Partner kit · The Learning Framework®
Simple enough for a student, sophisticated enough for a specialist.
The Learning Framework® is a model of the five conditions every brain needs in order to learn, built on the neuroscience of how learning happens. When everyone around a learner shares it, they can see which condition for learning is not being met and respond together. The five conditions are How I Function, How I Learn, How I Manage, How I Feel, and What I Do.
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Steph
The flyers are letter size and print well in color. Each has a QR code that opens the right page on my website.
Printable flyers (PDF)
1 page: November 7 and 14, 9 to 11 a.m. Central, $149 or $119 for teams
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Use the short bio for a post or an event listing and the full bio for an introduction, a program, or a speaker page.
Dr. Stephanie Helfand is the Founder and Creator of The Learning Framework®, a model of the five conditions every brain needs in order to learn. She has spent more than 20 years in diverse school communities as a special educator, classroom teacher, instructional coach, and principal, and she is the mother of two neurodivergent children.
Dr. Stephanie Helfand is the Founder and Creator of The Learning Framework®. She has spent more than 20 years in diverse school communities on Chicago’s North Shore as a special educator, a classroom teacher, an instructional coach, and a principal. In every role, she saw the same common struggles, and they all went back to the brain.
She has also sat on the other side of the table. As the mother of two neurodivergent children, she has been in meetings with teachers, school specialists, outside providers, and pediatricians who each cared and each described the same child in different terms. That experience shaped her work. She built The Learning Framework from the peer-reviewed neuroscience of learning and from her practice, so the educator, the specialist, the parent, and the learner can all work from one shared understanding. She works with schools, districts, practices, and families, and she speaks at conferences. She is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Every partnership starts with The Five Conditions for Learning, and I build each session around the people who will be in the room. My 2026 to 2027 school year is fully booked, and I am now booking summer 2027 and the 2027 to 2028 school year.
| Who it is for | What I offer | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Schools and districts | A year-long partnership that brings in educators, leaders, families, learners, and specialists in the same school year | Keynote, full days, workshops, coaching, and return visits |
| Schools and districts | The Five Conditions for Learning, and Managing Your Executive Functions | Full day each, or a small-group cohort |
| School and district leaders | Leadership coaching to align MTSS, intervention planning, and student problem-solving with the neuroscience of learning | Scheduled with your team |
| Specialists, coaches, and practices | Learn the framework, a consultation for your practice, and sessions for the families you serve | Cohort, one-on-one, or evening sessions |
| Families | An evening talk, the Caregiver Series (5 evenings), and the Developmental Progressions Series | In person or virtual |
| Learners | How your brain learns (student sessions) and 1:1 executive function coaching | Scoped to age and setting |
| Conferences and events | A keynote on any topic in the neuroscience of learning, such as executive function, attention, motivation, remembering, or emotions and learning | Tailored to your audience |
A learning simulation and the five conditions every brain needs in order to learn.
The five conditions, how to CREATE them for the learners you support, and what to expect from the brain at every age from birth to 26.
