Engage adult learners in PD that energizes, inspires, and activates
In this multi-day workshop, you'll discover how to design and lead professional development that leaves participants feel seen, cared for, challenged, and inspired to grow.
Guided by Elena’s best-selling, The PD Book, you’ll learn how to:
- Clarify the deeper purpose behind every session
- Design agendas that spark engagement and drive real outcomes
- Facilitate with skill, confidence, and heart
- Assess learning to fuel lasting impact
You’ll also engage in powerful reflection on how to navigate emotions—your own and others'—and lead with courage through complex power dynamics.
Coaches
Coaches who facilitate group learning spaces
Leaders
Leaders who facilitate team meetings
Facilitators
Anyone who leads adult learners
What You'll Learn
- A clear vision for your role as a facilitator who leads learning that changes practice
- Ways to make a learning space safe enough for people to try new things
- A simple process for anchoring every activity in a clear, compelling purpose
- Common forms of resistance—and ways to respond without derailing the session
- Adult learning principles that keep learning engaging, relevant, and energizing
How You’ll Spend Your Time
Self-Paced Prework
~3.5 hours minimum
Your learning journey begins with a self-paced exploration of the essential knowledge and tools you’ll need to lead lead transformational PD.
Live Learning
6 learning blocks, 12 hours total over 3 days
This three-day workshop features two 2-hour learning blocks each day, with a one-hour break in between. You'll actively build skills and apply new learning through role plays, agenda design, and action planning in a highly interactive environment.
Activities include:
- Crafting your vision as a designer and facilitator
- Using the Five Whys protocol to anchor meetings in shared purpose
- Developing scripts and practicing responses to resistance
- Receiving feedback to sharpen your agendas and meeting designs
Note: The same content is covered in our in-person workshop. The only difference is the learning venue and format.
How You’ll Spend Your Time
Self-Paced Prework
~3.5 hours minimum
Your learning journey begins with a self-paced exploration of the essential knowledge and tools you’ll need to lead lead transformational PD.
Live Learning
14 hours total over 2 days
Over two highly interactive days, you’ll build skills, deepen understanding, and apply your learning in real time.
Activities include:
- Crafting your vision as a designer and facilitator
- Using the Five Whys protocol to anchor meetings in shared purpose
- Developing scripts and practicing responses to resistance
- Receiving feedback to sharpen your agendas and meeting designs
Note: The same content is covered in our virtual workshop. The only difference is the learning venue and format.
How You’ll Spend Your Time
This training is offered as a 2-day in-person workshop and a virtual blended learning experience. Explore the differences and determine which best meets your needs by clicking on each option below.
Explore Your Options
In-Person
Two-day In-Person Workshop
Virtual
Virtual Blended Learning Experience
In-Person
Self-Paced Prework
~3.5 hours minimum
Your learning journey begins with a self-paced exploration of the essential knowledge and tools you’ll need to lead lead transformational PD.
Live Learning
14 hours total over 2 days
Over two highly interactive days, you’ll build skills, deepen understanding, and apply your learning in real time.
Activities include:
- Crafting your vision as a designer and facilitator
- Using the Five Whys protocol to anchor meetings in shared purpose
- Developing scripts and practicing responses to resistance
- Receiving feedback to sharpen your agendas and meeting designs
Note: The same content is covered in our virtual workshop. The only difference is the learning venue and format.
"Prior to starting The PD Workshop, I was looking for a way to make professional development a more intentional and meaningful experience. During professional development workshops, there is sometimes no built-in time to reflect and develop the ideas further. Also, there is often no follow-up after the event to see what learnings have taken root. The PD Workshop helped me to incorporate the what, why and how into many areas - not just professional development. I have built in time for pair sharing, small group work, and collective sharing."
"The way Bright Morning provides us a peek into the magic by pulling back the curtain for us to see the 'how' of the facilitation along with the 'what' of the content is masterful."
"This workshop offered valuable resources, strategies, and opportunities for active participation that I can immediately apply and refer to moving forward. I am truly grateful for this experience."
"The impact of this workshop will allow me to be my authentic self when I present to my team and school. I can find an opening that will help engage learners while also allowing them to feel safe and confident in the environment."
"This PD has allowed me to "refind" a part of myself I lost. It has been so incredible. This is my second time for this one- and I brought along 3 people with me... and I will continue to keep bringing anyone who works with adults. I am shifting my thinking from delivering PD to designing learning experiences that empower people to transform their educational spaces."
"This workshop is perfect if you want to engage in meaningful learning and connect with other professionals in the field. It is so thoughtfully crafted and facilitated, and it definitely invites deeper reflection after the PD is over. Highly recommended!"
"As someone with extensive experience in facilitating adult learning and having benefited from effective facilitation in my own workplace, I still found this session to be fresh, helpful, and informative. I gained new insights that I will immediately apply both with my team and in my work facilitating adult learning."
