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Learn our 41+ Tools in these Anti-Boring Courses:
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The Science of Studying
Encourage deep learning by applying science to study habits.
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Learning Styles Are Dead
Inspire students to use multiple modalities to remember better.
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Academic Coaching 101
Enhance student coaching skills with consent, curiosity, and collaboration
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Train the Brain
Neuroscience nuggets that help you work with, not against, students’ brains.
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Powerful Note-Taking
Tools to organize information in memorable ways.
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Quizzable Study Tools
Stop boring brains! Creative quizzing techniques for long-term learning.
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Rock Solid Study Plans
Help students stay on track with realistic, actionable, motivating study plans.
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Anti-Procrastination
Crush overwhelm with executive function friendly systems for taking action sooner.
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Habits & Grades Tracker
Track student progress to boost motivation, momentum, and mastery.
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Beginner Level
The Science of Studying
Although the science of learning is complex, what students need to know is simple. In this foundation course, we consolidate brain theory into a 3-step Study Cycle. Teach it to your students in under 15 minutes and hear them exclaim, “Why didn’t anyone teach us this before we started taking tests?!”
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from the science of learning and cognitive psychology such as:
Encoding,
Retrieval practice, and
The testing effect
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: The “Strategic Study” Premise
Mini-Lecture: The Study Cycle
Go Deeper: Sticky Learning
Student-in-Action: Lilah Learns the Study Cycle
Prove Your Learning
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“My biggest take away is how powerful a visual model is.” | Cami, academic coach
“I love how you break down this lesson into teachable moments. You're really setting us up for success!” | Stacy, executive function coach
“I loved using the Study Cycle with my student. I could see their eyes open up and say ‘okay this is what I need to be focusing on when I study.’ There was a sense of relief.” | Stacy, ADHD coach and advocate
Beginner Level
Learning Styles Are Dead
Maybe 'dead' is dramatic, but did you know that learning styles are a debunked ‘neuromyth’? Uncover the science behind why and learn a proven alternative — the Study Senses — that teaches students to engage multiple modalities for optimal, and weirdly efficient, learning.
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from the science of learning and cognitive psychology such as:
The generation effect & active learning
Dual coding & the enriched encoding hypothesis
Cognitive load theory
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: Learning Styles versus Study Senses
Mini-Lecture: The Study Senses
Go Deeper: The Problem of Too Much Creativity
Student-in-Action: Max Learns to Use As Many Study Senses As Possible
Prove Your Learning
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“This is a great way to engage with students - teach them how to teach themselves, or help them help themselves.” Sarah, Coach at a University Learning Center
“After teaching the Study Senses, I truly discovered the role of metacognition in learning. I have been utilizing a lot of the strategies in my classroom, but never deeply thought about how learning takes place.” Nicholas, social studies teacher and academic coach
“My biggest takeaway is this how the senses are woven into the study cycle. The Anti-Boring components keep building on each other! I have always ‘believed’ in learning styles but now clearly see how limiting that belief can be.” Elizabeth, educational therapist
Beginner Level
Academic Coaching 101
Everyone who supports students is an “academic coach”, but not every educator is skilled in coaching fundamentals…yet! It’s time to unlearn bad communication habits and practice the skills that motivate students most: genuine consent, curious questions, and true collaboration. Works like magic!
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from cognitive psychology such as:
Self-determination theory,
Metacognitive questioning, and
Constructivist learning
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Coaching Versus Teaching
The Consent Burger
Empowering Questions
The Academic Coaching Decision-Making Tree
Prove Your Learning
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“Your guidance with how to use more empowering questioning was everything I was looking for without even knowing it!” | Stacy, ADHD Coach and Advocate
“The consent burger has made a huge difference in the way I approach teaching students new skills. It reminds me to be mindful and check in about their thoughts and if what I'm saying is resonating at all.” | Rain, Executive function coach and therapist-in-training
“This is a very clever approach because it extracts more information from the students without them realizing it. I can see myself implementing in my classroom to get students to participate in discussions.” | Nicholas, social studies educator
“Helping students narrow down and prioritize their struggles is key and I appreciate the detailed decision making tree to help coaches and students problem solve effectively.” | Stephanie, ADHD coach for college students
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Intermediate Level
Train the Brain
Let’s face it — students often study in ways that bore their brains. How do we inspire them to work with their brain’s potential? By sharing key neuroscience insights at the right time and in the right way, you can spark willingness to put in more effort and make meaningful mistakes. We’ll show you how!
