090822: Executive Functions Survey / Habit #3 (Covey)

BACKGROUND
This week you will be learning about How You LEARN, How You LEAD, and How You FOLLOW Directions and Process Information. Each day you will be reviewing information about a series of surveys and learning tools that will help you learn about yourself. These tools will help you figure out in what areas you have strengths and what areas may need improvement. The KEY to this week is to remind yourself that all of these surveys are just "Snapshots" of you on the day you take them. You can change, grow, adapt, and be different based on your learning, skills, practice, attitude, emotions, and reactions, and other variables each day. The results of this week should give you a better idea of how you learn, areas where your strengths are, and maybe even a little insight into a future career or skills you can use to be successful! Relax and take each day as a new learning experience, and above all try to have a little fun with these activities! All The Best! - Mr. S

OVERVIEW

The Executive Functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for neurologically-based skills involving mental control and self-regulation.

(❗️) STUDENT WORKSHEET (Google DOC)
(❗️) DL Personal Inventory Survey Results Worksheet (Google Document Worksheet)

STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS

STEP 1: Watch the Youtube Videos about Executive Functions and what you can learn about yourself by taking the survey. 

STEP 2: (❗️) Click on the link to the K&M Center Website and look for the box that says "What are your child's skills?" and click the link for the EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING QUIZ. Click STUDENT QUIZ and enter your First Name, Grade, Age, Gender, and Tech Freire Gmail Address. When you complete the quiz (there are 40 Questions) you will see your RESULTS. Record the Numerical Score for each of the categories so you can transfer them to the worksheet we started earlier this week. Take a minute to review the results and the definitions of the categories. The higher the number the stronger that Executive Function is for you. Remember, this is just a snapshot for today. You could take the quiz again and have different results depending on a number of variables. The lower numbers may tell you about areas you need to improve, but it is not completely accurate either. 

STEP 3: (❗️) Open the worksheet we created earlier this week ((❗️) DL Personal Inventory Survey Results Worksheet) Record your scores and the date in the area indicated for EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS and write 1-2 Sentences about "What Did You Learn?"

Habit #3: First Things First

https://www.franklincovey.com/habit-3/

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
SWBAT understand their personal strengths and areas of improvement, and the way they approach problem-solving and conflict resolution.

CURRICULUM STANDARDS (PA SAS)

CE&W 13.3.11.11A Evaluate personal attitudes and work habits that support career retention and advancement.

15.3.12.D: Evaluate business materials (including web-based resources) for value related to purpose, quality, and appropriateness. Understands that interactions among learning, inheritance and physical development affect human behavior. Understands that differences in the behavior of individuals arise from the interaction of heredity and experience.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

EQ: How can I take a snapshot of the way I process information, react to situations, and identify strengths and areas of improvement to be more successful at leadership, teamwork, and how I function in a community, classroom, or career environment.

MATERIALS

Computer, Internet Access, Google Drive & Applications

REFERENCES / LINKS

1. Youtube Video: "In Brief: Executive Functions: Skills for Life and Learning" by CDC@Harvard

2. Youtube Video: "What is Executive Function" by Autism Pirate

3. Executive Functions Student Quiz by K&M Center (Click Here for Link)