Advocacy Lab

A comprehensive sequence designed to transform 9th-grade students from passive applicants into strategic partners by mastering employer research, job description analysis, and high-impact questioning techniques.

A CBT-focused lesson exploring the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions in video games. Students learn the Emotional Controller framework, play Feelings Uno, and practice cognitive reframing to overcome tilt and foster healthy gaming habits.

A print-ready 2-up per page exit ticket assessing student mastery of tilt body clues, the Emotional Controller buttons, cognitive reframing of rage thoughts, and healthy gaming boundaries.

A comprehensive 2-lesson sequence empowering students to understand what grades measure, how academic performance unlocks future college, trade, and career pathways, and how to build self-advocacy and proactive study habits.

A mock interview simulation focusing on integrating research into personal pitches and the 'any questions for us' phase of the interview.

Printable Feelings Uno game rules, color code matrix, and cut-and-play gaming emotion cards designed to facilitate CBT thought checking and somatic awareness in small groups.

A multi-day sequence empowering students to decode classroom distractions, monitor attention drift in real time, and deploy active refocusing tools.

Students learn to transform their research into intelligent, specific questions that demonstrate their interest and expertise to an interviewer.

A 2-page interactive student activity worksheet where learners map their personal Emotional Controller, diagnose body alarms, and practice CBT cognitive reframing across three challenging gaming scenarios.

A six-week casual empowerment curriculum designed for small girls groups in 30-minute sessions. Focused on identity, self-worth, healthy peer dynamics, self-advocacy, stress management, and celebrating personal growth.

Students map their own skills to employer needs and practice writing 'bridge statements' that position them as solutions to company problems.

A comprehensive educator lesson plan detailing instructional phases, discussion scripts, CBT theoretical background, Feelings Uno facilitation rules, and differentiation strategies for teaching emotional regulation in gaming.