🎓 Professional Learning Kit
Train teachers to become cognitive designers.
The R.E.A.L. Framework isn’t just a shift in instruction—it’s a shift in how we understand attention, engagement, and learning itself. This PD Kit equips facilitators and school leaders with everything they need to guide staff through this transformation.
🔑 What’s Inside:
Each resource is designed for flexible delivery—in full-day trainings, weekly staff meetings, or PLC cycles.
✅ Full Slide Decks
✅ Facilitator Notes
✅ Printable Handouts
✅ Teacher Reflection Tools
✅ Planning Templates
✅ Alignment to MAPS Motivation & Brain Science
✅ Guidance for schoolwide integration
📅 Suggested PD Flow:
Session 1: Why Attention is the Equity Issue of Our Time
- Understand the Four Pillars of Harm
- Introduce the neuroscience of distraction and motivation
- Frame the R.E.A.L. approach as a recovery model
Session 2: Regulate + Engage
- Practice the Cognitive Launch Sequence
- Design lessons with identity-driven hooks and anticipation
- Explore MAPS strategies for regulation and curiosity
Session 3: Apply + Loop
- Redefine rigor in the age of overload
- Use chunked tasks, feedback cycles, and reflection routines
- Create looping tools for metacognition and transfer
Session 4: Planning with R.E.A.L. + MAPS
- Use the R.E.A.L. Planning Template
- Align MAPS strategies to existing units
- Collaborate across departments for shared implementation
📂 Download the Full PD Kit
- 🔗 [Slide Decks] (Editable Google Slides / PDF)
- 🔗 [Facilitator Scripts]
- 🔗 [Teacher Handouts] (Reflection prompts, graphic organizers)
- 🔗 [Planning Templates] (R.E.A.L. Unit + Lesson Template, MAPS Brain Boosters)
- 🔗 [Walkthrough Look-Fors]
- 🔗 [PD Launch Checklist]
🧠 Bonus Tools:
- 🎧 90-Second Intro Video Script – Use to kick off any session
- 📊 R.E.A.L. PD Survey – Gather baseline teacher needs and post-training feedback
- 📅 30-Day Staff Practice Calendar – Optional micro-challenges for building habits
💬 Staff Reflections After R.E.A.L. PD:
“This wasn’t just more strategies—it helped me understand how students actually learn.”
“I finally see how attention works. Now I plan differently.”
“It gave me a way to talk about rigor and relevance that actually makes sense.”
🧭 Ready to Get Started?
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