Trial Course - Executive Functioning Masterclass
Get a Feel for the Learning
Welcome to our part 1 trial course for Executive Functioning. This course is designed to give families, educators, and supporting professionals a sample of our multi-lesson Executive Functioning Masterclass course. Potential learners can sign up for this 1 lecture sample to get a feel for the structure, lesson content, and learning. From there, if you're interested in continuing to learn about executive functioning in more detail, you can sign up for the full course. In part one you'll learn about planning!
Enrol in our Executive Functioning trial masterclass to learn more about supporting student growth! In this course you'll learn about key skills of executive functioning, the importance of developing these skills, and strategies for supporting learners become more independent. Structured as a webinar presentation, this course offers insight and guidance for professionals looking to develop curriculum and parents and caregivers looking to support their students and encourage independence.
Learn about key topics including:
- What is executive functioning
- Key skills related to executive functioning
- Importance around addressing executive functioning for ASD students
- The impact of executive functioning challenges
- Executive functioning and how it impacts daily living skills
- Executive functioning skills in school
- Strategies for teaching executive functioning
- And key supporting details
Key Areas of Executive Functioning We Cover:
- Planning (Covered in Trial)
The ability to create a roadmap to complete a task. Planning also incorporates prioritizing and decision-making - Emotion Regulation (In Extended Course)
The ability to manage emotions in order to control and direct behaviour - Response Inhibition & Task Completion(In Extended Course)
The capacity to think before you act, or to resist the urge to say or do something in the moment. - Sustained Attention (In Extended Course)
Being able to attend to a situation or task despite fatigue, boredom or distraction - Cognitive Flexibility (In Extended Course)
Being able to revise plans or thinking patterns in the face of new information or setbacks – being adaptable in the face of change. - Organization & Time Management (In Extended Course)
The ability to design and maintain strategies and systems for keeping track of belongings and information. - The capacity to estimate time accurately, how to allocate it, and how to stay within time limits and prioritize deadlines.
- Working Memory (In Extended Course)
Holding information in mind while performing multi-step tasks. Drawing on past experience and applying it to current and future situations. - Metacognition (In Extended Course)
Self-awareness and self-understanding – essentially the ability to “think about one’s thinking.”
Our masterclasses are designed with you in mind. The format allows for learners to sign on from anywhere and learn in the environment that fits their needs. Students will gain access to the course for life, and can always book additional consultation with a member or our team, including our Ph.D course creator, Am Badwall.
Your Instructor
Am Badwall is the Owner and Executive Director of Missing Links, a private ABA-based therapy centre and Private School in Burlington, Ontario that serves children with Autism and their families.
Through her continued commitment to professional development Am has achieved her M.A in Education and Ph.D in Education and Autism and is currently finishing her BCBA. Am brings over 20 years of experience in directly supporting and servicing families, creating and developing curriculum and therapy programs, and facilitating workshops and training around the province. Her commitment to collaborative frameworks and multidisciplinary approaches can be seen through her contributions to the Autism Society, the Ministry of Education, and her continued professional development across multiple domains and areas of practice. This commitment to holistic development, passion for family involvement, and the desire to understand and facilitate personal student growth has propelled Am Badwall to launch into online programming and to launch her own professional development series.