Teaching Motivated Minds: Austin TX, November 12-14
Teaching Motivated Minds: Austin TX, November 12-14
Everything you need to know about our cognitive science workshops and evidence-based teaching resources
Workshops commonly focus on five areas:
Across topics, the emphasis is on translating well-established research into practical teaching decisions.
The emphasis is on translation: turning reliable findings from cognitive science into practical classroom decisions. We will also acknowledge the limits of the evidence, rather than presenting every new study as a classroom mandate.
Yes. The workshops are designed for K–12 educators across subjects and grade levels. The same core principles of attention, working memory, long-term memory, and motivation matter from kindergarten through high school, although their classroom application will look different at different ages.
Yes. Follow-up can include additional resources, consultation, and optional sessions that revisit key ideas or address implementation questions. Schools can also arrange ongoing support as they work to translate cognitive science into classroom practice.
Use the contact page or email directly to start the conversation. Workshops can be tailored for individual schools, districts, and education organizations, with topics and formats shaped around the audience, schedule, and goals.
Workshops can be delivered either in person or virtually. Virtual sessions are designed to be interactive, with discussion, reflection, and practical application built into the format.
Workshops can be adapted for groups of many sizes. A typical school faculty might include 30–120 educators, while keynote presentations can accommodate much larger audiences. The format and level of interaction are adjusted to suit the size and goals of the group.
Fees vary based on format, duration, location, and the scope of the work. Pricing can be tailored for a single workshop, a multi-session series, or broader school- or district-wide professional development.
Workshops can be scheduled as half-day, full-day, multi-day, or ongoing faculty sessions. The format can be adapted to fit a school’s schedule, goals, and professional-development needs.
Educators leave with a clearer way to think about teaching and learning: how attention, working memory, motivation, prior knowledge, and cognitive load shape what students can do. The workshops connect these ideas to practical classroom decisions and provide useful resources, examples, and strategies for applying the research thoughtfully in PK–12 settings.
PD workshops often focus on isolated teaching techniques, or make exaggerated claims about “brain-based learning.” These workshops, instead, help educators build a coherent understanding of how learning works. They draw on cognitive science and classroom experience to support thoughtful instructional decisions rather than prescribe one-size-fits-all solutions.
Yes. Many schools choose to extend the work beyond a single workshop through return visits, follow-up meetings with teachers and administrators, coaching, and email support. The goal is to help schools revisit key ideas, work through implementation questions, and adapt the research thoughtfully to their own context over time.
Yes. Many schools choose to extend the work beyond a single workshop through return visits, follow-up meetings with teachers and administrators, coaching, and email support. The goal is to help schools revisit key ideas, work through implementation questions, and adapt the research thoughtfully to their own context over time.
We’re happy to discuss your specific needs for teacher professional development workshops, brain-based teaching training, or cognitive science for school leaders
