Understand and Train the Executive Functions of the Brain with

Presentations and Workshops for Businesses

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Do you have staff members who struggle with the executive functions of time management, planning and organization? If so, they may be dealing with the following issues:

Missing deadlines and important work
Feeling stressed, tired or overwhelmed
Projects and reports getting put off until the last minute
Inconsistent or lost email and phone communication
Messy desks, bags and paper piles
Internal office conflicts due to emotional or impulse control

Marydee's Presentations Will Help Your Staff to:

Develop their understanding of executive functions and how they affect behavior and success in the workplace
Evaluate executive functioning strengths and weaknesses
Analyze which brain functions are required to be more productive and organized
Learn exercises to calm the brain under stress
Choose specific, concrete strategies and tools to support personal time management, both at work and home

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Past Events

May 23, 2022: Valor Christian School International, Beaverton, OR, "Tips to Help Your Students Succeed"
May 19, 2022: University of Chicago Lab Schools, Chicago, IL (ONLINE), "The Missing Link to School Success"
March 10,2022: West Hills Christian School, Portland, OR, "The Missing Link to School Success"
February 28, 2022: West Hills Christian School, Portland, OR, "Tips to Help Your Students Succeed"
February 16, 2022: Pennsylvania Association for Independent Schools, West Chester, PA, "The Missing Link to School Success"
January 25, 2022: Southern Association of Independent Schools Conference, Charlotte, NC, Keynote Speaker
October 15, 2021: Oak Hill School, Eugene, OR (ONLINE), "The Missing Link to School Success"
September 20, 2021: Trinity Academy, Portland, OR (ONLINE), "The Missing Link to School Success"
September 13, 2021: Williamsburg Northside School, Brooklyn, NY (ONLINE), "Tips to Help Your Students Succeed"
September 2, 2021: Williamsburg Northside School, Brooklyn, NY (ONLINE), "The Missing Link to School Success"
May 27, 2021: German International School, Portland, OR (ONLINE), "The Missing Link to School Success"
October 20, 2020: ADDitude Magazine Livestream Webinar. "Middle School Survival Guide for ADHD Teens."
August 27, 2020: Engage the Brain, Maitland, FL (ONLINE). "Structures for School Success"
February 27, 2020: Sumpter Elementary School, Salem, OR. "Tips to Help Your Student Succeed"
November 12, 2019: Holy Cross Catholic School, Portland, OR. "Tips to Help Your Student Succeed"
September 28, 2019: Providence Medical Center, Portland, OR. Teaching Seeing My Time - For occupational therapists.
July 29, 2019 - August 3, 2019: ADHD Palooza, online webinar. "Developing Future Thinking: Getting Things Done with Less Stress & Fuss"
May 22, 2019, 7-9pm: Decoding Dyslexia, Beaverton, OR
April 11, 2019, 4-6pm: University of Portland School of Education, Portland, OR. "The Missing Link to School Success"
April 15, 2019, 7-9pm: Decoding Dyslexia, Providence Medical Center, Portland, OR
April 16th, 5-6pm: Institute for Challenging Disorganization, Online (Members Only). "Practical Tips to Support Clients with Executive Function and Time Management Challenges."
February 18-20, 2019: Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Conference, Ft. Worth, TX. "Tips to Build Your Child's or Teen's Executive Skills"
August 29, 2018, 4-6 pm: Engage the Brain Online Presentation. “Tips to Help Your Student Succeed”
April 26, 2018, 5:30pm: Willamette Primary, West Linn, OR. “Tips to Help Your Student Succeed"
February 21-23 2018: Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Conference, Atlanta, GA. "Tips to Build Your Child's or Teen's Executive Skills"
January 2018: LinkED, formerly the Learning Center of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX. "Teaching Seeing My Time" - All day Workshop
January 2018: Huntington Middle School, Kelso, WA. "The Missing Link to School Success"
December 2017: Women in Tech - PDX, Portland, OR. “What Kind of Time-Brain Do You Have?”
October 2017: Confederation of Oregon School Administrators - COSA, Eugene, OR . Co-Presenter - “The Missing Link for Student Success: Building Executive Functions in Our Schools”
September 2017: Pilgrim Lutheran School, Beaverton, OR. “Tips to Help Your Student Succeed”
May 2017: St. Thomas Moore School, Portland, OR. “The Missing Link for Student Success: Executive Function Skills”
April 2017: Hillsboro Public Schools - SPED Parent Night, Hillsboro, OR. “Tips to Help Your Student Succeed”
February 2017: Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. “Educating Teachers to Build Student’s Executive Function Skills: Lessons Learned” and “Tips to Build a Child’s or Teen’s Executive Functions”
January 2017: William Temple House, Portland, OR. “Introduction to Building Executive Functions”
November 2016: Glencoe High School, Hillsboro, OR. “Introduction to Executive Functions and Tools to Support Time Awareness”
November 2016: The Grayson School for the Gifted, Broomall, PA. “Teaching the Gifted to Get Things Done”
October 2016: Lexington Center, Glosterville, New York. “Leading with the Brain: Time Management, Planning and Organization"
August 2016: Hillsboro Public Schools: Jackson & Patterson Elementary; Poynter, Brown, South Meadows, Hillsboro, OR. "Introduction to Executive Functions and Tools to Support Time Awareness"
August 2016: Saint Mary's Academy, Portland, OR. "Introduction to Executive Functions and Tools to Support Time Awareness"
June 2016: The Victor Hugo School, Paris, France. "Introduction to Executive Functions and Tools to Support Time Awareness"
Feb 2016: Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. "Tips to Build Your Child's or Teen's Executive Skills"
Feb 2016: Thompson Schools, Loveland, CO. "Teaching the Gifted to Get Things Done"
Nov 2015: The Hamlin Robinson School, Seattle, WA. "Tips to Help Your Student Succeed"
Oct 2015: Association of Educational Therapists 37th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. "Educational Therapists as Agents of Change: Engaging Parents and Teachers to Build Student Executive Functions"
