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SE-301 · Half day · Grades 6–12

The Engagement Equation.

Evidence-based strategies for classrooms where students actually want to be—built around lesson design, not teacher charisma.

3.5 hours10–60 teachers · designed around 25One-campus license
The outcome

What teachers leave with.

This is a build-and-practice session. Teachers work on their own classroom material and leave with artifacts they can use, not a binder of ideas to revisit someday.

  • One real, dated lesson redesigned around the Four Drivers.
  • A personal playbook of at least 12 moves—three per Driver.
  • A sketched first-five-minutes opening for an upcoming class.
  • Three written commitments with an accountability partner attached.
Fit check

Know before you buy.

A good turnkey kit should help you say no as clearly as it helps you say yes.

Best for

  • Grades 6–12 faculties tired of being told to “make it engaging” without a method.
  • Mixed-subject groups that need a common design language.
  • Facilitators who can use wall space and keep teachers moving.

Not the right fit if…

  • You are looking for entertainment tricks or a motivational keynote.
  • You want a classroom-management program rather than lesson-design practice.
  • Your room cannot support movement or an adapted tabletop gallery walk.
The workshop day

An agenda with the doing protected.

Teachers first separate visible compliance from real thinking, then test 20 strategies and redesign a lesson they will actually teach.

  1. The Engagement Myth
    Classroom snapshots, exit tickets, three levels, and baseline.
  2. The Four Drivers
    Autonomy, relevance, challenge, and social connection.
  3. Strategy Gallery Walk
    Twenty cards in four Driver clusters.
  4. Break
  5. The Practice Lab
    Three classroom transcripts.
  6. Engagement Architecture
    Redesign a real lesson.
  7. Build Your Playbook
    Twelve selected moves.
  8. First Five Minutes + Commitment
    Opening design, partner, and close.
What is included

Everything the facilitator and teachers need.

Every package is built from version-controlled source and checked for missing files, placeholder text, print overflow, and mismatched front/back card layouts before the ZIP is created.

Facilitator system

Scripted guide in print PDF, editable Markdown, and reflowable accessible HTML.

36-slide deck

Editable PowerPoint with notes on every slide, plus accessible slide text and notes.

Eleven handouts

Snapshots, transcript protocol, architecture template, playbook, opening menu, student sheet, walkthrough guide, survey, and commitment tools.

Twenty strategy cards

Front/back instructions, subject examples, “works best when,” and honest skip conditions.

Prep Partner

An interactive checklist with room, print, rehearsal, and principal-handoff tasks.

30-day follow-through

One cohort of up to 25 teachers, starting when the cohort launches.

Prep, honestly

No “open the deck five minutes before.”

The first run asks for real preparation. The rerun is faster because the facilitator already knows the material and can reuse the durable pieces.

First run
2.5–3 hours

Study the guide and classroom artifacts, then create the reusable 20-card wall deck: ten double-sided cardstock sheets in four colors, cut once down the center.

Rerun
60–75 minutes

Recheck the room, roster, print counts, and the guide's timing notes. A new site may add coordination time.

Room and technology: Tables of 4–6, a projector, circulation space, and wall space for 20 cards. The entire workshop is video-free and requires no participant logins.
Real material, not a mockup

See the work before you buy.

This excerpt comes directly from Handout 4, Engagement Strategy Card 1 in the package.

Actual kit excerpt · Handout 4, Engagement Strategy Card 1

Three Doors, One Standard

Offer three ways to show the same learning—one written, one spoken or recorded, one visual—all graded on the same core rubric. The choice is real because the products genuinely differ. The standard does not move an inch.

Works best when the rubric names the thinking: accuracy, reasoning, and evidence—not the format.

Skip when: the format is the standard. If you are teaching essay structure, everyone writes the essay; put the choice inside it instead.

The workshop is day one

Thirty days of follow-through are included.

The access clock starts when your cohort launches, not when you buy. One cohort of up to 25 teachers gets daily coaching tied to the workshop goal. The kit purchase itself is one-time and does not auto-renew.

Teachers choose a specific classroom move.The workshop ends with a real plan, date, and accountability partner.
The coach follows up in the teaching week.Five-minute conversations help teachers think through what happened and decide their next attempt.
Day 30 creates a decision point.Your school can stop with the included cycle or choose continued platform access separately.

The 60-day run-it guarantee

Run this kit with your teachers within 60 days of purchase. If they do not find it valuable, email hello@pdthatworks.com for a full refund. No questions asked.

You are evaluating the actual workshop with your actual staff—not whether a preview looked polished.

Invoice, quote, or purchase order

Need a quote, W-9, invoice, vendor form, or PO route instead of card checkout? Email us with SE-301 in the subject. We will send what your business office needs.

Title II, Part A eligible. Allowability decisions are local; confirm the line item with your district's Title coordinator or federal programs office.

Ready when your calendar is

SE-301 · $1,500

Buy now and schedule your launch. Your 30-day platform clock waits for the cohort launch; the 60-day guarantee window begins at purchase.

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