# @edutopia on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-01-25T22:50:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Edutopia (@edutopia) — https://gondola.cc/edutopia

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Self-regulation is difficult for teenagers, who are besieged by complicated schedules, escalating academic demands, and new after-school obligations.⁣
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We spoke with psychology professors Angela Duckworth and Ethan Kross, and pored over recent research, to find 8 evidence-based strategies that teens and teachers can use to strengthen executive function.⁣
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1. Encourage reframing: To help kids manage stressful experiences, coach them in self-distancing strategies that allow them to “step outside themselves and broaden their perspectives,” says Kross. Ask them, for example, to reconsider a problem from the perspective of a friend to help them see if from a new vantage point.⁣
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2. Write about it: Simple writing activities that build emotional resilience or academic confidence can be powerful. One study found that when teens wrote for just 10 minutes about an upcoming test, reframing their anxiety as a “beneficial and energizing force,” course failure rates plummeted. ⁣
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3. Empower peer advisors: Break students into groups to discuss test prep strategies, or ask them to write emails to peers about how to manage their schedules—research shows when adolescents advise peers, it improves the advisors *own* grades. ⁣

⁣4. Mine interests and passions: When students connect learning to purpose, grades and attendance improve. Start the year with a survey about their interests; use the results to reframe assignments in compelling ways. ⁣
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5. Have kids connect learning to purpose: Regularly include exercises like brief post-unit writing prompts that get students to connect their learning to real-world outcomes.⁣
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6. Plan rigorous projects: Teens need better reasons than “it’s going to be on a test” to feel engaged, says Duckworth. Skillfully executed PBL directly connects student passion and agency to learning.⁣
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7. Scaffold scheduling and study habits: Model good scheduling and work habits by maintaining a daily master calendar with assignments, due dates, and upcoming tests. ⁣
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8. Teach tech tools: Teach (and re-teach) students how to access and use your classroom technology. ⁣
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Link in bio.⁣

#ExecutiveFunction #SEL #EducationResearch #SocialEmotionalLearning

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