Oct 2015: Ancona School, Chicago, IL, "Tips to Help Students Succeed"
Oct 2015: Valley Catholic School, Beaverton, OR, "Tips to Help Students Succeed"
April 2015: St. Cecilia School, Beaverton, OR, "Parent Education Evening: Executive Functioning"
May 2015: 8th Annual International ADHD Coaches Conference, Phoenix, AZ, "Teaching Time Management to the ADHD Mind"
February 2015: 52nd Annual Learning Disabilities Association of America Conference, Chicago, IL "Tips to Build Your Child's or Teen's Executive Functions"
February 2015 St. Mary's Academy, Portland, OR, "Tips to Help Students Succeed"
January 2015: ADDitude Magazine Live Webinar, "Time Management Tips for the ADHD Mind"
January 2015: Decoding Dyslexia presentation in Portland, OR, "Tips to Help Students Succeed"
January 2015: Three Rivers Charter School, West Linn, OR, "Tips to Help Students Succeed"
November 2014, Annual Children and Adults with ADHD Conference, Chicago,"Tips to Build Your Child or Teen's Executive Skills"
October 2014, La Salle High School, Milwaukie, OR, "Teen Topics Talk: Tips to Help Students Succeed"
September 2014, Madeleine School Parish Hall, Portland, OR "Tips to Help Students Succeed"
June 2014, Decoding Dyslexia Oregon, Providence Hospital, Portland, OR “Tips to Help Your Student Succeed”
June 2014, Project Management Institute, Portland Chapter Roundtable, Portland, OR “Your Brain and Time Management”
February 2014, Portland State University, Portland, Guest lecturer for graduate level speech pathologists: “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Visual Tools to Support Executive Functioning Success"
January 2014, Mitchell College/Thames Academy, New London , CT, “Introduction to Teaching Executive Function Skills to College Students Using the Sklar Process®
December 2013, Milken High School, Los Angeles, CA, “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Seeing My Time"
November 2013, National Association of Gifted Children Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, “Teaching the Gifted to Get Things Done" and “When Lazy Doesn’t Make Sense: How Executive Functions Impact the Success of Our Brightest Children” (Co-presenter with Cindy Hansen)
November 2013, Lakota Local Schools, Liberty Township, “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Visual Tools to Support Executive Functioning Success for Teachers" and “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Visual Tools to Support Executive Functioning Success: Parent Workshop”
October 2013, Dorothy Fox Elementary, Camas, “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Visual Tools to Support Executive Functioning Success”
August 2013, Milken Middle School, Los Angleles, “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Seeing My Time”
March 2013, Everyone Reading 40^th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities, “Executive Functioning Success"
February 2013, The Madeleine School, Portland,“Introduction to Executive Functioning and Visual Tools to Support Executive Functioning Success"
February 2013, Westland School, Los Angleles, “Introduction to Executive Functioning and Visual Tools to Support Executive Functioning in the Classroom"
November 2012, National Association of Gifted Children Annual Conference, Denver , “Teaching the Gifted to Get Things Done" and “When Lazy Doesn't Make Sense: How Executive Functions Impact the Success of Our Brightest Children" (Co-presenter with Cindy Hansen)
January 2012, Everyone Reading 39^th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities, “The Brain and Time—Teaching Time Management Success"
October 2011, Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus, Guest lecturer for Study Skills for College Learning: “The Brain and Learners"
October 2011, West Hills Christian School, Portland, “Introduction to Executive Functioning for Educators” and “The Brain and School Success – An Introduction to Executive Functioning for Parents”
October 2011, Association of Educational Therapists 33^rd Annual Conference, Pasadena, “Teaching Executive Function: Hands-on Intervention for Time Management”
August 2011, German American School, Portland, “Introduction to Executive Functioning for Educators”
March 2011, Julian Union Elementary School, Julian , “The Brain and School Success—An Introduction to Executive Functioning for Educators”
March 2011, Oregon Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Lecture Series, “Time Tools: Supporting the Brain to Get Things Done”
March 2011, Salem Academy Christian Schools, Salem, “Seeing What I Need to Do: Teaching Time Management and Organizational Skills”
March 2011, 9^th Annual Pacific Northwest Brain Injury Conference 2011, Portland, “Teaching Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management Tools to Support the Brain”
March 2011, Employee Assistance Professional Association, Columbia River Chapter, Portland, “Teaching Executive Functioning Skills—Time Management Tools for ADHD Clients and Their Families”
October 2010, Association of Educational Therapists 32^nd Annual Conference, Berkeley, “Teaching Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management Tools for Students”
October 2010, Oregon Counseling Association Annual Conference, Silverton, “Counseling Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management Tools for You and Your Clients”
August 2010, King’s Way Christian Schools. Vancouver, Washington, “Introduction to Executive Functioning Skills” and “Teaching Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management & Paper Management," (Six hours teacher in-service)
October 2009, Oregon Speech-Language & Hearing Association 2009 Conference, “Teaching Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management Tools for Students and You”
January 2009, Language Skills Therapy, Portland, Monthly Staff Meeting: “Introduction to Executive Functioning Skills”
January 2009, St. Matthew’s Catholic School, Hillsboro, “Teaching Executive Skills: Practical Strategies for Teachers and Students" (three-hour in-service workshop for teachers)

