Supporting Executive Functioning Through the Grade Levels
Teaching feels harder than it used to.
Students are less willing to just “do the lesson,” and honestly, that probably wasn’t the goal anyway. But what used to feel manageable now feels exhausting. You’re working harder than ever just to get students to engage, to pay attention, to even notice what’s happening in front of them.
This shows up across grade levels. From Kindergarten through high school, attention is harder to hold, emotional regulation feels more difficult, and the pace of everything feels faster. It’s frustrating as an educator, and it’s frustrating for students too.
When nothing seems to work the way it used to, it can leave you wondering what’s missing and how to move forward without burning yourself out or blaming students for something that feels bigger than any one classroom.
What’s Actually Going On?
This isn’t about behavior or motivation.
What we’re seeing in classrooms is a lack of fully developed executive functioning skills. Students aren’t disengaged because they don’t care. They’re struggling because they haven’t fully developed skills like planning, regulation, initiation, and sustained attention.
Why Teaching Executive Functioning Can Feel So Overwhelming
Executive functioning isn’t one skill. It’s many skills working together: attention, regulation, planning, flexibility, and goal-setting.
When everything feels important, it can be hard to know where to start or how to support students without feeling like you need to address everything at once. This training isn’t about teaching every executive functioning skill. Instead, it focuses on a repeatable framework you can return to again and again.
In this Spotlight Professional Development Training,
We walk through a simple 5-step framework you can layer into what you’re already doing, using small, intentional strategies that take just a minute or two of class time but build awareness, agency, and follow-through over time.
Plus, it’s aligned with current research on brain development and skill progression.
“I loved this training; it really simplified executive functions and how to build students’ EF capacity in the classroom.”
What You’ll Walk Away With:
👆 Executive Functioning Toolkit
After this training, you’ll have a simpler way to think about EF and a routine you can use consistently.
Executive Functioning Across the Grade Levels is a 1-hour, on-demand professional development training you can complete on your own schedule.
Your registration includes:
➡️ Lifetime access to the on-demand training
➡️A 1-hour PD certificate
➡️ BONUS: The Executive Functioning Toolkit
If executive functioning feels important but hard to operationalize, this training will help you feel more grounded and clear in how you support students day to day.
Who This is For:
This training is designed for educators working in classrooms, small groups, or 1:1 settings who are noticing that students feel more scattered, attention is harder to sustain, or behaviors seem to be increasing without a clear explanation.
This training is not for you if you’re looking for a scripted executive functioning curriculum. We’ve tried teaching EF that way, and it doesn’t hold. This approach focuses on structure, language, and routine rather than trying to squeeze yet another program into your day.
“Loved it! Thank you - I have taken many EF trainings and this was among the best. I feel like I can take off and implement this right away. :)”
Frequently Asked Questions
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You’ll get instant access after your one-time purchase — watch anytime from your dashboard.
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After your one-time purchase, you’ll have access to the training forever (watch anytime).
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A professional development certificate is automatically emailed to you upon completion of a short quiz.
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On-demand training courses are for individual use only. For school-wide access, please contact us for group pricing.
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Given the digital nature of the training and materials, refunds are not offered for this training. But we are confident you’ll love it 😉
