The formal definition for executive function is that it is a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically-based skills involving mental control and self-regulation.
Executive functioning is broken down in three specific aspects:
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Websites and Useful Articles
What is Executive Functioning? - LD Online
Executive Function Fact Sheet - LD Online
What is Executive Function? - Understood
Working Memory Difficulties: Strategies for the Classroom - LD @ School
Memory Strategies for Students - LD Online
10 Strategies to Enhance Students' Memory - Reading Rockets
Strategies for Getting and Keeping the Brain's Attention - Edutopia
7 Ways to Increase Student's Attention Span - Edutopia
Study Skills Strategies (Part 1) - IRIS Center Module
What is Executive Functioning? - LD Online
Executive Function Fact Sheet - LD Online
What is Executive Function? - Understood
Working Memory Difficulties: Strategies for the Classroom - LD @ School
Memory Strategies for Students - LD Online
10 Strategies to Enhance Students' Memory - Reading Rockets
Strategies for Getting and Keeping the Brain's Attention - Edutopia
7 Ways to Increase Student's Attention Span - Edutopia
Study Skills Strategies (Part 1) - IRIS Center Module