Incorporating journaling for self-awareness into your classroom is one of the most effective student engagement strategies you can use to teach the executive function skill of self-monitoring. In fact, journaling for self-awareness not only improves student confidence and academic performance but also strengthens students’ self-control, emotional control, and ability to evaluate their own actions—key aspects […]

Reflective journal writing is one of the most powerful executive function tools teachers can use to build students’ self-awareness and emotional control. By incorporating reflective journal writing into executive function instruction, middle school teachers can help students recognize their emotions, understand the causes behind them, and practice responding in ways that support their goals and […]

Reflective journaling is one of the most powerful tools elementary school teachers can use to build executive function skills—especially the skill of flexibility. With just a few minutes a day, you can help students grow in self-awareness, adapt to challenges, and develop problem-solving skills—all through writing. Plus, reflective journaling improves student confidence, supports student behavior […]

Reflective writing is one of the most powerful tools educators can use to help students build metacognitive awareness and strengthen their executive function skills. In the high school classroom, reflective writing not only improves student engagement but also becomes a key strategy in teaching executive function skills like planning. In this blog post, we’ll explore […]