Executive Functioning
Quality sleep, regular exercise, proper nutrition, scheduled downtime, and limited screen time are all pillars of this routine that keeps your brain and body in top shape.”
What is self-care?
An aspect of learning that we have personal control over?
What is effort, attitude, or motivation?
Someone who says ‘I’m either good at it or I’m not’ is showing this mindset.
What is a fixed-mindset?
Starting with a deadline and creating a schedule of studying in chunks.
What is backwards planning?
Called your brain’s internal manager, it helps you plan, prioritize, manage time, stay focused, and get things DONE without chaos
What is executive functioning?
An aspect of learning that we can't control.
What is genetics?
Instead of thinking: "I will never understand physics", thinking: "By attending extra help I will better understand physics".
What is reframing a negative thought or flipping the script?
Breaking information or an assignment into manageable amounts so you feel less overwhelmed.
What is chunking?
A goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goes by this five-letter acronym.
What is a S.M.A.R.T. goal?
An aspect of our environment that we often cannot control?
What is economics, discrimination, family situations, or external life events??
Studies tell us that this mindset improves grades.
What is a growth mindset?
A study approach that includes studying for 25 minutes with 5 minute breaks.
What is the Pomodoro Method?
This term means ‘thinking about your thinking’ and asks you to notice your inner thinker and reflect on what works best for you.
What is metacognition?
The part of the brain that controls our executive functions (and often doesn't mature until our late twenties).
What is the pre-frontal cortext?
It's a myth about a fixed mindset.
What is that people cannot succeed or you cannot change it?
A memory booster that may require you to create funny acronyms or silly phrases.
What is a mnemonic?
Getting things DONE without chaos (planning, scheduling, focusing) help with this emotion?
What is anxiety or stress?
This 14-letter term describes how a teen brain rewires itself and stays highly adaptable.
What is neuroplasticity?
It's a myth about growth mindsets.
That they equal effort and are always include a positive attitude.
A friendly app that helps with digital distractions by "growing trees"?
What is the forest app?