Teaching Technique

What’s Executive Function—and Why Does It Matter?

  • Published3 Feb 2020
  • Reviewed3 Feb 2020
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  • Source Edutopia

Watch this video to learn what kinds of questions to ask your students and how to help them help themselves to improve metacognition and executive functioning.

Access What’s Executive Function—and Why Does It Matter? from Edutopia. 

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