Before we talk tactics, let’s talk teams.

AI + Inquiry = Engagement (The PEACE Framework)

Is the fear of AI-driven cheating forcing you to police students rather than teach them?

We introduce the PEACE Framework™, a 5-step blueprint for designing inquiry-based lessons that use AI to spark curiosity, not just generate answers.

You’ll use the "Provocation Remix" to transform a standard assignment into a curiosity-driven experience that builds critical thinking skills AI can’t fake.

Beyond the Essay: Architecting AI-Proof Assignments

Traditional assignments like essays and worksheets are vulnerable to a simple copy-paste, leaving teachers unsure of what students actually know.

A design framework focused on the 4 Cs (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration) that values the human process of learning over the final product.

Leave with a toolkit of "un-cheatable" assignment structures that make the learning process more interesting to do than to cheat on.

Teach Curiosity: From Google-able to Gold

Students are using AI as a "supercharged Google," asking shallow questions that lead to surface-level understanding.

We teach the BID Routine (Brainstorm, Identify, Draft), a step-by-step process for transforming simple curiosities into robust, analytical inquiries.

A practical toolkit to help students craft questions that spark real thinking, shifting them from passive consumers to active investigators.

Trust Your Brain: Critical Evaluation in the AI Era

AI hallucinates and presents bias as fact. Students often accept these outputs blindly without the skills to verify them.

Practical strategies to teach students how to evaluate, question, and cross-reference AI-generated content against trusted sources.

You will build "Critical Consumers" who know how to use their own judgment to validate information, a crucial skill for the modern world.

Chat This: Time-Saving Hacks & AI Prompting

You’re swamped with grading and planning, and generic AI prompts are giving you robotic, unusable results.

Move beyond basic requests. Learn to command AI with specific parameters and settings to get high-quality materials that sound like you.

Actionable strategies to streamline administrative tasks, adapting resources, and ultimately reclaim hours of your week without sacrificing quality.

The Teacher-Para Partnership

Many classroom teams operate like an "arranged marriage," leading to friction, miscommunication, and staff burnout.

A structured approach to defining roles, leveraging individual strengths, and setting a collaborative schedule that maximizes everyone’s impact.

Teams leave with a conflict resolution plan and a clear delegation strategy to operate as a unified, high-performance unit.

Community Instruction (CBI)

Students often master skills in the classroom that fail to transfer to the real world, leaving them unprepared for life after graduation.

A framework for teaching Domestic, Vocational, Recreation, and Community skills in natural environments where they actually matter.

A roadmap to bridge the gap between school and adulthood, preparing students for genuine independence and employability.

Improved Instruction (CAN or ECSE)

Differentiation for complex needs often feels like "dumbing it down" or trying to teach three different classes at once.

Evidence-based practices like explicit, systematic instruction and modeling that respect the learner's intellect while providing necessary scaffolds.

A personalized action plan to boost student engagement and functional outcomes using visual supports and clear instructional design.

Letter to Literacy (Symbols to Sentences)

Literacy trainings often overlook students with complex access needs, leaving teachers without tools for non-verbal or low-incidence learners.

A fast-paced exploration of 5 key areas: AAC integration, tech superpowers (text-to-speech), multisensory learning, and personalized digital stories.

An actionable plan to guide students from pre-emergent to conventional literacy, ensuring reading and writing access for all.

Accommodations & Modifications

Confusion between "Help" (Accommodation) and "Change" (Modification) leads to instruction that either over-supports or under-challenges students.

We tap into evidence-based strategies to clarify these differences and apply them to real-world lesson plans and environments.

You leave with a concrete plan to differentiate instruction immediately, creating a classroom that is inclusive, flexible, and rigorous.

10 Tips for Success

Managing a classroom with complex needs requires a level of creativity and structure that is exhausting to maintain alone.

Ten specific, evidence-based strategies covering everything from routines and visual supports to behavior reduction and differentiation.

A checklist of "Monday Morning" actions you can implement immediately to boost engagement and reduce challenging behaviors.

Antecedent-Based Interventions (ABI)

Teachers are stuck in "firefighting mode," constantly reacting to behaviors after they disrupt learning.