Virtual coaching anchors all our work with teachers and administrators. We don’t leave teachers to figure things out on their own after a training– we provide ongoing support throughout the year to ensure teachers are able to implement what they’ve learned and get the just-in-time coaching and support they need.
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To Your District’s Goals
We believe every school is unique. We align professional learning to your specific needs and goals and with a wide range of budgets.
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Online & In-Person
Professional learning that fits your schedule! Our programs are available in-person or fully online with both live and asynchronous components.
Effective
Research-Based Programs
We use evidence-based practices and the latest research to ensure your teachers receive the best education possible.
Professional Development Programs On Your Terms
We believe educators are professionals – and we treat them that way!
How many times have your teachers attended PD that was either not helpful or never actually led to changes in instruction? When faced with competing and overwhelming priorities, teachers can feel like they simply don’t have enough time to do their jobs well. We cut through the fog and create clarity by tailoring training to the specific needs of the district and pairing it with ongoing virtual coaching. We’ve worked with over 50 school districts and thousands of teachers, with an average rating of over 9/10. Our professional learning empowers teachers, improves teacher and student motivation, and aligns your vision for teaching and learning with sound practice.
Are your teachers sick of doing everything online? Our PD facilitators will come to you! In addition to our virtual programming, we offer in-person programs everywhere in the continental United States. Because we’ve worked with districts across the nation, we have experience tailoring our programs to fit local, state, and national requirement for continuing education programs.
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Using years of top research, we’ve developed a framework for student engagement that any teacher can use to improve student motivation, effort, and achievement. Participants will learn over 20 practical strategies they can start using in class tomorrow!
PBL Academy helps teachers develop authentic learning experiences that engage students in deep, rigorous learning to improve student achievement. Participants experience three unique PBL frameworks, over 15 PBL strategies to implement with their students, and leave with a fully formed PBL unit!
This immersive, in-person experience dives deep into the fundamentals of good teaching and learning, exploring strategies and tools in interactive and collaborative learning activities that revitalize teachers and refresh their classroom practices.
Coaching Academy is designed to expand coaching and leadership skills for instructional and technology coaches. Participants learn essential coaching questions, practice powerful coaching conversations, and workshop real-life coaching scenarios. Coaching Academy is an essential training for anyone in an educational coaching role.
Consider that technology goes through a complete change revolution every 45-60 days. Communications By Design creatively establishes a Technology Plan that addresses the present and future needs of all students. Flexible and adaptive solutions for your district today!
Communications By Design effectively communicates the intricate details inherent in technology design to the architect creating facility drawings and the construction management company overseeing the physical construction of the building.
We schedule contractors, assuring just-in-time delivery and accurate installation and programming of equipment, attending to evolving specifications of hardware, and guaranteeing thorough clean-up and restoration of the environment. From network electronics to file-servers and PCs, we’ve got it covered.
A hands-on, full-service approach to bid, budget, and project management that supports meaningful technology innovation for satisfied teachers and students. All through a combination of streamlined and efficient virtual interactions and on-site support for the most imperative tasks.
Our professional learning programs are designed to empower you in the classroom. Continuing education requirements can be a struggle when you are already stretched so thin, but our consistently positive teacher reviews exemplify our uplifting and meaningful approach to continued professional learning.
We take a holistic approach to technology reformation. From planning services and design to engineering and implementation, we walk through each step with you to ensure that your district goals and expectations are met.
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Our online professional development programs are designed to empower teachers in light of the unified vision for your school district. Continuing education requirements can be a pain point for your teachers who are already stretched thin enough, but our consistently positive teacher reviews exemplify our uplifting approach to professional development.
Professional learning is most effective when ideas are practical and concise and target the aspects of our work that matter most. Our Micro Learning Courses are the solution for educators inundated with time-intensive tasks who want to learn but don't have hours each day to devote to it.
Our Fostering Engagement framework is helping K-12 educators better engage and motivate students, but some may not have time for an in-person session. The Fostering Engagement Online Course is the solution to bringing high-impact strategies to busy teachers in the midst of the whirlwind.
Over the course of 2 days at our fabulous Instructional Learning Center, leadership teams are refreshed, renewed, and revitalized as they refine district goals and set clear team and individual objectives, initiatives, and measures.
PBL Academy helps teachers develop authentic learning experiences that engage students in deep, rigorous learning to improve student achievement. Participants experience three unique PBL frameworks, over 15 PBL strategies to implement with their students, and leave with a fully formed PBL unit!
Classroom instruction informed by proven learning science is more effective, more engaging, and more enjoyable. In this interactive and dynamic session, teachers will learn about how students learn and what it looks like to leverage big ideas in simple, practical ways.
Learn more about Maximizing Small Group Instruction (how to effectively group students and engage in effective and manageable ongoing routines), Supporting Struggling Readers (how to pinpoint ways a reader struggles and implement strategies to meet precise needs), and more.
Learn about the current landscape of artificial intelligence and its relevance in education for both teachers and students, including how to enhance lesson planning, assessment and feedback, student support and tutoring, and much more!
Supporting new teachers is a challenge for schools everywhere. Our master educators help new teachers learn to engage students, leverage learning science in their instruction, master technology tools for teaching and learning, and much more!
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