Build a CER routine your students can actually do, all year long.
For science teachers who are done reteaching the difference between evidence and reasoning.
You’ve rewritten prompts, built anchor charts, and explained it ten different ways, but CER still feels like a time sink instead of a meaningful part of your instruction.
Does this sound like your classroom?
If you are nodding along, you are not doing anything wrong.
- You highlighted the numbers, modeled it twice, and they still turned in a CER with no data from the graph.
- You have explained the difference between evidence and reasoning a dozen ways. Half the class still mixes them up.
- You spend Sunday nights searching for CER practice that fits your unit, and you cannot find anything that works.
- You write the same comments on student papers over and over. "You forgot your numbers." "Your claim does not answer the question.
- Test prep turns into writing boot camp instead of science review.
- You have CER lessons sprinkled across the year, but nothing feels consistent or connected.
You do not need another stack of resources. You need a system that runs all year.
Imagine this instead.
It is a Sunday morning in March. You are drinking coffee on your couch, not opening another tab to search for CER practice. Your CER routine has been running since September. Your students know what evidence is. They know what reasoning is. They know the difference. And you finally have your weekends back.
Your students confidently write scientific explanations that actually make sense.
You’re no longer searching for CER practice problems late at night.
Your students explain their thinking with ease without needing constant reminders.
Welcome to the CER Academy
You have been doing the work. The problem was never your effort.
Most teachers are handed a standard and told to figure it out. No system. No sequence. No way to know if what you are doing is actually building the habit or just adding one more thing to your plate.
The CER Academy gives you the system.
Five self-paced lessons. A real classroom approach tested with middle schoolers, English language learners, and students with IEPs. And three months of ongoing support through the AI Science Lab included with your enrollment.
This is what I wish I had when I first started teaching CER.
How the Course Works
Designed to pace, not binge.
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Lessons unlock as you go
Finish one lesson, the next one opens. You move through in order, in your own timeframe.
2
Try it. Then come back.
Each lesson gives you something to try in your classroom that week. Use it, then come back for the next piece.
3
Get support along the way
Live monthly trainings, implementation sessions, and office hours included.
Lesson 1: Introducing CER in an Engaging Way
Start your CER year with a forensic mystery your students will not stop talking about. The CSI investigation gives you a no-stress snapshot of where each student is starting, so you know exactly where to go from there.
You will walk away with a ready-to-run forensic CER investigation for your first week.
Lesson 2: Creating a Strong Foundation through Sentence Choice
Watch your students move from confusion to clear scientific thinking. Sentence choice activities give every learner a structured entry point so no one is staring at a blank page.
You will walk away with a repeatable sentence choice activity you can use all year.
Lesson 3: AI Is Your Friend
Reclaim your evenings. Learn how to use AI tools to take the first pass at grading and give students feedback before they submit, so you spend less time writing the same comments over and over.
You will walk away with an AI feedback workflow set up and ready to use in your classroom.
Lesson 4: Supporting Students on Their CER Journey
Stop feeling like you have to hold every student’s hand through every step. Simple rubrics, trackers, and scaffolded tools guide students toward independence so you can focus on teaching, not managing.
You will walk away with a support system that moves students toward independence without more work for you.
Lesson 5: Creating a Yearlong CER System
End the cycle of starting over every unit. Build a CER routine that fits your curriculum and runs itself, with AI tools to create new practice problems quickly so you are never scrambling for materials again.
You will walk away with a yearlong CER plan customized to your teaching schedule.
Plus these bonuses to make it stick
The CER Starter Toolkit
Get classroom-ready materials that take the guesswork out of planning. This bundle includes graphic organizers, editable rubrics, practicle lessons, and student-friendly checklists, so you can hit the ground running with tools that are easy to use. ($197 value)
AI Power Pack for Teachers
Learn how to use AI to support your students’ writing without doing the heavy lifting yourself. This pack includes step-by-step tools for giving feedback, simplifying grading, and helping students revise independently. ($59 value)
3 Months Free in the AI Science Lab
Live monthly trainings, implementation sessions, and open office hours so you are never figuring it out alone. Real classroom questions, real answers, every single month. Your first 3 months are included free with your enrollment. ($1,125 value)
About the AI Science Lab
The AI Science Lab is the monthly membership included free with your CER Academy enrollment. Every month I go live and walk you through one specific strategy, then we meet again to implement it together, then we open the floor for your real classroom questions.
1st Tuesday
Facebook Live training. 20 minutes. One specific strategy I just used.
3rd Tuesday
Live Zoom implementation. Build it together, step by step.
4th Thursday
Zoom office hours. Open Q and A. Any question, any topic.
