The College & Career Competencies Project, in partnership with the Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, supports Arizona educators by providing FREE professional development, training opportunities, and curriculum for systematically embedding intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies into course content to help students become career-equipped, life-long learners.

• Download the Assertiveness Lessons
  Get access to 76 activities to help your students learn to communicate respectfully. The lessons in three grade bands: primary (Grades K–2), intermediate (Grades 3–6), and secondary (Grades 7–12) students. Assessments and a fillable student workbook are included for each grade band.
• Individualized Supports for Building Self-Regulation (K–12)
  This 3-hour virtual training is designed for educators who provide individualized instruction and support to students. During the training, participants will learn what self-regulation is, how to help students break goals or tasks into smaller action steps, and predict obstacles they could experience while working toward task completion, including managing emotions. Participants will also learn how to embed self-regulation instruction into the five-step intervention cycle for students who need individualized supports. Participants will receive access to training materials and the self-regulation curriculum, which includes instructional activities and assessments for students in K–12. Participants who complete the training will receive 3 CEUs.
• FREE Schoolwide ADE-sponsored Self-Regulation Professional Learning & Curriculum
  The College & Career Competencies Project is currently recruiting schools to complete our 2026–27 cohort, providing a FREE one-year professional learning series with training and coaching for all staff plus accompanying FREE curriculum on self-regulation (click the link to see an infographic). To learn more about securing a spot for your school, complete the form provided here to schedule a 30-minute conference call.