control

7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Day 1 Review and Overview of Day 2

Orienting students for EF change

Motivation and goal-setting

Group activity

Teacher Tools for guiding EF use

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM

Break

10:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Bridging Strategies for improving EF use

Modeling: Presenter-led practice of a student EF activity and post-activity discussion

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Group Activity EFs: Focus, Sustain Attention, Monitor, and Correct

Wrap-up

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch at the Portola Dining Commons

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.

Wednesday

July 16
Applying the Continuum for Strengthening Executive Control in the Classroom, Part 1

7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Day 2 Review and Overview of Day 3

Adolescent brains and EFs

Modeling: Presenter-led practice of a student EF activity and post-activity discussion

Group Activity EFs: Set Goals, Plan, and Prioritize

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM

Break

10:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Motivation and Procrastination

Automaticity and Routines

Modeling: Presenter-led practice of a student EF activity and post-activity discussion

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Group Activity EFs: Initiate, Stop, and Shift

Wrap-up

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch at the Portola Dining Commons

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.

Thursday

July 17
Applying the Continuum for Strengthening Executive Control in the Classroom, Part 2

7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Day 3 Review and Overview of Day 4

EF Friendly Classroom

Modeling: Presenter-led practice of a student EF activity and post-activity discussion

Group Activity EFs: Organize and Manage Memory

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM

Break

10:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Using EFs to Inhibit impulsive responding, Anticipate and regulate emotions

Modeling: Presenter-led practice of a student EF activity and post-activity discussion

11:30 AM- 12:00 PM

Group Activity EFs: Inhibit, Anticipate, Modulate and Correct

Wrap-up

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch at the Portola Dining Commons

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.

Friday

July 18
Applying the Continuum for Strengthening Executive Control in the Classroom, Part 3 and More

7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Day 4 Review and Overview of Day 5

Why is managing time so hard for students?

Group Activity EFs: Track Time, Estimate Time, and Pace

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Breaking with Automaticity: Flexible Thinking

Group Activity EFs: Flexibility

Wrap-up and Final Discussion

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Concluding remarks on the role of executive control in learning and strengthening executive control inside and outside the classroom

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.