Stop-and-think strategies, impulse management, and SMART goal setting for personal growth. Develops internal motivation, stress reduction techniques, and resilience through proactive planning and monitoring.
Teacher guide for 'Elimination Showdown'. Includes lesson flow, tournament scoring mechanics, and a detailed analysis of the practice question.
A student tournament scorecard for the final showdown. Features sections for tracking points, identifying trap types for each distractor, and selecting the 'Champion' (correct) answer with a defense.
Introductory slides for 'Elimination Showdown'. Features tournament rules and a walk-through of the 'Elimination Showdown' process with a practice question.
Teacher guide for 'Distractor Designers'. Includes pacing, rubric for the student worksheet, and instructions for the peer-testing phase of the lesson.
A student design sheet where they create their own multiple-choice question. Students must provide a short text and then engineer four options: one correct answer and three specific distractor types (Extreme, Half-Right, and Out of Scope).
Introductory slides for 'Distractor Designers'. Explains how to create 'Extreme', 'Half-Right', and 'Out of Scope' distractors by thinking like a test-maker.
A final reflection sheet for students to compare their quiz predictions with their actual grades, evaluating the effectiveness of their metacognitive strategies.
Teacher guide for 'Scope Patrol'. Includes lesson flow, mock trial hook instructions, and a detailed answer key for the Incident Report activity.
A short Academic English quiz designed to test students' application of their "Watch Out List," including a mandatory pre-grading self-reflection and score prediction section.
Final slides for the sequence focusing on the "Showtime" assessment. It introduces the score prediction challenge and real-time error analysis.
A student activity for identifying out-of-scope distractors. Features an evidence passage and a 'Incident Report' where students categorize claims as 'In Scope' or 'Out of Scope' based on textual evidence.
A guide for teachers to help students interpret their error data and connect patterns to specific defensive strategies.
A student worksheet for aggregating error data across multiple assessments and distilling those patterns into a "Watch Out List" for future defense.
Introductory slides for 'Scope Patrol'. Explains the concept of 'Out of Scope' distractors—statements that are factually true but not supported by the specific text provided.
Slides for Lesson 4 that use a "Heatmap" analogy to teach students how to aggregate error data and identify recurring personal patterns.
Teacher guide for 'Half Right Hazards'. Includes hook instructions (the 'Free Phone' offer), pacing guide, and detailed answer key for the Verification Log handout.
An answer key/exemplar guide for teachers to evaluate student justification statements, showing the difference between weak and mastery-level corrections.
A template for students to perform deep error corrections, requiring them to write justification statements using a specific logic-based formula.
A student worksheet for identifying half-right distractors. Features a 'Verification Log' table where students dissect answer choices into two parts and evaluate the accuracy of each half.
Slides for Lesson 3 introducing the "Justified Fix" method. It emphasizes that students must explain why they were wrong and why the new answer is right using evidence.
A summative project document where students synthesize everything they have learned into a personal 'Resiliency Blueprint' for real-world application.
A final self-assessment 'Scorecard' for the Mission Balance sequence, allowing students to rate their performance and reflect on their growth in schedule management and resiliency.
A teacher facilitation guide for the 'Mood Lab Experiment' sequence, providing therapeutic context, hook instructions, and tips for each lesson.
Final presentation for the Mission Balance sequence, reviewing core concepts of chaos management, negotiation, and energy management, and introducing the final scorecard activity.
A case study analysis of a student's 'all-nighter' experience, prompting students to evaluate the consequences and identify alternative strategies from the sequence.
A comprehensive 'Break the Glass' emergency plan worksheet where students synthesize their findings into specific 'If-Then' implementation intentions for mood regulation.
A personal crisis management worksheet where students document their specific 'Red Alert' protocols, including triage strategies, support contacts, and recovery plans.
Lesson 4 slides on crisis management protocols, teaching students how to identify burnout, prioritize tasks during 'Red Alert' scenarios, and activate support systems.
Final slide deck for the 'Mood Mastery Lab' lesson, teaching students how to create implementation intentions and synthesize their learning into an emergency activation plan.
A cut-and-paste sorting activity for students to categorize common school and life tasks as either 'High Focus' or 'Low Focus' energy requirements.
A lab report worksheet for students to analyze their experiment data, identify patterns in effective activities, and reflect on individual differences.
A worksheet for students to map their daily energy levels and strategically assign tasks based on their peak focus periods.
Lesson 3 presentation on energy management, teaching students to differentiate between High Focus and Low Focus tasks and to identify their personal peak energy periods.
Introductory slides for the 'Mood Pattern Detectives' lesson, helping students analyze their data and understand the concept of individual variability in activity effectiveness.
Teacher facilitation guide for the Lesson 2 role-play simulation, providing scenarios, roles, and assessment criteria for student negotiations.
A professional communication guide for students, featuring scripted templates for digital and in-person deadline negotiations, including a practice exercise.
A data collection log for the 'Do It Anyway' experiment, allowing students to track their mood ratings before and after engaging in a positive action.
Slide deck for Lesson 2, teaching students the difference between hard and soft deadlines and providing a professional framework for negotiating extensions.
A teacher guide for Lesson 5 including the simulation script, timing intervals, and a guide for the post-simulation debrief and student certification.
A student reflection sheet and goal-setting document for the final pacing simulation, helping students create a personalized 'Test Protocol' for future exams.
A set of printable 'Chaos Factor' cards for teachers to use in the Mission Balance simulation, featuring various disruptions to a student's schedule.
A student-facing weekly scheduling grid designed for the Mission Balance simulation, including a section for analyzing and responding to 'Chaos Factor' disruptions.
Slides for Lesson 5, the final simulation briefing, reviewing all Test Pilot Academy strategies and providing time-check benchmarks for the mock exam.
