Thinking in Steps: Making Math Work for Students With Executive Function Challenges

This session helps teachers recognize where math classrooms unintentionally overload working memory, organization abilities, and task initiation, since executive function challenges can quietly block student success, even when conceptual understanding is strong. Participants will learn targeted intervention strategies, such as how to design lessons that externalize steps, reduce decision fatigue, and support planning without removing rigor. The focus is on making thinking visible, a practical intervention that lets students focus their energy on reasoning, not survival.