Episode 98: Executive Functioning in the Classroom with Sarah Oberle and Mitch Weathers

Episode 98: Executive Functioning in the Classroom with Sarah Oberle and Mitch Weathers Learning Scientists

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Show Notes:

In Episode 98, Cindy interviews Sarah Oberle and Mitch Weathers, experts in executive functioning. They are authors of a new book: Executive Functions for Every K-3 Classroom: Promoting Self-Regulation for a Strong Start.

In this episode, Sarah and Mitch define executive functioning and how it differs from related topics like motivation and working memory. The conversation touches on executive functioning across different grade levels and populations and how to distinguish between more and less evidence-based executive functioning work. During the conversation, Cindy refers to a model of working memory which is described here.

To learn more about executive functioning, you can visit any of the links below:

1) https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2018/1/9-1
2) https://www.learningscientists.org/learning-scientists-podcast/2018/6/20/episode-21-executive-function-development-with-emma-blakey
3) https://www.learningscientists.org/learning-scientists-podcast/2025/7/3/episode-91-executive-functioning-in-special-education-with-sean-mccormick