Executive Function Coaching will address students' core competencies to become self-regulated learners and achieve their academic and professional goals.
Students' core competencies are:
1. Building academic self-awareness
- Identifying and accessing resources (i.e., The Hub, Drahmann Center, CAPS, etc.)
- Developing critical thinking and depth of learning (i.e., connecting past information with new ones and gaining a better understanding of those concepts)
- Improving communication with peers and professionals (i.e., engaging in academic dialogue)
2. Building confidence, resilience, and grit
- Confidence is trusting in your ability to achieve what you set your mind on doing while being aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
- Resilience is bouncing back from a setback or a challenge, readujst, and keep going.
- Grit comes from core values that will ignite your passion toward a long-term goal. Resilience is an element of grit.
3. Setting, reviewing, and adjusting goals
- Setting Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals (S.M.A.R.T.).
- Creating an action plan with specific steps to achieving set goals
- Periodically reviewing progress on the goals and adjusting expectations
4. Developing organization and time management systems and strategies
- Creating work plans and studying schedules
- Managing calendars and to-do lists
- Organizing materials and resources
- Understanding course expectations
5. Developing academic skills and strategies (i.e., study strategies, testing strategies, etc).
- Developing individualized, effective study strategies (i.e., managing distractions, initiating tasks, monitoring progress, and evaluating results)
- Identifying and assessing stressors during exams and establishing tools and techniques to manage them
- Evaluating note-taking skills and improving these skills by learning different techniques