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from the science of learning and cognitive psychology such as:
Neural pathways & brain plasticity
Error monitoring
Metaphors and neural coupling
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: Why Teach Students About Their Brains?
Go Deeper: Metaphor as a Teaching Tool
Student-in-Action: Hind Recalls the Explorer Metaphor and Neural Pathways
Prove Your Learning
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“I really like the reminder of how powerful metaphors are, and the explicit direction to work on creating our own.” | Jill, educational therapist and ADHD coach
“I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this. It is so powerful to learn how the brain works and how mistakes and repetition biochemically change your brain. Isn't that just the coolest idea ever?! Plus it’s so fun to teach to my students!” | Cindy, ADHD coach for students
“My biggest take-aways are the 4 Main Brain Ideas. They are simple to present within a mini-lecture, yet applicable to so many different situations, making them relatable for a diverse population of clients.” | Jacklyn, academic life coach
Intermediate Level
Powerful Note-Taking
No more Cornell notes, y’all! Instead, understand the latest science on active learning through note-taking, including how to present it to students in incremental, doable steps. Bonus: practice easy ways to include visuals in your own notes, even if you “don’t draw”; the power is in the picture after all.
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from the science of learning and cognitive psychology such as:
Chunking,
Elaboration,
Dual coding,
Cognitive load theory,
and more!
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: Overview of Approaches to Note-Taking
Mini-Lecture: “Get It Down” and “Hone It Notes”
Go Deeper: Navigating Resistance to Note-Taking
Student-In-Action: Hind Hones Her Noters
Prove Your Learning
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“I enjoyed the videos regarding reading texts. Imagine the shift in attitude about reading/writing/studying if students were taught strategies like these at a young age, and they were reinforced as they matured!” | Morann, ADHD coach for college students
“Aaah I so love the idea of honing notes as a way to reflect on a class session and encode the information from the day. I really enjoy doing the hone-it notes for each lesson – it’s fun and lets me be creative.” | Emma, academic coach
“I like the reminders that the explicit teaching and practice of these skills is what makes them powerful.” | Jill, educational therapist
Intermediate Level
Quizzable Study Tools
Science shows that retrieval is the best way to study. But how do you get students to do it reliably? Enter: Quizzability. Learn seven types of quizzable study tools (yep! flashcards aren’t the only way!) while deepening students’ ability to ask and answer increasingly complex questions.
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from the science of learning and cognitive psychology such as:
Effortful learning and desirable difficulty
Retrieval practice & the testing effect
Feedback and error correction,
Elaborative interrogation,
And more!
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: How to Help Students Get Quizzable
Mini-Lecture: Teaching Quizzability
Go Deeper: A Plea to Teachers About Formatting Worksheets
Student-In-Action: David Makes More Effective Flashcards
Student-in-Action: Hamad Makes Quizzable Lecture Notes
Prove Your Learning
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“I am a teacher and executive function coach, and I will use Quizzable Study Tools both in my classroom and with my coaching clients. It has amazing practicality.” | Justin, social studies teacher and EF coach
“My biggest takeaway is that studying is a process that can begin while encoding, if not soon after. Studying is in the student´s control but can be incorporated into the assigned HW without much effort. Minor tweaks can lead to big payoffs.” | Betsy, educational therapist
“Finding ways to minimize the work window by taking Quizzable notes as you write them the first time or using worksheets as quizzing tools is great. Paths with less resistance seem to be paths worth pointing out to our students.” | Cindy, ADHD coach for college students
Intermediate Level
Rock Solid Study Plans
The science of learning is powerful, but how can educators motivate students to turn evidence-based study strategies into actionable plans? Executive function to the rescue. Learn quick and quirky ways to teach the forgetting curve, backwards planning, organizing with final exams in mind, anti-cramming, and a skill we call verberizing.
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from the science of learning and cognitive psychology such as:
Spaced retrieval and the forgetting curve,
Chunking and sequencing,
Distributed practice,
Goal-directed planning,
And more!
