Five Day Intensive Workshop

Transform Your Practice in Five Transformative Days

Experience deep, hands-on professional learning that moves beyond theory to implementation. Our intensive workshop combines research-based content with practical application, collaborative learning, and sustained support for lasting change.

Professional Development That Actually Changes Practice

You've attended countless workshops that promised transformation but delivered PowerPoint presentations. You've sat through sessions where you took notes on great ideas, then returned to school and filed them away because you didn't know how to actually implement them in your specific context.

Meanwhile, you're facing real challenges that need more than surface-level solutions: students who aren't making expected progress, initiatives that started strong but faded, teaching practices that feel outdated but you're not sure how to update them effectively. You need professional learning that goes deep enough to create actual change.

The typical workshop model falls short: Too much content crammed into too little time, generic strategies that don't account for your specific context, passive learning that doesn't build implementation skills, no follow-up support when you try to apply what you learned, and isolated learning experiences that don't connect to your ongoing professional growth.

The cost? Frustration with professional development that doesn't deliver on its promises, wasted time and resources on learning that doesn't transfer to practice, continued struggles with challenges that quality professional learning could actually address, and cynicism about whether meaningful professional growth is even possible.

The LMNO Learning Arc: Professional Transformation by Design

Our five-day intensive uses the LMNO Learning Arc—a sophisticated approach based on cognitive science and adult learning research. Instead of traditional information delivery, we create a carefully orchestrated journey that mirrors how your brain naturally develops expertise.

What makes this approach revolutionary:

Cognitive hooks that disrupt assumptions and prime your brain for learning
Guided discovery where you investigate and uncover patterns yourself
Research connections that answer questions you've developed, not ones imposed on you
Practical translation that adapts concepts to your specific context
Implementation planning with concrete next steps and success metrics

Each day follows the complete Learning Arc while building progressively deeper expertise, ensuring you leave transformed, not just informed.

Five Days of Deep, Transformative Learning

Our intensive workshop follows the proven LMNO Learning Arc—a sophisticated approach to professional development that harnesses the science of how adults learn and transform their practice. Each day incorporates all five stages of this research-based progression, building depth and ensuring lasting change.

The Five-Stage Learning Arc

Stage 1: The Hook - Disrupting Assumptions to Prime Learning: Each day begins with something that creates cognitive jolt—not gentle warm-up, but productive struggle that makes you lean forward. These hooks create mental disequilibrium that primes your brain for new learning.

Stage 2: The Investigation - Discovery Through Hands-On Exploration: Rather than being told what to think, you explore and discover patterns yourself. This hands-on exploration builds personal investment and deeper understanding than passive reception ever could. When you discover insights yourself, the learning sticks.

Stage 3: The Science Says - Research That Answers Your Questions: Only after you've grappled with the phenomenon do we reveal what research knows. This isn't dry academic lecturing but carefully curated insights that connect to what you just experienced. The science becomes revelation rather than information.

Stage 4: The Classroom Translation - Theory Becomes Monday Morning Reality: Take scientific understanding and translate it into practical application. This isn't one-size-fits-all but principled adaptation.

Stage 5: The Impact Check - Commitment and Assessment for Growth: Assess your current practice against new understanding, identify specific changes you'll make, and establish success metrics. Leave with clear next steps, not vague inspiration.

Complete Transformation Experience

✓ Five full days of Learning Arc methodology with expert facilitation

✓ Research-based content delivered through discovery and investigation

✓ Cognitive hooks that create productive struggle and prime learning

✓ Hands-on investigation activities using authentic classroom materials

✓ Digital access to all materials for ongoing reference and team sharing

✓ Follow-up support session 60 days post-workshop to address implementation challenges

Professional Learning for Serious Growth

Perfect for Educators Who:

Want professional development that creates lasting change, not temporary inspiration
Are ready to have assumptions challenged and thinking disrupted
Prefer discovery and investigation over passive information reception
Value understanding why strategies work, not just how to implement them
Can commit five consecutive days to transformative learning

Ideal for Learning Communities:

School teams wanting shared professional learning experiences
Districts implementing new initiatives requiring deep understanding
Professional learning communities seeking coherent approaches
Leadership teams developing capacity for supporting teacher growth

Perfect Timing When:

You're frustrated with superficial professional development
Your team needs deep understanding of research-based practices
You're implementing complex initiatives requiring conceptual change
You want sustainable transformation, not quick fixes

Not Right If:

You prefer step-by-step implementation guides over conceptual understanding
You want motivational speaking rather than cognitive challenge
You can't commit to five consecutive days of intensive learning
You prefer individual rather than collaborative discovery

Professional Transformation Through Cognitive Science

LMNO PD's Learning Arc methodology represents the culmination of research on how adults develop expertise and transform practice. Our approach moves beyond traditional professional development to create genuine cognitive and practical transformation.

Every intensive is facilitated by experts in both content knowledge and the neuroscience of adult learning, ensuring your transformation experience is both rigorous and practical.

Transformation Investment

Standard Five-Day Learning Arc Intensive: $20,000

Up to 50 participants per workshop
Complete Learning Arc methodology with expert facilitation
All investigation materials, research resources, and adaptation tools
60-day follow-up implementation support session
Certificate documenting 35 hours of professional learning

Additional Investment Options:

Extended intensive (6-7 days): $3,500 per additional day for deeper specialization
Multiple cohort series: 15% discount for second and subsequent workshops

Why This Investment Makes Sense: Based on Joyce & Showers research, traditional workshops achieve 10-20% implementation while our Learning Arc approach achieves 65-75%. At $800 per participant (25-person workshop), you're investing in methodology that produces 3-4 times higher transfer rates than conventional approaches.