Your first 3 months are included free with your CER Academy enrollment. After that, the membership continues at $19 a month. You can cancel any time.
Total Complete Value: $2,131
Yours for $149 or 3 payments of $55
Includes 3 free months in the AI Science Lab. $19/month after. Cancel any time.
What teachers like you are saying
Hi, I'm Kristi, and I cannot wait to help you bring CER to life in your classroom.
With over 25 years in the classroom, I have taught at the same middle school and supported a wide range of learners, including many English language learners, students with IEPs, and gifted students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
I know how hard you work and how frustrating it can be when your effort does not lead to lasting growth. That is why I created the CER Academy. The clear, classroom-tested system I wish I had when I first started teaching CER, paired with the kind of real-time support that helps you actually use it.
This is the same approach I use with my students. The same scaffolds. The same workflow. The same AI tools. Whether you are just starting or looking for a sustainable way to make CER stick, this is the system that will help you teach it with less stress and more results.
Got Questions? I've Got Your Answers!
Absolutely. One of the core focuses of the Academy is clarifying the gap between evidence and reasoning. You’ll learn how to scaffold writing with sentence sorts, model paragraphs, and targeted discussions that finally help students internalize what counts as “evidence” and how to explain “why it matters.”
Yes, and then some. You’ll get access to editable practice prompts, a CER calendar, and even AI-powered tools that help you create targeted practice in seconds. No more Sunday night scrambling, you’ll have a system that supports consistent instruction without the burnout.
Most PD gives you ideas and sends you back to figure out the rest on your own. Every lesson here comes with something you can use the following week. And your first 3 months in the AI Science Lab are included, so you have live support while you are actually trying it in your classroom. That is the part most PD skips.
The AI Science Lab is the monthly membership included free for your first 3 months when you enroll in the CER Academy. Every month includes three live sessions: a short Facebook Live training where I walk through one strategy I am using in my own classroom, a live Zoom implementation session where we build it together step by step, and a Zoom office hours session where you can bring any question about CER, AI, or your classroom and get a real answer.
After your 3 free months, the membership continues at $19 a month. You can cancel any time, no questions asked. If you decide to stay, you keep access to every live session, every recording, and the community. If it is not the right fit at that point, one click and you are done.
No. Lesson 3 starts from the beginning and walks you through the tools I use, step by step. If you have never opened ChatGPT or Claude before, you will be fine. If you have been using AI for a while, you will still get things out of it, because most teachers have not learned how to use it specifically for CER. That is what this lesson covers.
I love that you want to bring your team along! The license is for individual use. If your team wants access, I offer bulk-license discounts for groups of 5 or more. Reach out using the contact form at the bottom of this page, and I will send you details and a quote.
Each lesson is about 15 to 20 minutes. The course is designed so you do one lesson, try it in your classroom, and come back for the next one when you are ready. You do not have to binge it. Most teachers go through one lesson every week or two, and that pace works exactly the way it is supposed to.
I get it, budgets are tight. That’s why this course is priced to give you hundreds of dollars’ worth of support for a fraction of the cost. For $149.99, you’re not just getting pre-written lessons; you’re investing in a complete system that saves you time, improves student writing, and pays off all year long. Additionally, you’ll have lifetime access, allowing you to return to it year after year, whenever you need it most. Plus, with a 3 month access to the AI Science Lab, this isn’t a one and done PD. I’ll be with you to help support you on your CER journey.
You have lifetime access to the 5 lessons and all course materials. The CER Starter Toolkit and AI Power Pack are yours to keep. Your 3 free months in the AI Science Lab start when you enroll.
I offer a 14-day money-back guarantee. If you go through the lessons and it is not what you needed, email me, and I will refund your purchase. I have never wanted anyone to feel stuck with something that did not serve them.
The Academy was built for middle school science, and that is where it has been tested. That said, the system works for any grade level where students are expected to write scientific explanations. I have had elementary teachers and high school teachers go through it and apply it successfully in their classrooms.
Ready to move past the frustration and build CER routines that truly last?
Here’s everything you get when you join the CER Academy:
You get to leave school with energy for your own life again, knowing your students are actually growing as writers. And the best part is, you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.
Total Value: $2,131
It's all yours for just: $149.99
or 3 payments of $55.00
You don’t need another one-and-done PD. You need real support, a system that works, and students who actually grow as writers. The Claim Evidence Reasoning Academy gives you all of that, the lessons, the toolkit, the AI workflow, and 3 months of live support in the AI Science Lab.
For less than dinner and a concert, you can have the strategies and tools you need to help your students master CER and save you hours of time.
The CER Academy will open again this summer
Purchasing for a school or district? I accept POs and provide bulk-license discounts for groups of 5+. Click the contact button below to email me for details.
