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Annual Executive Function Conference
for teachers and parents
Executive Function Strategies: Optimizing Student Performance and Decreasing Stress
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8:30 a.m. - 3:00p.m. (teachers)
8:30a.m.-1:00p.m. (parents)​
$350 (teachers)
$210 (parents including lunch)
$185 (parents, half-day session only)
And join us the following day on October 19th for the SMARTS Executive Function Fall Workshop
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International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities
Crete, Greece
June 23-25, 2019
Day 1
7:45-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:50 Welcome
Lynn Meltzer, Ph.D.
8:50-9:50 Stretching and flexing the mind: Metacognition and executive function strategies that promote resilience and academic success
Lynn Meltzer, Ph.D.​
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9:50-10:40 Executive function, motivation and stress in students with ADHD
Thomas Brown, Ph.D.
10:40-11:00 Coffee break
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11:00-11:50 Bright students who can’t keep up: The impact of slow processing speed on performance
Steven Schlozman, M.D.
11:50-12:20 Questions and answers
Panel: Lynn Meltzer, Ph.D., Thomas Brown, Ph.D., Steven Schlozman, M.D.
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12:20-1:30 Networking Lunch
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1:30-2:20 Learning and attention differences: The building blocks of creative thinking and leadership
Panel:Lynn Meltzer Ph.D, Dan Koh M.B.A., Sasha Forbath, Billy Warren B.S.
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2:50-4:30 Concurrent Sessions
1 . Michael Greschler, M.Ed., Wendy Stacey, M.S., Kim Davis M.Ed., Shelly Levy M.Ed.,
Promoting EF processes across the grades: Fun, form, and content
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2. Joan Sedita, M.A.
Keys to comprehension:Teaching main ideas, note taking and summarizing to support comprehension
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​ 3. Joan Steinberg, M.Ed.,Kathy Button,M.Ed.
Reaching for joy in math learning: Embracing ef processes and strategic instruction for students who struggle
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4. Sucheta Kamath, M.A.
Building resilience in children with language learning difficulties using mental flexibility and perspective taking strategies
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5. Anthony Bashir, Ph.D., Bonnie Singer, Ph.D.
Verbal working memory: Its role in executive control and language performance
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4:45-6:30 Reception for Faculty, Alumnae, and SMARTS Subscribers
8:30-8:45 Overview
Lynn Meltzer, Ph.D
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8:45-9:30 Executive function strategies to support reading comprehension
Kelly Cartwright, Ph.D.
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9:30-10:15 Social thinking and social competencies: Teaching more than social skills
Michelle Garcia Winner, SLP, MA-CCC
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10:14-10:40 Coffee break
10:45-11:30 The power of mentoring in school based after-school settings: From research to practice
Jean Rhodes,Ph.D.
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11:30-12:00 Panel/ Questions and Answers
12:00-1:15 Lunch (on your own in Harvard Square)
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1:15-2:20 Panel: SMARTS: Embedding executive function strategies into the classroom using the SMARTS curriculum
Administrators and teachers from selected schools
2:30-3:50 Concurrent Sessions
1. Colin Meltzer, M.A., Josh Mulready B.S.
Developing students' strengths through
projects and technology: Why maker spaces matter for students with learning disabilities
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2. Jessica Minahan, M.Ed., BCBA
Embedding technology into project- based learning: 3-D printers and beyond
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3. Christopher Willard, Ph.D., Mark Bertin, M.D.
Making mindfulness stick for kids with
executive function challenges
4. Michelle Garcia Winner, SLP, MA-CCC
Case studies of Adolescents with ASD:
Strategies to promote social competencies while also managing anxiety and sadness
4:05-4:30 Closing: Practical strategies for use on Monday morning
Panel: Donna Kincaid, M.Ed., Nancy Trautman, M.A.T., Kim Davis, M.Ed.