It’s a Brain Thing: Supporting Regulation, Focus, and Memory in the Classroom Virtual - 36608
Do you have students who struggle to start tasks, stay focused, or manage their emotions when plans change? It’s not about attitude—it’s about Executive Function (EF).
Executive functions are the brain's "behind-the-scenes crew" that handle everything from impulse control to working memory. When these skills are under strain, students aren't being "lazy" or "defiant"; they are experiencing a neurological overload that makes learning impossible.
Join us for this 2.5-hour deep dive into the brain’s control center. We will move beyond traditional compliance charts and "control tricks" to focus on building actual capacity in your students. You will leave with age-appropriate, brain-based strategies that lower the neurological "cost" of learning and help students build independence.
Virtual only. Will not be recorded. Handouts will be provided virtually after the workshop.
Audiences
Teacher - Special Education, Charter School Personnel, LSSP (Licensed Specialist in School Psychology), Teacher - Early Childhood/PreK/Kindergarten, Teacher - Elementary (Grades 1-5), Teacher - General Education, Teacher - High School (Grades 9-12), Teacher - Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Objectives
Participants will identify key components of executive functioning and apply at least 2 brain-based strategies to support students who struggle with task initiation, attention, and cognitive flexibility in the classroom.
Session
64443
Fee
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Seats Left
Wait list full
T-TESS
Registration Deadline
6/11/2026
Credit Type
Continuing Professional Education
Duration
03:00
T-PESS
Presenter
Michael Tucker ESC Region 11, Amber Davies, M.S, CCC-SLP ESC Region 14, Jessica Flores ESC Region 15, Layne Pethick ESC Region 10
This session has reached its capacity, and is no longer open for enrollment.
For assistance contact:
Michael Tucker
Team Lead, Behavior
mtucker@esc11.net
(817) 740-7586
For assistance contact:
Sandra Ojeda
SOjeda@esc11.net
Offered Again On
- 6/11/2026 9:00 am
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