A teacher guide for Lesson 4 including instructions for the biofeedback pulse check, grounding exercise facilitation, and strategies for student buy-in using the Test Pilot theme.
Introductory presentation for the Mission Balance sequence, teaching students about the 'Chaos Factor' and the importance of 'Buffer Time' in scheduling.
A student resource featuring an anxiety-mapping activity and a cutout 'Calm Cockpit' reference card with grounding techniques and positive self-talk prompts.
A slide deck for the 'Opportunity Cost Simulation' lesson, explaining the core economic concept of opportunity cost using relatable 8th-grade scenarios and RPG-style choice mechanics.
A student worksheet for the 'Currency of Time' lesson. It includes a ledger for tracking 'minutes' spent during the time auction and reflection questions about trade-offs and priorities.
A facilitation guide for teachers to run the 'Time Auction' activity. Includes activity setup, a list of auction items with their 'costs' in minutes, and discussion hooks to debrief the simulation.
An introductory slide deck for the 'Currency of Time' lesson, framing time management as a game-based resource allocation simulation. It uses RPG-style visuals to explain fixed costs, finite resources, and the concept of time as currency.
Simulation cards for teachers to use in role-playing various job offer scenarios, focusing on negotiation, integrity, and clarifying details.
The culminating project handout where students synthesize their knowledge to create a comprehensive payroll strategy guide for a target persona.
A checklist and reflection worksheet for students to manage the final steps of accepting a job offer and professional closure.
Visual presentation for the fifth lesson, covering the etiquette of professional offer acceptance and final details.
Visual presentation for Lesson 5, introducing the culminating project where students act as financial coaches. Reviews key unit concepts like pre-tax savings, HSA benefits, and automation.
Gallery walk cards featuring famous individuals who faced significant professional rejection, used as the hook for Lesson 4.
A comprehensive teacher guide for Lesson 5, including project rubrics, student personas for advising, and a facilitation plan for the final project.
A worksheet for students to practice drafting a professional response to a job rejection, including an emotional check-in and feedback request.
Visual presentation for the fourth lesson, focusing on turning a 'no' into a learning or networking opportunity through resilience and professional feedback requests.
Student worksheet for Lesson 4, projecting the long-term growth of early retirement contributions and analyzing the impact of employer matching.
A facilitation guide for teachers including role-play scenarios that reveal the "behind-the-scenes" reasons for employer silence and how to coach students through them.
Visual presentation for Lesson 4, exploring the exponential power of compound interest through the "Penny Riddle" and the "Early vs Late" savings comparison.
A worksheet for students to practice drafting status check emails for various post-interview scenarios, including a tone and vocabulary reference.
A comprehensive teacher guide for Lesson 4, including compound interest riddles, the 'Early vs Late' savings comparison, and a facilitation plan for retirement simulations.
Visual presentation for the third lesson, focusing on the etiquette of the status check email and managing the anxiety of 'waiting room' silence.
Student worksheet for Lesson 3, designing a split-deposit strategy to ensure consistent savings without manual effort.
Introductory slides for the 'Do It Anyway' experiment, explaining the concept of 'acting opposite' and how to track mood data for a personal science experiment.
Sorting cards and a categorization t-chart for Lesson 2, helping students distinguish between pleasure-based and mastery-based activities.
Introductory slides for the 'Pleasure and Mastery' lesson, explaining the difference between 'Fun fuel' and 'Proud fuel' and the importance of a balanced activity diet.
A grading rubric and teacher observation guide for the final study guide project, focusing on mastery of the four key strategies.
A lab notebook style worksheet for students to map out their own action-emotion loop, identifying a 'downward spiral' moment and a 'loop breaker' action.
A project planning guide and rubric for the final study guide project, helping students organize their approach.
Introductory slides for the 'Loop of Life' lesson, featuring the human machine hook and visual representations of the thought-feeling-action cycle.
A slide deck introducing the final project, where students apply all previous strategies to an external text of their choice.
A transformation worksheet where students practice converting their highlighted facts into high-quality retrieval questions.
A slide deck introducing active recall and teaching students how to transform their passive highlights into various levels of retrieval questions.
A drafting-style concept map template for students to visually organize their highlights and marginal notes.
A slide deck teaching students how to move from linear outlines to spatial concept maps, emphasizing connections and categorization.
A structured Cornell-style template for students to extract and organize their annotated information into a linear outline.
A slide deck introducing the 'Skeleton Method' for transferring highlights into a structured linear outline, including the use of Cornell Notes.
Final project template for students to design their 'Ideal Week' schedule, incorporating foundations, goals, and buffer time with color coding.
A worksheet and checklist used by students to diagnose the effectiveness of their annotations and practice refining them into useful study notes.
A slide deck introducing the concept of 'Dead Highlights' and teaching students how to evaluate and refine their annotations for better study utility.
Teacher rubric and facilitation guide for assessing the 'Ideal Week' schedule project, focusing on realism, balance, and energy awareness.
Final slide deck for the sequence, guiding students through the process of creating their 'Ideal Week' schedule using energy-based color coding.
Student activity sheet for identifying personal 'Big Rock' priorities and reflecting on how current time usage aligns with those goals.
Teacher guide for Lesson 4, detailing the 'Jar of Life' demonstration and prompts for helping students identify their semester goals.
Slide deck for Lesson 4, using the 'Jar of Life' metaphor to help students define their personal values and 'Big Rock' priorities.
Student worksheet for investigating personal 'Time Thieves' and creating 'If-Then' action plans for distraction defense.
Teacher resource for Lesson 3, featuring the 'Switching Cost Test' hook and strategies for managing internal and external distractions.
Teacher-facing rubric for assessing the Final Consultancy Report. Evaluates diagnostic precision, strategic prescription (tools), and professional advocacy (communication).
