#93: Teachers as Executive Function Champions | Executive Function Brain Trainer Podcast

Show Notes

🌟 Free Executive Functioning Tools for teachers and coaches! 👉 Grab your exclusive freebies here: https://good-sensory-learning.kit.com... In this episode of the Executive Function Brain Trainer podcast, hosts Dr. Erica Warren and Darius Namdaran explore the essential role of teachers as champions of executive functioning. Drawing from their own teaching experiences, they examine the challenges educators face, from political and parental pressures to high rates of burnout, and highlight the importance of supporting teachers in their work.

The discussion offers practical strategies for weaving executive function skills into classroom instruction, including:
✨ Using metacognition and explicit teaching methods
🌀 Supporting diverse ways of processing information
💻 Leveraging technology and AI to manage workloads

The episode closes with a heartfelt tribute to the dedication, resilience, and creativity of teachers everywhere.

Links & Resources
Teacher Burnout & Turnover Research
📊 Gallup, Workers Reporting Highest Burnout: https://news.gallup.com/poll/393500/w...
📈 Devlin Peck, Teacher Burnout Statistics (NEA data): https://www.devlinpeck.com/content/te...
📚 NCES, Teacher Turnover Rates (2020–21): https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indi...
🏙 RAND, Teacher Turnover in Urban Districts (2025): https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
🏫 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2023–24 Attrition: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/news/press-rel...
🎓 UMass Global, Teacher Turnover and Retention: https://www.umassglobal.edu/blog-news...
📝 AIR, Teacher Turnover Brief (2024): https://www.air.org/sites/default/fil...
📉 Devlin Peck, Teacher Shortage Statistics (EdWeek data): https://www.devlinpeck.com/content/te...

Tools & Technology
🛠 Shovel, 20% off with code DRWARREN: https://shovelapp.io/dig/108/
🗒 Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google/
🔍 Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/

Executive Functioning Resources
🧭 SPI & YPPI Assessments: https://goodsensorylearning.com/searc...
🌀 E-Fun Cognitive Flexibility Workbook: https://goodsensorylearning.com/produ...
🚦 E-Fun Inhibitory Control Workbook: https://goodsensorylearning.com/produ...
🧠 E-Fun Working Memory Workbook: https://goodsensorylearning.com/produ...

Further Reading
🌟 Carol Dweck, Praise Can Be Dangerous: https://www.aft.org/sites/default/fil...
📰 Executive Function Blog: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs...
📖 Dyslexia & Executive Function Blog: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs...
🧩 Dyslexia Quiz: https://bulletmapacademy.com/dyslexia...
🔄 Cognitive Flexibility Article: https://tinyurl.com/cognitive-flexibi...
🚫 Inhibitory Control Article: https://tinyurl.com/inhibitory-control
👓 Visualization Article: https://tinyurl.com/use-visualization