🧭 Tools for Leaders
Lead the shift from content delivery to cognitive design.
The R.E.A.L. Framework is not a program—it’s a systems approach to rebuilding engagement, rigor, and attention from the inside out. This page offers implementation tools, PD guides, and leadership templates to help schools reclaim learning in the age of distraction.
📘 Leadership Starter Guide
What every school leader should know before launching R.E.A.L.
✅ Research-backed overview of the framework
✅ The science behind attention, regulation, and relevance
✅ School-wide conditions that support success
[Download Starter Guide →]
🏫 The R.E.A.L. School Implementation Playbook
From pilot to culture shift—your roadmap for whole-school rollout.
✅ Sample timelines for implementation
✅ Communication guides for staff & families
✅ Walkthrough look-fors + coaching rubrics
✅ Integration tips for SEL, MTSS, PBL, and AI
[Access Playbook →]
🧠 PD Series: Training Your Staff in R.E.A.L.
Modular professional learning for teams, departments, and schools.
✅ Session outlines + slide decks
✅ Facilitator notes
✅ Reflection + application tools
✅ Aligned to MAPS motivation science and cognitive development
[Launch the PD Series →]
📊 Walkthrough & Observation Toolkit
Shift your lens from compliance to cognition.
✅ R.E.A.L.-aligned classroom look-fors
✅ Observation forms that track student focus, regulation, and task clarity
✅ Coaching questions aligned to MAPS
[Download Toolkit →]
🎯 Strategy Alignment Tools
Make R.E.A.L. work with the frameworks you already use.
✅ MTSS and R.E.A.L. integration guide
✅ PBIS, SEL, and advisory alignment
✅ XQ, Portrait of a Graduate, and WEF skills crosswalk
[View Alignment Tools →]
🧭 R.E.A.L. Equity & Instruction Audit
Is your school aligned to how the brain learns?
✅ School-wide equity checklist by R.E.A.L. phase
✅ Leadership reflection protocol
✅ Team-based planning template
[Use the Audit Tool →]
🔁 Daily Systems That Support R.E.A.L.
Design your master schedule, advisory, and walkthroughs with attention in mind.
✅ Sample bell schedule with cognitive breaks
✅ “Regulate-Engage” starter block model
✅ Advisory prompts for mindfulness + SEL
✅ Sample walkthrough calendar
[Download Templates →]
💬 Leadership Reflection Prompt
“How does your school design for attention, identity, and deep thinking—not just compliance?”
👇 More Resources:
- [PD + Speaking]
- [For Educators]
- [Student Reflection Tools]
- [Family + Community Engagement]