Professional Development for Educators
Professional Development for Educators
See how specific learning differences relate to cognition.
Then, download Case Studies that showcase programs that have been customized to effectively target those areas to enhance learning.
Processing
Processing effectively refers to students who can focus (sustain their attention) while manipulating the information they are receiving (working memory) and effectively process the information (processing speed). These three interdependent skills are essential to processing information effectively. Processing information affects our ability to manage information (executive function) as well as our ability to store and retrieve (applying).
Educators are trained on Information Processing Skills
Capturing Student Attention
Educators learn strategies to capture, keep, and gauge student attention.
Addressing Processing Speed
Educators discover how to discern and tailor their teaching to accommodate varying processing speeds in the classroom.
Leverage Working Memory
Educators become well versed in the ins and outs of working memory and learn classroom strategies that support and strengthen it.
Managing
Managing information effectively includes the ability to self-monitor, self-regulate, manage time, initiate tasks in a timely fashion, and other behaviors shared by successful learners. We use managing information interchangeably with developing Executive Function skills which are essential to academic performance and successful independent learning. Because Executive Function is reliant on Processing, we find that most students who manifest Executive Dysfunction struggle with Processing. Therefore, the cases highlighted for Executive Function (Managing) usually include Processing.
Educators are trained to Support Managing Skills
Support Executive Function
Educators explore effective strategies to support students' development of executive function, while addressing executive dysfunction.
Acquiring
Acquiring & Applying refers to one’s ability to store and retrieve information effectively. Memory is critical to learning as it serves as the foundation for knowledge. Memory is strengthened by mastering the techniques we rely on to encode information and the strategies that are most effective to retrieve information. Sophisticated learners know and apply these.
Educators are trained to Teach for Mastery
Memory Encoding Techniques
Educator learn how to foster your student’s ability to acquire knowledge using proven techniques that facilitate the encoding of new information.
Memory Retrieval Strategies
Educator learn how to foster student’s ability to acquire knowledge using proven techniques that facilitate the encoding of new information.
Monitoring
Monitoring refers to knowledge of how learning occurs, awareness of one’s learning ability, and the ability to regulate learning behaviors to achieve a desired goal. This is also known as Metacognition. It involves a learner’s ability to plan, monitor and assess their learning. Metacognition plays a significant role in a student’s academic achievement across disciplines and has been identified as a key differentiator between sophisticated, successful learners and those who struggle, especially at learning independently. Weak Metacognition can “mask” the performance of underlying skills.
Educators are trained to Foster Metacognition
Foster Metacognition
Educators explore practical strategies to foster metacognitive awareness and build a foundation for students to learn independently, effectively, and efficiently.
