The Missing Link – Integrating Executive Function Skills

Description

• 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

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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.