CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
AI Powered Project-Based Learning [PBL] June 16 & 17, 2026
Project-Based Learning (PBL) engages students in authentic problem solving—but designing strong projects can take hours of planning. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to use AI tools to design powerful, standards-aligned PBL units in a fraction of the time. Buck Institute's PBLWorks framework and Xcite Learning's PBL Model will be used to build your PBL units.
You will learn how to us AI to:
- Design authentic real-world projects aligned to standards
- Develop student supports and resources
- Build rubrics, checkpoints, and assessments
- Peer review and refine AI-generated plans into high-quality PBL units
- Examine responsible AI use in education—covering ethics, bias, fair use, and environmental impact
Bring a team and develop an interdisciplinary PBL unit.
Limited to 24 participants.
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Personalized Learning, SEL, Mindset and the New Psychology of Success - Dates TBD
Personalized learning, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindset are hot topics in schools today because they are the foundations to the New Psychology of Success. Students that master these associated skills are much more apt to fulfill their potential, persevere when faced with adversity, and take on more challenging tasks. We'll develop a deep understanding of these ideas and use them as a framework to develop teaching materials, routines, and practices that support the psychology of success for immediate implementation into your classroom, team, school, and/or home. All participants will create an Action Plan with classroom lessons and materials to use RIGHT NOW!
Bring a team and develop a school/program-wide plan! [team discounts available].
K-5 Supercharged STEM 2.0 - Dates TBD
Explore ways to make your grades K - 5 STEM lessons Supercharged and Picture Perfect by infusing STEM inquiry and literature. Learn how to supercharge STEM lessons in your classroom using our Science, Technology, Engineering, and Design model. Participants receive an inquiry-based STEM lesson book and a hands-on science teaching "kit", and a grade-appropriate literature book. Bring a team and design a STEM experience for your grade level [team discounts available]. This workshop is PART II of the Supercharged Science workshop, focusing on STEM design challenges.
Science Assessment Matters - Dates TBD
Join us to create a science assessment plan chock full of opportunities to measure HOW EACH CHILD IS SMART, rather than merely how smart each child is! Build formative and summative assessments to truly measure what matters [base knowledge, scientific thinking, and processes, active participation, and engagement]! Participants receive Page Keeley's Science Formative Assessment book and a collection of her "Uncovering Student Ideas" probes. This session will focus on principles of Universal Design as related to best practices in differentiated assessment practices.
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Two-Day Professional Development Face to Face Workshops:
COST: $425/teacher or $400/teacher if 3+ teachers/district
LOCATION: The 577 Foundation, Perrysburg, Ohio. A beautiful retreat & conference setting.
WHAT TO EXPECT: All workshop participants receive:
- Small, intimate PD setting, with a maximum of 24 participants.
- High-quality professional development that respects and honors your teaching experience and know-how!
- Classroom-ready teaching materials/resources to jump-start your implementation of workshop ideas/strategies
- A CEU certificate for 15 hours of PD
- Plenty of good food & great conversation
- Graduate Credit Options Available [additional cost]
TIMES: 9:00 - 3:30 pm each day
*Please Note: Registration is subject to a $50 Cancellation Fee if canceled within 10 business days of the first session.
Looking for a PBL Partner?
We're available to meet with small groups or individual teachers to take your PBL projects to the next level. We'll help develop the PBL curriculum, design/adapt PBL curricula for the online/hybrid learning environment, troubleshoot classroom challenges, assist with the development of meaningful assessments, and more!
Request our assistance today!
We offer GLOBE Program Training! GLOBE is an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment.
Hands-on Elementary GLOBE Material Kits Now Available at our
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Other Popular Workshop Titles:
[1 - 2 full days]
Motivation Matters: 7 Ways to Ignite, Excite, and Engage Today's Learners! Design your K-12 classroom around these 7 principles to create a learning environment that will have your students engaged, learning, and thirsty for more!
Unleashing the power of AI in the Classroom! Build your skills at using ChatGPT as a productivity and creativity tool for both teachers and students.
Keynote Presentations
[60 - 90 minutes]
- Learning Should Be Latte!TedX Toledo Talk
- Measuring What Matters: Assessing The
Whole Learner
- Roots to STEM: Prezi
- Roots to Women in STEM: Video
- Personalized Learning, SEL, Mindset, & the
New Psychology of Success
Professional Development
[Other workshops/retreats and keynote presentations available upon request]