That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Distracted Students Organize/Integrate Their Online and Real-Life Worlds

Sponsored by Glenbard Parent Series (GPS).

In today’s complex digital landscape, teens (and adults!) are forced to navigate a wide variety of technological and organizational challenges. As students adapt to changing school systems, it becomes increasingly important to help young people integrate and organize their real-life and digital worlds. Ana Homayoun, a noted educational consultant, offers strategies on how to support students in building and improving executive functioning skills – persistence, time management, working memory, and self-control – all critical for school success and mental and physical health. Join us for this presentation that will bring a perspective to the latest trends in the world of social media socialization and share the practical tips young people need to make better choices around social media use, managing distractions, and overall wellness.

Ana Homayoun, founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, a Silicon Valley-based educational consulting firm, is a noted author and speaker. Her latest book, Social Media Wellness: Helping Tweens and Teens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World, discusses modern social media dilemmas and offers prescriptive solutions. Her first book, That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life, quickly became a classic among parents and educators for the pragmatic approach to executive functioning issues. Her next book, The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping Our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life, explores the real-life dilemmas of young women today and provides strategies for finding authentic success and happiness. Ana’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic Magazine, Fast Company, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Chicago Tribune, and ABC News, among others, and she is a frequent guest on NPR.

This event is free to all to attend will be presented virtually. The link will be posted here when available to log in to this webinar from your computer, tablet or phone.