How Do We Help Change Stick—Even After the Meeting Ends?

In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore how to design professional learning and improvement work that actually leads to sustained change—by focusing on what happens between sessions, known as “action periods.”

You’ll learn a powerful framework for supporting behavior change and apply it to your own initiatives—whether it’s a PLC, PD series, or improvement effort. Leave with practical tools to design meetings and learning arcs that keep your team moving forward, even amidst the daily demands.

What You’ll Learn & Do

• Understand why designing for action periods is key to long-term change.
• Explore a framework for supporting behavior change—for yourself and others.
• Apply the framework to your own PLC, PD plan, or improvement initiative.
• Draft a high-level design of supports and routines to sustain momentum.
• Gain a protocol for designing meetings and learning experiences that lead to action.

Who should attend:

Ideal for those who lead, design, or support PLCs, professional learning, or improvement work—including facilitators, coaches, project managers, and school/district leaders.

Relevant for teams and individuals working in schools, districts/CMOs, and nonprofits.

CEUs are available upon request.