Episode 87: Executive Functioning Skills with Mitch Weathers
From The Learning Scientists Podcast by Learning Scientists
January 16, 2025 · 38 min · Episode 87
About this episode
Cindy chats with Mitch Weathers about executive functioning skills and his projects to improve them in educational settings.
In Episode 87, Cindy chats with Mitch Weathers, a veteran teacher and Founder and CEO of Organized Binder. Mitch discusses what exactly is meant by executive functioning, his own learning struggles as a student, and his many projects aimed at improving students’ executive functioning skills including his recently released book, Executive Functions for Every Classroom: Creating Safe and Equitable Learning Environments.
People in this episode
Host: Cindy
Guest: Mitch Weathers
Topics covered
- executive functioning
- education
- student learning
- teacher insights
- classroom environments
Keywords
- executive functioning
- learning struggles
- student skills
- Organized Binder
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Organized Binder
Books & works: Executive Functions for Every Classroom: Creating Safe and Equitable Learning Environments
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