Upcoming Lunch & Learn Workshop at KidsAbility!
Executive Function in Middle School Students: Practical Classroom Tools for Educators
Event Time: August 22, 2025 – 12-1pm
Presenter: Mareli Joubert, Occupational Therapist
Location: KidsAbility Paediatric Therapy Clinic, 8 Midtown Plaza, 273 Elgin Ave.
Executive Function (EF) skills are the brain’s self-management system — essential for focus, organization, emotional control, and flexible thinking. In middle school, these skills play a critical role in academic success, behaviour regulation, and independence.
In this Lunch & Learn, Occupational Therapist Mareli Joubert will demonstrate practical classroom tools you can implement immediately to strengthen EF skills in your students. You will learn how to support:
- Understand what Executive Function is and how it develops during middle school
- Learn strategies to improve Set Shifting, Inhibition, Flexible Thinking, and Working Memory
-- See practical classroom tools demonstrated for immediate use
Gain tips for embedding EF supports into everyday teaching routines
Who Should Attend:
This session is ideal for middle school teachers, learning support staff, school leaders, and allied health professionals working in education.
Details:
KidsAbility is offering this Lunch & Learn Workshop in our clinic on Friday, August 22, 2025, from 12–1 PM.
We can also provide the workshop at your school with a minimum of 6 registrants.
Bring your curiosity and your questions! This is a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with fellow educators and gain practical tools that can have a lasting impact on your students’ learning and independence. We look forward to seeing you there!
This workshop is sponsored by KidsAbility and free for all to attend.
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