PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: How does the executive function coaching academy help special education teachers?

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I recently received this question from a special education administrator interested in using the executive function coaching certification program as a resource to train their special education teacher.

Specific to working with school students (and/or their teachers) can you provide me with some skills the participants will acquire during the training? This will help me as I explain the course in terms of skill acquisition/strategies/content knowledge to the BOE and the director of curriculum.

Below are some thoughts on how the Executive Function Coaching Academy can help your special education teachers rise to the challenge of supporting students with Autism, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and other disabilities that impact executive functioning. In our programs, your teachers will...

Learn about the importance of EF skills 

Your teachers will learn the critical importance of EF skills and how to intervene when issues arise. They will also receive resources they can use in perpetuity in their work in resource classes and special day classes such as: 

• Best practices and tools for establishing baseline data for students who require EF interventions 

• Guidance on how to translate research to practice for students with executive dysfunction that may fall into the categories of ED, SLD, OHI, or TBI. 

• Checklist for how to run a one to one sessions with students 

Tools to assess functional EF skills for designing appropriate interventions 

Get support on crafting effective and compliant goals related to EF skills

As a former special education teacher, Sean has designed the training to offer tuned resources for special education staff including:

• IEP goals for executive function skills

• Documentation tools for assisting in IEP progress monitoring

• And more!
  

Get access to the Semester Success Blueprint course

All participants will receive free access to my semester success blueprint course which will enable them to more effectively support students with ADHD and Autism in managing the day challenges of school work.

This course includes tools like: 

• My digital planner template

Guidance on how to work with challenging/resistant students

• Guide to working with resistant students 

• Tools that may be helpful for running home / hospital instruction 

Guidance on how to work with parents to reduce parent disputes 

• Our family team meeting process for engaging parents and students

Hope this helps! 🤙🏻

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About Me

Hey! I'm Sean 👋

I'm a former public school special education teacher who realized that executive function skills are more important than knowing when George Washington crossed the Potomac.

Since then, I've made it my mission to teach anyone who will listen about how to develop these key life skills.

In 2020, I founded Executive Function Specialists to ensure all students with ADHD and Autism have access to high-quality online executive function coaching services. We offer online EF coaching and courses to help students and families.

Realizing I could only reach so many people through coaching, in 2021 I started the Executive Function Coaching Academy which trains schools, educators, and individuals to learn the key strategies to improve executive function skills for students.

In 2023, I co-founded of UpSkill Specialists, to provide neurodivergent adults with high-quality executive function coaching services.

When not pursuing my passions through work, I love spending time with my family, getting exercise, and expanding my brain through reading. You can connect with me on LinkedIn.