About this episode

Dr. Zachary Cohen discusses the WIN Time program at his Middle School, emphasizing the importance of balancing academic support with student choice.

Middle school students needs more than a quiet, compliant study hall to thrive. In this episode, Dr. Zachary Cohen talks about the WIN (What I Need) Time program at his Middle School, and how it balances time for academic support with student choice, and helps students develop important executive functioning skills. Read Zak's article on Edutopia.Study | Parent involvement and student academic performance: A multiple mediational analysisFind full video episodes here.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Zachary Cohen

Topics covered

• middle school education
• academic support
• executive functioning skills
• student choice
• WIN Time program

Keywords

• middle school
• WIN Time
• academic support
• executive functioning
• student choice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Edutopia

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