0404, 2022

SELweb Middle School Overview

Ashley Karls/ April 4, 2022/ Uncategorized

SELweb MS assessment and study info   SELweb Middle School (SELweb MS): A web-based assessment of social-emotional competencies currently being developed for middle school (grades 6–8). What it Measures: Self-Awareness (understanding one’s own emotions, including causes and physical experiences) Self-Management (managing feelings, including coping with challenging situations and emotions) Social Awareness (understanding others’ feelings and perspectives) Relationship Skills (managing challenging situations,

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1609, 2014

Letter from the Executive Director

Ashley Karls/ September 16, 2014/ Special Features

By: Clark McKown, Ph.D., Executive Director Over the past two weeks, I did a completely non-scientific poll of colleagues, friends, and family. The results were striking. Every single respondent reported that that this summer flew by with unprecedented speed! Most also reported that the school year snuck up on, causing sudden changes to the rhythms of life. For some, the

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1609, 2014

The Qualities of a Good Student

Ashley Karls/ September 16, 2014/ Special Features

By: Michael Smith, Education Specialist at RNBC What are the qualities of a good student?  Take a minute right now to answer that question.  Feel free to grab some scratch paper and jot down some of your ideas.  Done?  Great!  Now let’s see how your answers compare to those of some actual students… Every summer, the Rush NeuroBehavioral Center offers Executive

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1911, 2013

Adolescence: A Time of Growth & Change

Ashley Karls/ November 19, 2013/ Special Features

By: Amanda Weigel, PsyD Mention the word adolescence to many parents and the response is more often than not rich with worry and concern. Despite the challenges for both teens and parents during this developmental period, it can be easily navigated with knowledge, appropriate boundaries, and empathy. During this stage, adolescents are taxed with many important developmental tasks including developing

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2910, 2013

Exploring the Relationship Between Success in School and Executive Functions Skills

Ashley Karls/ October 29, 2013/ Special Features

Results from several independent studies conducted over the past ten years have pointed consistently to the relationship between success in school, academically and socially, and competency in executive functions skills. Executive functions are the cognitive processes occurring in the frontal lobe area of the brain that oversees higher-order competencies such as planning, organizing, making decisions, paying attention, regulating behavior, solving

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2910, 2013

Executive Function: Two Generations

Ashley Karls/ October 29, 2013/ Sharing Stories

I see a lot of third graders. That’s because third grade is usually the time when children start having to do homework. Most kids adjust to the new responsibility, but those with issues relating to executive function (the ability to organize, schedule, and plan) often find themselves falling behind. Usually there’s trouble with parents and teachers because of lost assignments,

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2708, 2013

College Planning 101: Executive Functions Strategies for Success in College

Ashley Karls/ August 27, 2013/ Special Features

By: Michael Smith & Georgia Bozeday At first glance, college might seem much easier than high school. If you think about it, most college freshmen will have two-to-three classes a day that meet only two-to-three times a week. Plus, college classes usually do not assign nightly homework. Compared to the high school schedule of sitting through at least eight periods

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2708, 2013

“I Embrace the List”

Ashley Karls/ August 27, 2013/ Sharing Stories

Until he hit fifth grade Matt was the kind of child I rarely see professionally. Outgoing, athletic, good-natured, and active, he was also extremely bright. He was the child his teacher chose to read stories to the first graders or to peer-tutor a classmate in math. He tackled difficult spelling words with ease and did his homework in a matter

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