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: Study Plan Overview
Mini-Lecture: Spaced Retrieval
Go Deeper: Organizing with the Test in Mind
Student-in-Action: Katie Makes a Backwards Plan
Prove Your Learning
Bonus: The Anti-Cram Final Exam Plan
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“I taught spaced retrieval to students who were taking a unit test, and implemented it into my daily lessons too. This was a test I had given earlier but the concepts did not stick!! There was a 19% increase in average test scores from the last time. This stuff works.” | Justin, social studies teacher and EF coach
“This unit brings it all together. I now have solid teaching tools for delivering content to my students for every part of the study cycle.” | Jill, educational therapist
“In the past, I taught a backward design process; however, my students often struggled with follow-through. After completing this unit, I think it is because of the lack of ownership students had in the framework. The anti-boring emphasis on drawing the plan out of the student instead of imposing the plan on the student will do a better job.” | Rebecca, educational therapist
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Intermediate Level
Anti-Procrastination
Study strategies? Check. Study plans? Check. Next up: how can students minimize procrastination and sustain action? Executive function to the rescue again! Learn strategies helping students use planners, build routines, self-advocate, and redirect self-talk to get in gear and get it done.
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from cognitive psychology such as:
Working memory,
Temporal discounting,
The planning fallacy,
And more!
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Intro: More About Tools, Team, Routine, & Self Talk
Mini-Lecture: Get in Gear + Working Memory
Go Deeper: How to Get Students to Follow Through
Student-in-Action: Faith Learns Accountability
Student-in-Action: Grace Gets Into Gear
Student-in-Action: Sam’s Calendar Routine
Prove Your Learning
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“This module validated what I’ve noticed! Our young people have an incredible lack of tools in their toolbox. Thank you for laying them out in plain sight, and showing us how they work in action.” | Morann, college advisor turned ADHD coach
“I did the working memory mini-lesson with a student. It was fun to show him through an example of just how high of a cognitive load we put on ourselves when we don't write items down!” | Remy, tutor
“The Get it In Gear lesson is so fun! I didn’t have the gears, so I tried to draw them and it ended up being wacky and fun! Also, it’s such a smooth transition into the rest of the session.” | Emma, ADHD coach for college students
Intermediate Level
The Habits & Grades Tracker
By now you've learned our 41+ Anti-Boring Tools. Let’s bring it all together with the Habit & Grades Tracker—a unique and practical coaching framework that helps you help students build consistent habits, track progress, and visualize the connection between effort and achievement. Your coaching will never be the same!
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This micro-credential is grounded in concepts from cognitive psychology such as:
Self-regulation theory,
Feedback loops,
Commitment bias,
And more!
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Set Yourself Up for Success
Tour of the Tracker
Student-in-Action: Max’s Habit Tracker
Student-in-Action: Katie’s Habit Tracker
What’s a Habit? Why Track Them?
Components of the Habit Tracker
How to Create Habits
How to Assign Points
How to Make the Graph
How to Track Grades
How to Incorporate Into the Session
Templates
Bonus: Make Your Graphs Pretty
Bonus: Easy Upgrades Inspired by Y’all
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“Until now, I haven't found a good way to track my client notes. I really like this, not only the habits/grades, but the student information too. Plus, filling it out and seeing the graph pop up during sessions will be fun and interactive.” | Josephine, EF coach for elementary students
“I loved filling out this tracker! I am a math girl who LOVES excel spreadsheets way too much. I appreciate having a concrete way to track and measure progress!“ | Angela, dyslexia tutor and academic coach
“I love this module. Applying it seems like a perfect extension of my work, and an important way to begin a lesson and teach a student to self-reflect in a meaningful way to them.” | Jill, educational therapist
But the Anti-Boring Toolkit doesn’t end there…
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Become a Certified Coach
After working through the Anti-Boring Toolkit, it’s time to get certified! Receive a fancy certificate, get listed on our website, unlock useful resources, and attend our exclusive weekly hangout.
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Take Advanced Courses
Each quarter we drop a new micro-credential on hot topics in academic coaching and executive function. Our goal? The best PD to ensure our members remain top-tier coaches.
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Grow Your Private Practice
While not all Anti-Boring Coaches are biz owners, some are! After you join, you can purchase our “Rock Your Biz” course where we explore pricing, marketing, and more. Click here for info.