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About Marydee Sklar

As a time-management educator, Marydee Sklar has helped families and individuals overcome struggles with time management for over 25 years. She teaches workshops on executive functions for professional and school communities. She is the creator of the Seeing My Time® Course, and is the Amazon best-selling author of Seeing My Time™ books and 50 Tips to Help Students Succeed. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Marydee Sklar, Executive Functioning Success

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What People Are Saying:

Engaging, Relevant and Research-Based

I have attended Marydee's trainings three times over the past 10 years, and each time I come away with a new tool in my toolkit. Her presentations are engaging, relevant, and based on research. Marydee is an expert on time management - I've found myself using her strategies in both my professional and personal life. As a professional development coordinator for my company, I've gotten nothing but positive feedback from our employees on her presentation style and content. We are lucky to have such a valuable resource in our community.

Gina Ossanna Speech Language Pathologist, The Hello Foundation

Management Staff is Buzzing!

On behalf of Lexington and Transitions I would like to extend a heartfelt "thank you" for your wonderful workshop. You presented excellent information to our families, local school personnel and management staff that they will surely use regularly to enrich and organize their lives! We received so many positive comments on our evaluations for your session. I know our management staff is all "buzzing" about tips they will use in their own lives as well as teach to new staff or people with disabilities to help them be more successful in their lives too. Thank you Marydee!

Nancy DeSanto Director of Innovations and Community Supports, Transitions of Lexington

Not One Doodle

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for spending the day with us. I am generally a "meeting doodler". I was so interested in your workshop that there is not one doodle in the margins. I can't remember that ever happening before.

Mary Clinic Director, Article 16 Clinic