The following executive function skills support Efficacy:
Working toward a goal
Organizing and thoughts
Considering future consequences in light of current actions
Making hypotheses, deductions, and inferences
Applying former approaches to new situations
Defining a problem
Analyzing
Creating mental images
Generating possible solutions
Anticipating
Predicting outcomes
Evaluating
PBL — Engage students in solving real-world problems; after all, that's what efficacy is all about! All links go to MyQPortal free-access materials . . . just click through for free access.
Some blog-posts for you:
A Butterfly Garden — Save butterflies from extinction by designing a plan for (and potentially building) a garden to attract butterflies to lay their eggs for the next generation. Click through for free access to this PBL.
A Colony on the Moon — As we look beyond Earth to new resources and places to visit or live, could we colonize on the moon (or Mars)? Click through for free access to this PBL.