The Seeds of Learning® Online Education Community (the Community) is a global education and support network for parents and professionals who are passionate about childhood executive function (EF) and learning. It is designed to help you understand and support the root causes of learning challenges through the Sumpter Executive Function Framework (SEFF)—a groundbreaking and holistic approach to the assessment and treatment of childhood learning needs, created by Seeds of Learning® founder Tera Sumpter.

Once inside the Community, you are enrolled in a Cohort that guides you through three powerful learning Phases: Root, Leaf, and Flower Skills—move at your own pace or follow the schedule of your Cohort! Each Phase combines on-demand education with hands-on tools and real-world strategies. Bottom line? You’re not just learning what to do, you’re empowered to confidently put it into practice.

The Seeds of Learning® Community is for any professional or parent interested in executive function in childhood development and learning.

Our global network of members includes speech-language pathologists, teachers, occupational therapists, school administrators, psychologists, counselors, reading specialists, executive function coaches, and more, all working together to share strategies and provide support.

With the Seeds of Learning® Online Education Community, members are automatically enrolled in a Cohort where you and other professionals and parents will move through each learning and practice Phase—move at your own pace or follow the schedule of your Cohort! While you work through each Phase of the Cohort, you’ll have 24/7 access to assessment tools to identify root causes of executive function challenges, intervention strategies to target learning needs that truly matter, and a supportive community of like-minded professionals and parents to inspire and support you, every step of the way. 

Membership to the Community offers exceptional value for the level of resources and support provided. Click here to learn more about pricing!

Each Phase of the Cohort offers you the perfect combination of learning + practice to make lasting change. You won’t just learn the how—you’ll also get the tools and support to implement!

The Summer 2025 Cohort kicks off on July 18 with Cohort Orientation! Then, work through each of the three phases with the members of your cohort, or at your own pace!

Each week will cover a different topic. You can complete one Phase or all of them! See below for more information!

The Cohort begins on July 22.

ROOT SKILLS (total hours: 30/approximately 3 hours per week):

July 19 - Root Skills Week 1:  Big Picture of EF & the SEFF Intervention Framework

July 26 - Root Skills Week 2:  Perception & Attention

August 2 - Root Skills Week 3:  Introduction to Nonverbal Working Memory

August 9 - Root Skills Week 4:  Nonverbal Working Memory Intervention

August 16 - Root Skills Week 5:  Verbal Working Memory

August 23 -  Root Skills Week 6:  Inhibition

August 30 - Root Skills Week 7: Let's Put It All Together

September 6 - Root Skills Week 8: Q&A

LEAF SKILLS (total hours: 18):

September 13 - Leaf Skills Week 1:  Cognitive Flexibility

September 20 - Leaf Skills Week 2: Q&A

September 27 - Leaf Skills Week 3:  Initiation 

October 4 - Leaf Skills Week 4: Q&A

October 11 - Leaf Skills Week 5:  Self-Monitoring & Self-Correcting 

October 18- Leaf Skills Week 6: Q&A

October 25 - Leaf Skills Week 7:  Self-Modulation

November 1 - Leaf Skills Week 8: Q&A

November 8 - Leaf Skills Week 9:  Time Sense & Pacing

November 15 - Leaf Skills Week 10: Q&A

FLOWER SKILLS (total hours: 12.5):

November 22 - Flower Skills Week 1:  Planning

November 29 - Flower Skills Week 2: Q&A

December 6 - Flower Skills Week 3:  Anticipating, Analyzing, Prioritizing & Organizing

December 13 - Flower Skills Week 4: Balancing & Decision Making