Discover 52 weekly strategies to help learners develop and practice the organizational and task management skills they need in order to achieve success at school and beyond.
Learners are not born with executive function skills but rather with the potential to develop them, and different learners require different strategies. In this book, four inclusive learning experts show how to design educational experiences that meet the needs of each individual learner, empowering them to break down tasks, manage time and study effectively.
When developing executive function strategies, learners benefit from explicit instruction, including discussions about what works and what doesn't. This book offers strategies in five key areas: planning and organization; time management; working memory; regulation and impulse control; and engineering environments. These categories provide a cohesive foundation that's research-aligned, yet practical for everyday learning environments.
The book includes:
- Examples of tools and accompanying images demonstrating each strategy.
- Connections to relevant ISTE Standards for Educators and ISTE Standards for Students.
- Practical, ready-to-use resources, including articles, videos and podcasts.
- A companion website with curated digital resources and links to tools.
- An Inclusive Strategies Implementation Journal to promote reflection on the book’s ideas.
Part of a four-book series, Inclusive 52 Executive Functioning invites learners to participate in their own learning and make progress toward achieving personal learning goals.
Audience: K–12 educators, special educators, administrators
Christopher Bugaj is a founding member of the Assistive Technology Team for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, and is currently the district’s assistive technology specialist. He co-hosts the podcast "Talking With Tech" and has hosted The A.T.TIPSCAST, a multi‐award-winning podcast featuring strategies to design educational experiences. He's the author of multiple ISTE books, including The New Assistive Tech, and is co-author of the Inclusive 52 series. Bugaj has presented over 750 live or digital sessions (bit.ly/bugajpresentations) at local, regional, state, national and international events, including TEDx.
Karen Janowski is an assistive and educational technology consultant, a former adjunct professor at Simmons College in Boston, and has worked as a school-based occupational therapist. She presents locally and nationally about the importance of using ubiquitous technologies that remove the obstacles to learning for all students, and supports inclusive technology for learners of all ages. Janowski is the president and owner of EdTech Solutions Inc., in Reading, Massachusetts, which provides assistive technology (AT) and augmented or alternative communication (AAC) professional development, coaching, consultations and assessments throughout the Greater Boston area.
Mike Marotta is a Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (RESNA) Certified Assistive Technology Professional and has been providing direct services to individuals with disabilities for over 35 years. He's also an adjunct professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he teaches courses for masters-level educators in assistive technology and universal design for learning. Marotta is the director of the Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center at Disability Rights New Jersey, the statewide Assistive Technology Act program. He runs his own technology consulting firm, Inclusive Technology Solutions LLC, where he works collaboratively with teams in all environments (school, workplace and community) to effectively match each learner's needs to inclusive technology supports.
Beth Poss is a speech/language pathologist and has also served as a technology consultant, curriculum writer and school administrator. She's currently the director of educational programs for LessonPix and has a private educational consulting practice. Having spent over 30 years working for a large public school district, Poss is passionate about designing educational environments that support all students in accessing a rigorous curriculum and meeting educational outcomes. In her ongoing work with school districts, universities and national- and state-level educational organizations, she focuses on how technology is an essential component in designing equitable and inclusive learning environments for learners of all ages.