"This workshop was an extremely engaging and enriching opportunity. I added many tools to my facilitation toolbox and have a much deeper understanding of the importance of my role as a facilitator and how I show up and hold space for collective learning."
"I loved the workshop! I left with concrete tools & strategies, plus additional reflections, to improve my practice."
"I have facilitated professional development for over 15 years and this session focused me in a way others haven't before. I am able to be a more reflective facilitator because of what I learned here."
"This training impacted the way I connect with my audience, plan, and facilitate PD. I was given time to connect with others, receive and give feedback, and time to practice what I was learning. There are many strategies I came away with for me to use. I would recommend this to anyone no matter how long you have been a facilitator because it gives everyone a new lens in designing successful PD."
"If you are looking to take your PD, team meetings, staff development meetings, and workshops to another level, this workshop is for you! [The PD Workshop] was empowering and thoughtfully designed... It validated my current work and allowed me to go deeper."
What Else You Need To Know
Requirements
Participants are required to have their own copy of The PD Book: 7 Habits That Transform Professional Development (not included in registration). The book is essential for both prework and live sessions.
Investment
Workshop + Team Leader Learning Library & PLC (Save $395)
- Individual: $2295 (in-person) / $1995 (virtual)
- Group (6-14 people): *$2195 per person (in-person) / $1895 per person (virtual)
Workshop Only: In-Person
- Early Bird: $995 (register two months in advance)
- Individual: $1195
- Group (6-14 people): *$1095 per person
Workshop Only: Virtual
- Individual: $895†
- Group (6-14 people): *$795 per person
†Financial Accessibility Rate: $495
This rate is reserved for participants who are experiencing budget limitations and who would not be able to attend otherwise. If you are able to pay the standard registration rate, please do so. This ensures we can continue offering high-quality learning experiences while keeping a reduced rate available for those who truly need it.
*Group Rates: All group discounts require a single payment. For large groups (15+), contact us for custom pricing or schedule a consultation call.
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Access to Program Content
Virtual workshop sessions are recorded and available for 30 days after the final session—perfect for catching up or revisiting key learning. In-person workshops are not recorded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Becoming a Bright Morning member is invaluable. The amount of learning and growth that can happen is really up to you. There are a multitude of practical resources, tools, concrete steps, and strategies, and having a membership relieves the pressure, so you can go at your own pace. You can get bite-sized pieces of wisdom, or devour it all. I have been a member for two years and continue to learn and grow. The skills I've developed have had a ripple effect on the leaders and schools I work with. I plan to continue being a member for as long as I can!
Since becoming members of the Bright Morning community, our district has adopted a culture of coaching. One of the most impactful and widespread practices has been the implementation of coaching role-play triads. Utilizing Elena’s various coaching toolkits has provided our leaders and coaches with the necessary language and framing to address real-life scenarios. We have been successfully implementing these strategies across all of our leadership and coaching PLCs.
I love having a Bright Morning membership because it gives me access to an incredible range of resources any time I need them. I have participated in many workshops that provide practical and immediately applicable tools I can use in my work right away. The membership also offers a PLC and creates a safe space to think out loud with other school leaders, collaborate and problem solve together. As a first year coach at my school, I've especially appreciated the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Bright Morning coaches who have strengthened my practice. I'd absolutely recommend a Bright Morning membership for new or experienced school leaders, instructional coaches, or anyone serving in a leadership role.
From co-planning recurring meetings using their frameworks to utilizing the Buddy Pass to get my entire team on the same page, the impact of having a Bright Morning membership has been immediate and profound. The workshops are high-value, well-organized, and packed with 'day-of' utility. If you are looking to sharpen your leadership and align your team’s approach, this membership is an absolute must.
My favorite part of being a Bright Morning member is the access to the incredible resources associated with our membership. Bright Morning is already generous with the free tools they provide educators and, as a member, there’s even more access. Another favorite part of my membership is that the incredible trainers actually show us how to use the tools in Elena’s books for full impact. I’ve learned so much about myself and my work and have leveled up my skills as both a coach and trainer. This membership is the gift that keeps giving!
After becoming a Bright Morning member, I feel better equipped to coach emotions, and I recognize the importance of my presence in a coaching conversation. I appreciate having resources and tools from the Team Leader Learning Library, which has supported me to be more intentional in how I'm leading the team of coaches and mentors. My whole team having memberships has also been great because we've been using common language and working from new learning together. I recommend a Bright Morning Membership to coaches who want to enhance or refresh their skills and be more mindful and intentional in their coaching practices. It would also be helpful for a leader who wants to learn and be reminded of how to lead well, build trust, rebuild health within a team, and take their teamwork to the next level.
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