NCTM Webinar (May 2024): Unlocking Mathematical Potential: Integrating Equity, Executive Function, and Culturally Responsive Practices
Presented by Melynee Naegele, Dr. Bea Moore-Luchin, and Adam Smith
Access the webinar (open to all): https://www.nctm.org/online-learning/Webinars/Details/703
TEDTalk (Sept. 2020): Executive Function Skills are the Roots of Success
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Carlson
Access the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvyTiC_byOo
Crosswalk: Connecting Standards for Mathematical Practice and Executive Function Skills in Practice
Created by the Mathematical Thinkers Like Me project team
Access the crosswalk here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHchj3Wbc59ydmpvnhP3djXbnNjDpeZ1aSNLLxiYnis/edit?tab=t.0
Cognitive Load Executive Function Simulation
Created by Dr. Rick Bryck, inspired by Landmark College’s "The Crucial Role of Executive Function in Student Success" Workshop
Access the Simulation and Reflection Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dxmfWGdC3i4hCq24WDAwIDidDCuixHyThTrF3-LwVP4/edit?tab=t.0
Position Paper (Aug. 2025): Putting Research into Context: A Paradigm Shift in Conceptualizing Executive Functions in Classroom Learning
Authored by Drs. Rebecca Merkley, Dana Miller-Cotto, Megan Brunner, Alison Miller Singley, Rick Bryck, Martin Buschkuehl, Susanne Jaeggi, Caitlin Mills, Aubrey Francisco, & Melina Uncapher
Access the position paper: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/stzmk_v1
Report (Aug. 2025): Understanding Teacher Perspectives on Executive Functions in Mathematics
Authored by Marisol J.C. Kevelson, Caitlin Tenison, and Jamie N. Mikeska (ETS)
Access the Report: https://storage.googleapis.com/aerdf-assets/2025/09/62a2bcf9-utp_efm_report.pdf
MathFluency+ (grades 4-5)
MathFluency+ is a series of games developed by MIND Education that has been developed to help improve math-relevant memory and attention processes, while also improving math fact fluency. Access the games at https://fluency.stmath.com/games/. MIND Education also offers InsightMath, an aligned curriculum for grades K-6.
Created by the Mathematical Thinkers Like Me project team
Access the videos demonstrating what different EFs look like within the math learning context, including descriptions and examples from students: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaz3KbAoTlSgUV7nvB6pubNHFShlQgLtw
Fraction Ball (grades 4-5)
Fraction Ball is a collaborative basketball game which helps 4 –5 graders learn fractions and decimals through movement and play. Fraction Ball involves both on-court games and in-classroom lessons and activities. Learn more about their curricular offerings at https://www.gojuego.com/ or in their blog post on their website, Bringing Joy to Fraction Learning: How Fraction Ball is Transforming Math Education.
Our Mathematical World (grades 4-5)
The Our Mathematical World team developed a series of children’s books and “math hero” bios intended to illustrate the ways that mathematics shows up every day in our lives and highlight Black and Latinx people who demonstrate mathematical brilliance in their professional experiences. Access the books and bios at https://www.ourmathworld.com/home.
Mathematical Thinkers Like Me (grades 6-8)
The Mathematical Thinkers Like Me project aims to build collaborative math spaces through which students can share their thinking and engage in discourse with peers, while building their math-related identities and engaging their EF skills. Access their collaborative math software and their “Unit Zero” lesson plans at https://mlm.mathematicalthinking.org/.