Six Hour Onsite Learning Lab

Deep Learning in a Single Day: The Learning Lab Experience

Transform your understanding and practice through our intensive 6-hour Learning Lab that compresses the power of our five-day intensive into one focused day. Experience cognitive disruption, hands-on discovery, and practical application using our research-based Learning Arc methodology.

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When You Need Deep Learning But Don't Have Five Days

You recognize the value of transformative professional development, but finding five consecutive days is impossible. Your schedule is packed with teaching, meetings, and responsibilities that can't wait. Yet you're tired of superficial workshops that provide surface-level strategies without deep understanding.

You need professional learning that goes beyond quick tips and generic advice. You want to understand why strategies work, how to adapt them to your context, and how to think differently about your practice. But traditional one-day workshops barely scratch the surface before sending you back to implement ideas you don't fully grasp.

The typical one-day format fails because it: Tries to cover too much content without depth, rushes through concepts without allowing processing time, provides strategies without building conceptual understanding, focuses on what to do rather than how to think, and leaves participants inspired but unprepared for actual implementation.

The cost? Another day away from students that doesn't yield meaningful change, continued frustration with professional development that promises more than it delivers, missed opportunities for the kind of deep learning that could transform your practice in sustainable ways.

The Learning Lab: Intensive Transformation in Six Hours

Our 6-Hour Onsite Learning Lab compresses the essential elements of our five-day intensive into one powerful day using our proven Learning Arc methodology. You'll experience the same cognitive disruption, guided discovery, and practical application that creates lasting change—just in a more concentrated format.

What makes this lab different:

Concentrated Learning Arc cycles that build expertise through multiple discovery experiences
Cognitive hooks that disrupt assumptions and create productive struggle
Hands-on investigation where you uncover patterns through authentic materials
Research connections that answer questions you've developed through exploration
Contextual adaptation that translates understanding into your specific practice
Implementation planning with concrete next steps and success metrics

You'll leave with transformed understanding, not just new strategies—the kind of conceptual change that guides decision-making long after the lab ends.

Compressed Learning Arc: Maximum Impact in Minimum Time

Our 6-hour lab delivers multiple cycles of the LMNO Learning Arc, each building deeper expertise and understanding:

The Hook - Cognitive Disruption That Primes Deep Learning
The Investigation - Discovery Through Authentic Exploration
The Science Says - Research That Answers Your Questions
The Classroom Translation - From Understanding to Application

Why Compression Works

Cognitive Science Support: Research shows that concentrated learning with adequate processing time can be as effective as distributed learning when properly designed. The multiple Learning Arc cycles provide the repetition and deepening necessary for expertise development.

Adult Learning Optimization: Adults can sustain intensive learning for 6 hours when the experience includes variety, active engagement, and immediate relevance—exactly what our lab design provides.

Transfer Maximization: By cycling through multiple complete Learning Arcs, you develop both deep understanding and application skills, achieving the combination necessary for sustained implementation.

Complete Learning Lab Experience

✓ Six intensive hours of Learning Arc methodology with expert facilitation

✓ Multiple cognitive hooks that create productive struggle and insight

✓ Extended investigation periods using authentic classroom materials and data

✓ Research connections that build on your discoveries rather than replacing them

✓ Contextual adaptation practice for your specific teaching situation

✓ Implementation planning protocols with concrete next steps and success metrics

✓ Comprehensive resource package including investigation tools and adaptation guides

✓ Digital access to materials for ongoing reference and team sharing

✓ 30-day follow-up consultation to address implementation questions

Intensive Learning for Busy Professionals

Perfect for Educators Who:

Want deep professional learning but can't commit multiple days
Prefer discovery and investigation over passive information consumption
Value understanding concepts rather than just collecting strategies
Are ready to have assumptions challenged through productive struggle
Want research-based practices adapted to their specific context

Ideal for Teams:

Grade-level teams seeking shared understanding of research-based practices
School faculties implementing new initiatives requiring conceptual change
District groups needing intensive preparation for major changes
Professional learning communities wanting coherent approaches

Perfect Timing When:

You need deep understanding but have limited time availability
Your team wants intensive shared learning experience
You're implementing complex initiatives requiring more than surface-level training
Traditional workshops haven't provided the depth you need

Not Right If:

You prefer step-by-step implementation guides over conceptual understanding
You want gentle introduction to concepts rather than cognitive challenge
You prefer individual rather than collaborative discovery

Intensive Learning Through Cognitive Science

LMNO PD's 6-Hour Learning Lab represents our commitment to making transformative professional learning accessible within real schedule constraints. Our Learning Arc methodology ensures that concentrated learning time produces the depth and transfer typically associated with much longer programs.

Every lab is facilitated by experts who understand both content knowledge and the neuroscience of adult learning, maximizing your transformation potential within time limitations.

Intensive Learning Investment

Standard 6-Hour Learning Lab: $4,000

Up to 50 participants
Complete Learning Arc methodology with expert facilitation
All investigation materials and research resources
30-day follow-up consultation for implementation support
Certificate documenting 6 hours of intensive professional learning

Learning Lab Plus: $5,500

Everything in Standard Plus:
Pre-lab consultation for customized hook and investigation design
Extended resource package with additional investigation protocols
Virtual follow-up session at 60 days for sustained support
Customized materials reflecting your specific context

District Learning Lab Series: $15,000

Three Learning Labs over the school year
Progressive skill building across multiple focuses
Sustained support between labs
Train-the-facilitator component for internal capacity building

Virtual Learning Lab Adaptation: $3,200

Modified format for online delivery
Breakout room investigations and collaborative analysis
Same depth of learning with technology-enhanced engagement

Additional Options:

Extended 8-hour intensive: $5,200 for deeper specialization
Multiple lab focuses: 15% discount for second and subsequent labs
Weekend delivery: No additional charge for Saturday scheduling

Value Proposition: At $80 per participant (50-person lab), this represents exceptional value for research-based professional learning that achieves implementation rates typically associated with much longer programs.