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Mar 16, 2026
Supporting Students’ Holistic Needs: Examining Social-Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and Executive Function | Webinar Recording
Join Landmark Elementary•Middle School Director of Counseling Laura Polvinen in conversation with Landmark High School Counselor Christine Vander Werf as they examine mental health and executive function as important concepts relating to core competencies in Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).
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Mar 16, 2026
Emotions & Executive Functions: Building Connections for Agency in Learning | Webinar Recording
Join Allison Posey as she examines the connection between emotion and cognition, exploring how to bridge neuroscience and instructional design to support executive functions and learning in the classroom.
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Mar 4, 2026
What is Executive Function?
Popular Models of Executive Function Most models of executive function work to categorize the cognitive functions involved in helping us direct our actions toward a goal. Many models of executive function are broken down into components or core skills to help capture the many cognitive attributes. Noted developmental cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Adele Diamond consolidates the
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Mar 3, 2026
Routines to Support Emotion and Executive Function
Executive Function and Emotion Executive function is our ability to set a goal, make a plan, manage the steps towards the goal, and reflect on our progress so we can adjust as necessary (Croasdaile, 2023). It can be difficult to access these processes when emotions are running high or when we have to use what
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Jan 23, 2026
Authenticity & Autonomy: Best Practices in Holistic Education
In response, educators are turning to holistic teaching practices—not as a new approach—but as a better way to reach students without overextending themselves to burnout. Holistic education acknowledges the whole student—identities, strengths, challenges, and goals—and invites them to be active contributors to their learning. At the heart of holistic teaching are two key principles: authenticity
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Jan 15, 2026
Executive Functions for Learning
Executive Functions and Emotions Executive Functions (EF) are cognitive skills that help us to set goals, plan, monitor progress, and engage in multiple tasks. Critical to EF are emotions. While often perceived as separate systems, they are tightly interconnected. In fact, emotions drive our cognition and, if “unplugged”, can make it challenging to engage in
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Dec 11, 2025
Planning an Individualized Spelling Lesson | Webinar Recording
Join Dalya Umans as she explores how to plan and implement a spelling lesson for students with spelling weaknesses.
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Nov 19, 2025
Building Vocabulary and Background Knowledge to Support Reading Comprehension | Webinar Recording
Join Meghan Sebens as she explores practical ways to support student understanding at each stage, focusing on background knowledge and vocabulary.
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Nov 18, 2025
Planning an Individualized Spelling Lesson
Spelling words can be challenging, and it can also be daunting to teach. As Linnea Ehri (2024) explains, “In English, there are alternative ways that sounds are spelled, and this variability makes it more difficult to produce perfect spellings of words” (p. 5). For example, there are multiple ways to spell the /ō/ sound, including
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