Dennis Donahue

In this individualized 50-minute session, the student will learn to set meaningful long-term goals and break them into manageable interim steps. This lesson is vital to strengthen planning and prioritizing skills, boosting executive function and self-confidence. Audience: 9th Grade SPED student, Tier 3 support.

This 45-minute small-group workshop guides 9th grade students through practical strategies for task initiation using interactive posters and structured peer feedback. Important for building executive function and organization skills, this Tier 2 session helps students break down tasks, choose starting points, and self-monitor. Components include a lesson plan, slide deck, Peer Feedback Carousel activity, Task Choice Matrix worksheet, and Start-Up Self-Check cool-down.