The Missing Link – Integrating Executive Function Skills

$40.00

Presenters: Dr. Susan Rakow, OAGC
Core Area: ODE Teacher Competency a, d; Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences 1.2; Instructional Planning and Strategies 5.5; OAGC Differentiation
Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 2

Gifted learners may struggle with executive functioning skills such as organization, time management, flexibility, sustained attention, and task initiation. Join Dr. Susan Rakow, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who focuses on guiding gifted children and families through the challenges of giftedness, for this 2-hour course and discover the neurological basis of executive functioning skills and strategies for supporting the development of these crucial skills for learning.

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Many gifted learners struggle with executive functioning skills such as organization, time management, flexibility, sustained attention, and task initiation in one way or another. Join Dr. Susan Rakow, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who focuses on guiding gifted children and families through the challenges of giftedness, and discover the neurological basis of executive function skills, as well as strategies for supporting the development of these crucial skills for learning.

In this 2-hour course you will explore: 

  • The definition of executive function skills
  • The role of executive function skills in students’ lives
  • How to identify problems with executive functioning
  • How to help students improve their executive function skills

This course addresses the following standards: 
ODE Competencies: a, d
NAGC Standards: 1.2, 5.5

Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.

Presenter Bio

After teaching middle school and gifted students for 30 years, Susan worked for ten years as
Clinical Associate Professor at Cleveland State University, where she directed the graduate
program in gifted education. Susan has presented at state and national conferences around the
country and has been a consultant for many of Ohio's school districts as they strive to improve
their gifted programming. She is the author of Educating Gifted Students in Middle School: A
Practical Guide 2nd Ed (Prufrock Press) and Teaching to the Top (NMSA), as well as numerous
articles in professional journals. She is currently working on a 3rd edition of Educating Gifted
Students in Middle School. 
About 6 years ago, Susan earned credentials as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She
currently works as a counselor for gifted children and families through Dr. Sylvia Rimm’s Family
Achievement Clinic and the Humanistic Counseling Center. She also works at the Menlo Park
Academy for Gifted Children where she recently implemented an Executive Function Skills
curriculum for grades K-8. 
She and her husband raised two gifted children who grew into intelligent, accomplished, loving
adults. She also has 4 delightful grandchildren who inspire her continued involvement in
education. Susan has a Ph.D. from Kent State University, two master’s degrees from Cleveland
State University (counseling and education) and a B.A. from SUNY Buffalo. 

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50 reviews for The Missing Link – Integrating Executive Function Skills

  1. Kim – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the strategies taught to help our students and thought provoking questions that made me think about my own classroom and students.

  2. Darby – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Good real life examples of how to incorporate executive functioning into daily activities.

  3. Laree – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    The presenter was very concise and gave great examples. Th einformation presented was effective for all grade levels.

  4. Donna – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent! Practical and useful.

  5. Catherine – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    very thourough

  6. Dalia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good information.

  7. Sheena – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    I wish we could rewind 15 seconds of we wanted to.

  8. Mari – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –

    interesting

  9. Jodi – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Love this course!!!
    Probably will take it again to refresh my mindset!!
    I would definitely recommend this course.

  10. THERESA – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    I thoroughly enjoyed this course.

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