1 in 25 Students Can't Picture It in Their Mind
Roughly 4% of students cannot voluntarily form mental images — a cognitive variant called aphantasia. "Visualize this…" silently fails those students, not because they are distracted or unmotivated, but because they literally cannot see the picture. The Educator Track helps you recognize aphantasia in the classroom, adapt instruction and assessment without defaulting to visualization, and meet those students with approaches that fit how they actually learn.
~6–8-Hour Training Course
Five-module educator training. Course will go live summer 2026. Certificate of Completion on finishing.
Classroom-Ready Curriculum
Inclusive instruction, alternative assessment, and student screening tools — designed for real classroom use.
Founding Pricing — 50% Off
$149 vs $299 launch. Only 48 of 50 founding spots remaining. Locked-in pricing for life.
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Teachers already pre-enrolled
1 in 25
Cannot form mental images
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Professional Development hours
The Students You Thought Weren't "Getting It"
They weren't daydreaming or distracted. They literally could not form the picture you were asking them to see — and neither of you had the language to name it.
The Problem: Invisible Barriers in Standard Practice
- The student who "remember the image on page 42" — and couldn't
- The capable learner who struggles with geometry, chemistry, or anatomy visualization — and decides they're 'bad at it'
- The younger student who can't follow 'visualize this' — and zones out during read-alouds
- You regularly work with aphantasic students without knowing it — because aphantasia isn't in teacher training
New Research: Breakthrough Clinical Findings
- Research shows ~4% of your students cannot form mental images at all
- Classroom instruction assumes mental imagery that many students cannot produce
- You can restore full comprehension with simple adaptations
- You're teaching students every day without knowing why certain strategies silently fail them
Educator Training for Founding Members
Self-paced, classroom-focused curriculum · First modules summer 2026 · Pre-enroll at founding pricing
Comprehensive, graduate-level training on recognizing and effectively supporting aphantasic students. Developed with educators, parents and learning specialists.
* Course curriculum and modules subject to change during development.
What You'll Actually Know How To Do
Practical, evidence-based adaptations you can bring into your next lesson.
Neuroscience Foundation
The cognitive and neurological basis of aphantasia.
- • Current fMRI and cognitive psychology findings
- • Memory, creativity, and processing implications
- • Neurodiversity framework (non-pathological trait)
- • Leveraging verbal and conceptual strengths
Key Insight: Aphantasia affects ~4% of the population but is rarely addressed in teacher training.
Classroom Adaptations
Evidence-based modifications for instruction and assessment that assume voluntary imagery.
- • Lesson language that does not depend on mental pictures
- • Checks for understanding without defaulting to visualization
- • Concrete and verbal supports alongside visual materials
- • Keeping the learning objective while imagery stays optional
Key Insight: Most classroom techniques can be adapted with simple modifications.
Student-Centered Practice
Building trust and inclusive routines with aphantasic learners.
- • Screening and age-appropriate self-assessment prompts
- • Reducing shame and normalizing different minds
- • Family conversation starter language
- • Beginning the accommodation conversation with schools
Key Insight: Many students feel validated simply by having their experience acknowledged.
5-Module Educator Curriculum
Classroom-focused curriculum developed with educators, parents and learning specialists.
What Aphantasia Is — and What It Isn't
Summer 2026Cognitive science foundations · research · misconceptions
Recognizing Aphantasic Students
Summer 2026Screening · age-appropriate conversations · self-assessment tools
Inclusive Instruction Across Subjects
Summer 2026Reading · math · science · history · arts — aphantasia-aware strategies
Assessment & Study Skills
Summer 2026Alternative assessments · study strategies · accommodations
Supporting Students & Families
Summer 2026Reducing shame · family/caregiver conversations · accommodation considerations
* Module content and sequencing subject to change during development.
Why Pre-Enroll as a Founding Educator?
Only 48 founding educator spots remaining at 50% off
50% Off, Locked In
Founding pricing of $149 (launch price $299). Save $150 and lock in pricing for life.
- One-time payment — no subscription
- Price guaranteed for life
- All future modules and updates included
Earliest Access
Founding members get access the day the track launches in summer 2026 — plus advance previews as modules are finalized.
- First access when the educator track goes live
- Advance module previews for founding members
- Priority support during course development
Shape the Curriculum
Submit real classroom scenarios that get addressed in the curriculum.
- Your grade level and subject matter represented
- Real classroom cases anonymized in the course
- Priority requests for additional resources
Certificate + PD Self-Petition
Certificate of Completion with documented hours, learning objectives, and methodology — suitable for many districts' PD credit self-petition.
- Certificate issued on course completion
- PD self-petition template for district submission
- Documented hours, objectives, instructor credentials & methodology
Risk-Free Pre-Enrollment
Full refund anytime before the track launches in summer 2026. 30-day money-back guarantee after launch.
- Pre-launch: full refund, no questions asked
- Post-launch: 30-day money-back guarantee
- Lifetime access + all updates
Built With Educators Who Teach Aphantasic Students
Hi, I'm Tom
Founder, Aphantasia Network
I discovered my own aphantasia as an adult — and then started hearing from thousands of students, teachers, and parents who had the same question: 'Why did school feel so hard in ways I couldn't explain?'
For most of them, the answer was simple: a big chunk of standard instruction assumes mental imagery they don't have. 'Visualize this.' 'Picture the diagram/process.' 'Imagine you're there.' All silently fail ~4% of students.
This track was built with educators who have worked with aphantasic learners — turning a cognitive blind spot into classroom-ready practice.
Our mission: every teacher should be able to recognize and effectively support the ~1 in 25 students whose minds do not produce mental images.
Founding educators don't just get early access and locked-in pricing — you help shape a curriculum that will improve outcomes for aphantasic students everywhere.
Tom Ebeyer, Founder
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Reserve Your Founding Educator Spot
Pre-enroll in the track alone, or add Stand Out directory placement and save $50. Only 48 of 50 founding educator spots left.
Educator Track
Classroom-focused training for teachers, professors, and instructional designers. First modules launch summer 2026 — founding pre-enrollment locks in founding pricing and earliest access.
Founding Member Price — 50% Off
- Complete educator curriculum when it ships
- Classroom adaptations and alternative activities
- Student screening and self-assessment tools
- Alternative assessment frameworks
- Certificate of Completion suitable for PD credit self-petition
- Lifetime access — all future updates included
- One-time purchase
- Full refund anytime before your track launches
Full price will be $299
Only 48 founding spots remaining
Full refund anytime before launch (summer 2026)
Lifetime access to all updates
Educator Track + Stand Out Directory
Combine your Educator Track pre-enrollment with a Stand Out directory listing in one checkout. Great for learning specialists, private tutors, and neurodiversity consultants who want families to find them.
Save $50 — course founding price + Stand Out directory (year one)
- Everything in the Educator Track
- Stand Out directory listing (12 months) — priority placement
- Verified Training badge when the course launches and you complete it
- Listed as an aphantasia-informed educator on the directory
- $50 off applied automatically at checkout
- Directory auto-renews at $349/yr (cancel anytime)
Course: one-time charge, refundable before launch.
Directory: starts immediately; $349/yr after year one.
Verified Training badge applies when the course ships and you complete it.
Course: full refund anytime before launch (summer 2026); 30-day money-back after. Directory: auto-renews at $349/yr, cancel anytime.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How founding pre-enrollment works, what you get today, and when the full curriculum ships.
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Site-wide licensing is not part of founding pre-enrollment right now. Reach out if you want us to note school- or district-level interest.
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Pre-enrollment locks in founding pricing, earliest access when the track opens summer 2026, and the ability to shape the curriculum.
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