A growing library of published books.
Mary Miele’s published works — across mindset, framework, executive function, admissions, and the next chapter of college readiness. Tap any title to read more.
A look inside what admissions committees read in the application file and how projective consulting work creates a stronger or very different file (or school list) for our students.
A guide for families applying to selective schools, nursery through college. Pioneering educational consultant Mary Miele shares two methods: APP MAP, for understanding your student's application file, and Projective Education Consulting, for building program readiness and a more competitive file. Learn what admissions committees look for, how to strengthen a weak application, and how to find the right school fit. Covers NYC private school admissions, college admissions, special education placement, and public school choice.
A four-week field guide to starting college well — twenty strategies, four systems, designed to last four years.
A four-week field guide to starting college well. Mary Miele and Sarah Bergin walk rising freshmen through the four systems that separate students who thrive from students who struggle — Email and Forms, Calendar and To-Dos, Self-Advocacy and Resources, and Time and Syllabus. Paired with the First Class College Readiness Program. Getting into college is the easy part; staying in — and actually thriving — is a different skill entirely.
A practical, compassionate guide for parents in the weeks and months after a learning diagnosis — with a reflection workbook.
Mary Miele offers a practical, compassionate, and empowering guide for parents navigating new terrain after a child receives a learning diagnosis. More than a roadmap, this book is a mindset shift — walking parents step-by-step through understanding the diagnosis, organizing next steps, and building a path forward. Readers also receive access to a Parent Reflection Workbook. The premise: you are the leader of your child's learning life — this book will help you lead well.
The Integrated Executive Functioning (IEF) Model — a research-based framework for grades 4 through adulthood.
Educator and learning specialist Mary Miele introduces the Integrated Executive Functioning (IEF) Model, a research-based, practical, and adaptable framework designed to strengthen executive functioning in students from grade four through adulthood. A guide for parents, teachers, tutors, and EF coaches: build trust with students, assess strengths and challenges, teach the brain about EF in accessible ways, develop tailored strategies for organization, planning, focus, working memory, and flexibility, and rehearse them until they become second nature. The executive function anchor of Mary's catalog.
A five-step problem-solving model that turns any educational obstacle into a path forward.
Mary Miele's groundbreaking book introduces a highly effective 5-Step Problem-Solving Model designed to tackle any educational obstacle. Blending the scientific method with evidence-based educational solutions, the book empowers parents, educators, and students to approach challenges with inquiry, exploration, and a results-driven mindset. The framework anchor of the trilogy: identify a challenge, form a question, develop a hypothesis, run an experiment, and reflect and refine — so every obstacle becomes a path forward.
The team-authored step-by-step framework for private school admissions, early education through post-high school.
An essential resource for families navigating private school admissions. Authored by the experienced experts at Evolved Education Company, this guide provides a comprehensive, step-by-step framework to help families secure the best-fit school from early education through post-high school programs. Updated for the 2025 application season (admission to 2026–2027). A true team book — each EEC director contributed expertise from their area.
The foundational expression of the Evolved Education Integrated Executive Functioning Coaching Model.
A comprehensive resource for bolstering executive function skills in children, adolescents, and adults. Introduces the Evolved Education Integrated Executive Functioning Coaching Model — a transformative approach tailored to improve focus, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. The foundational expression of the IEF Model that was later extended in Strategies Are Your Superpowers and most fully expressed in There's a Strategy for That!
A middle-grade adventure about a fourth-grade class going phone-free for a week — co-written with Mary's daughter Alexis.
A tonal departure from the rest of Mary's catalog and a notable collaboration with her daughter Alexis. When Ms. Roberta announces her fourth-grade class will have a week without phones, Chloe and her peers embark on an adventure of self-discovery — connecting ideas to colors, crafting board games, and envisioning their futures. A heartwarming tale and a useful read-aloud, classroom companion, or family conversation starter on healthy technology boundaries.
A profession-facing journey through the Aware–Unaware–Aware process for educators in democratic, capitalist societies.
UnAware offers a transformative experience for educators within democratic, capitalist societies. The book introduces the Aware-Unaware-Aware process, designed to guide brilliant educators in understanding the vast opportunities within the field. Structured in three parts: restrictive educational constructs, exercises to clear limiting ideas, and envisioning a future where awareness guides teaching and impact. A philosophical, profession-facing companion to the anchor books.
A coaching model and library of 25+ EF strategies for middle and high school students.
A comprehensive guide to executive function coaching for middle and high school students. The coaching model integrates the latest research in cognitive psychology, education, and coaching; the strategy library is organized by skill category — attention and impulsivity, working memory, and cognitive flexibility — and adaptable to individual students. The middle- and high-school-focused predecessor to There's a Strategy for That!
A five-step guide to the school visit — with a built-in question bank for tours, parent meetings, and student interviews.
A focused guide to one of the highest-stakes, lowest-prepared-for moments in the admissions process. The five-step process walks families from understanding the lingo of the school selection process, to preparing for the visit, conducting it well, debriefing afterward, and using what you learned to make the final decision.
A short professional-development text for tutors: how to teach the whole child, not just the test.
Tutoring is a billion-dollar industry. Built on Mary's 25+ year career as a learning specialist, this book outlines a model that tutors can use to ensure the whole child learns well — not just performs well on a single test. Especially relevant as test-optional admissions broaden the definition of a successful learning experience.
A base of strategy for the common responsibilities college students carry — the precursor to First Class.
A college student has a myriad of roles and responsibilities — academics, professors, friends, calendars, arts and athletics, health, and careers. This book provides a base of strategy for those common responsibilities while leaving room for students and learning specialists to respond to an ever-evolving higher educational landscape. The direct intellectual ancestor of First Class.
Reframing disability as ability - the mindset book that opens the Evolved Education method.
The word "disability" carries a negative connotation of neurodiversity. This idea book outlines a paradigm for how to view and work with students with diagnoses — a framework built from experience, research, and creativity — in a way that supports an ability-forward mindset. Positioned as the mindset anchor: your child's challenges are not their ceiling — they are the beginning of a specific, powerful story. It teaches parents to reframe disability as ability and build a team of professionals while developing the child's unique strengths from age 2 through college.
The original Evolved Education Paradigm guidebook — academics, environment, family values, and the SEPAQ assessment.
An invaluable resource for those looking to assist children, prekindergarten through college, in achieving academic success. This easy-to-read guidebook introduces the Evolved Education Paradigm along with a child's academic history, learning styles, the school environment, family values and goals, and ways to attend to a child's social-emotional-physical-academic development — especially through the innovative SEPAQ assessment.
