Content:
This workshop explores the relationship between geometry skills and executive functions such as planning, working memory, visual-spatial organization, and cognitive flexibility. It aims to help educators better understand how these skills interact and how to support students who struggle with geometry through targeted strategies and classroom adaptations.
Learning outcomes :
- Understand the relationship between geometry skills and key executive functions such as planning, working memory, visual-spatial organization, and cognitive flexibility.
- Identify how difficulties in executive functioning may impact students’ performance and problem-solving in geometry tasks.
- Recognize common challenges students experience when learning geometry and how these may relate to executive function skills.
- Apply targeted teaching strategies and classroom adaptations to better support students who struggle with geometry.
Biography:
Sandra El Hajj, Speech-language therapist
- Specialist in logical-mathematical skills and oral/written language development.
- Kindergarten Cycle Coordinator at École des Sœurs de la Charité – Besançon (Baabda)
- Educational advisor and coordinator for math and language in preschool and early primary levels (KG1–Grade 1).