Getting Psychological Flexibility & Creative Problem Solving Going in the Classroom with the ACT Matrix

A simple, powerful way to reduce struggle, boost engagement, and help students and teachers work together.

Teachers spend a lot of time dealing with the same challenges—engagement, motivation, behavior, curriculum demands, and constant pressure from all sides. Without a workable system, these problems turn into wheel-spinning and burnout.

The ACT Matrix gives educators and students a clear, visual way to notice what works, shift out of struggle, and move toward effective learning—together. It builds psychological flexibility, the key ingredient behind resilience, cooperation, and creative problem solving.

In this course, you’ll learn how to use the Matrix to:

• reduce resistance and increase cooperation

• create classrooms where students self-monitor, self-regulate, and stay engaged

• respond to challenges with creativity instead of reactivity

• guide both individuals and groups toward meaningful, productive actions

The ACT Matrix is research-based, experiential, and immediately usable. Teachers using it report fewer disruptions, stronger relationships, more engaged learners—and far less stress for themselves.

This course gives you a practical tool you can use every day to build psychological flexibility, enhance learning, and create a classroom culture where everyone can grow.

Course Objectives

• Set a powerful context that engages learners from the start

• Use the Matrix to reduce resistance and increase cooperation

• Apply the process with individuals and groups throughout the day

• Promote prosocial and emotional learning using simple Matrix interventions

• Leave with a functional tool you can implement immediately

• Increase your own flexibility, creativity, and sense of ease in the classroom