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ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD

Class Details

  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 1/5/2026 - 2/15/2026
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 28 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/4/2025 - 6/15/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 40 of 40
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 1/13/2025 - 2/16/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 16 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 3/31/2025 - 5/4/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 38 of 40
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 10/6/2025 - 11/14/2025
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 20 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/18/2026 - 6/28/2026
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 22 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/4/2026 - 6/14/2026
  • Adams State Credit: 2
  • Nonmember Price: $190
  • CEA Member Price: $90

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll and once the course is listed on the graduate credit portal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 20 of 30

About the Course

Why is ADHD Awesome? Find out in this book study, where teachers will actively participate in online learning to further develop their understanding of the lived experience of ADHD and reflect upon creative ways to empower and support their students with ADHD.

Required Text:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Identify what ADHD is and how attention modulation affects daily living.
  • Learn how executive functioning operates differently with ADHD.
  • Reflect over the emotional side of the lived experience of a person with ADHD.
  • Create a learning task that works with the strengths of your students with ADHD.
  • Grade(s): Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Elementary K-5 Secondary 6-12
  • Subject(s): Professional Development Specialized Service Providers
  • Teacher Quality Standard(s): QS 2.B QS 4.B

Facilitator

Riana Bichler

Riana Bichler, MA, Secondary Education, Math, is a high school mathematics instructor with over 20 years of experience in Mesa County, CO, and a Wings Certified facilitator for CEA COpilot.

Riana is passionate about developing agency in her high school students and giving voice to the professional development needs of Colorado educators. In her free time, Riana enjoys performing vocally and spending time with family.

Reviews

Kristen StJean
This class provided me with a great deal of insight about living with ADHD. I appreciated the facilitator for her clear and timely communication. The book choice was extremely helpful because the authors narrate it (audio version). Their authentic perspective/real life experience were much more enjoyable and accessible than a dense, research based book.
Alexander Stawinski
Excellent book study!
Jill McCracken
As a special education teacher with over two decades of experience, and someone who has both personal and professional connections to ADHD, I found this course to be a refreshing and deeply validating journey. Centered around ADHD Is Awesome by Penn and Kim Holderness, the course went far beyond textbook definitions. It offered an honest, hopeful, and at times humorous look into the lived experience of ADHD, encouraging educators to embrace a strengths-based lens. I appreciated how the course balanced essential knowledge (like attention modulation and executive functioning challenges) with reflection and creativity. The emotional layers of ADHD were explored with compassion, and the activities pushed me to think differently about how I support my students. Best of all, I walked away with real, practical strategies including how to design learning tasks that lean into the unique strengths of ADHD learners, like creativity, hyperfocus, and outside-the-box thinking. Whether you’re new to teaching or a veteran like me, this course will challenge and inspire you to see ADHD not as a problem to “manage,” but as a difference to celebrate and support. Highly recommended.

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