Combining Vygotsky's ideas and Brain Research to Improve Students' Executive Functions

Thank you for attending this session presented by Ann Gordon, PhD, BCET.
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* 1. Overall, how would you rate the quality of this speaker's presentation?

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* 2. How do you rate the relevance of this topic?

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* 3. Will the materials (ideas, resources, websites, manipulatives) shared during this
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* 4. Describe deficits in executive functions.

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* 5. Differentiate between compensating for deficits in EF and improving executive functioning

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* 6. Explain Vygotsky's notion of “Zones of Proximal Development.”

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* 7. Demonstrate knowledge about recent neuroscientific discoveries concerning the role of experience in brain development

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* 8. Identify approaches for parents and professionals to improve EF.

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