Date: Live Sessions Every Thursday from November 5, 2026 - December 10, 2026
Time: 3:45 PM–5:00 PM ET (for the live sessions)
Location: Online
Price: $197 per person
Description: This event is a five-week blended cohort for teachers who are ready to move students from compliance to authentic engagement. Study a short module each week, meet live with your home group on Zoom, try one strategy in your own classroom, and bring the evidence back.
True student engagement extends beyond simple participation; it is a deep behavioral, cognitive, and emotional investment in learning. This course addresses the common challenge of student disengagement by focusing on three powerful, research-based strategies that foster active participation and deeper thinking.
By moving beyond compliance, educators can create dynamic learning environments where all students feel challenged and connected. This approach centers on implementing Distributed Summarization to reinforce comprehension, Collaborative Pairs to enhance accountability, and Writing to Learn to help students process and retain new information. These hands-on strategies are adaptable across all grade levels and content areas, providing a clear pathway to a more engaged and motivated classroom.
HOW THE COHORT WORKS
Picture a lesson where students were quiet, on task, and following directions, and you still weren't sure they were engaged. This cohort closes that gap with strategies you learn by experiencing them first.
Complete a short self-paced module in the online course, accessed through Spark.
75 minutes on Zoom. Process what you studied through the same strategies you'll use with students.
Use one planned strategy in your focus class, the one class period you follow for the whole course.
Upload a planning artifact and real student work, then open the next session with what happened.
Repeat four times. By the end, you have four classroom trials, a stack of student evidence, and a plan for what comes next.
SCHEDULE · ALL TIMES EASTERN
Each week pairs a short self-paced module with a live Zoom session. The full weekly plan is walked through at kickoff.
|
Week |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Session |
|
Week 1 |
Thu, Nov 5 |
3:45–4:30 PM |
Kickoff: meet your group, logistics, and course tasks |
|
Week 2 |
Thu, Nov 12 |
3:45–5:00 PM |
Part 1 · Authentic Engagement |
|
Week 3 |
Thu, Nov 19 |
3:45–5:00 PM |
Part 2 · Distributed Summarizing and Summarizing |
|
— |
Thu, Nov 26 |
— |
Thanksgiving · no session |
|
Week 4 |
Thu, Dec 3 |
3:45–5:00 PM |
Part 3 · Collaborative Pairs |
|
Week 5 |
Thu, Dec 10 |
3:45–5:00 PM |
Part 4 · Writing to Learn and Closure |
|
Week 6 |
Thu, Dec 17 |
3:45–5:00 PM |
Optional · Training of Trainers (separate registration, not included in $197) |
The $197 cohort ends after Week 5 (Dec 10).
An optional add-on for participants who want to lead this course with colleagues at their school. It has its own registration and is not included in the $197 cohort.
Pathways to Student Engagement Part 1: Collaboration, Writing, and Distributed Summarizing Cohort Event: Starting November 5, 2026.
Location:
This virtual workshop is designed for self-paced coursework and synchronous learning through Zoom. Attend anywhere you can be on your computer with internet and can concentrate.
Online Meeting Dates:
Every Thursday November 5, 2026 - December 10, 2026
Time:
3:45PM - 5:00PM ET
Participants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis only. To secure your spot, register today!
Dates: Live Sessions Every Thursday from November 5, 2026 - December 10, 2026
Time: 3:45 PM–5:00 PM ET (for the live sessions)
Location: Online
Price: $197 per person
Description: This event is a five-week blended cohort for teachers who are ready to move students from compliance to authentic engagement. Study a short module each week, meet live with your home group on Zoom, try one strategy in your own classroom, and bring the evidence back.
How many people are you registering?
Built for anyone who shapes a lesson
K–12 teachers · Instructional coaches · School leaders · District support staff · All grade levels · All content areas
Open enrollment for individuals from any school or district.
None. Bring one class you currently teach. It becomes your focus class for every application task.
Every session is recorded. Watch the recording and submit that week's application task to stay on track for your certificate.
One session may be made up this way. Missing two live sessions means you can still finish the course, and you'll receive a letter for
partial hours instead of the full certificate.
Plan on roughly 75 minutes for the live session, 60–90 minutes for the module, and about 30 minutes to try the strategy and upload
your evidence.
No. The course is self-contained. Every strategy, organizer, and template is a download inside the modules.
In the "How many people are you registering?" section above, change the quantity to how many people you want to register. Then, add each participant's name and email address in the field provided. Lastly, click Add to Cart.
You will then click on View Cart or Check Out to purchase the event registrations with a credit card or an invoice (if you are a school or district we can send you an invoice for you to pay with a check).
As a Learning-Focused professional development participant, you may qualify for academic credit through your school or district. You may request a certificate of attendance by emailing customerservice@learningfocused.com, based on 14 hours of professional
development for this event.
If you are unable to attend an event you have registered for, contact Learning-Focused through email at
customerservice@learningfocused.com or by calling 866-955-3276 no later than 30 calendar days prior to the start of the event to
request a credit that can be used for Learning-Focused products or events.
After the 30-day timeframe, you are ineligible for a credit, but you may send a nonregistered person in your place, with registration
confirmation or written authorization from you.
For all cancellations, there is a $50 processing fee.
Learning-Focused reserves the right to reschedule a session because of low registration. In the unlikely event of the institute being
rescheduled, all registrants will be notified and will receive full refunds or be able to transfer their registration to another date.
