Professional Learning That Leads to Real Change
We design professional learning experiences that help teachers bring science, math, and engineering to life in their classrooms. Each workshop is built around the use of high-quality instructional materials, so teachers walk away with practical strategies, ready-to-use lessons, and a deeper understanding of how to create more meaningful, rigorous, and equitable learning experiences for all students.
Why Choose an ADI Workshop?
Our workshops do more than explain a new strategy—they model it, support it, and bring it to life. Teachers engage in an investigation just like their students would, giving them firsthand experience with the instructional model and insight into how to make it work in their own classrooms. They also have time to plan, practice, and reflect with grade-level peers.
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Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your implementation, our workshops are designed to meet teachers where they are.
ADI Implementation Workshops
We offer flexible one- and two-day workshops designed to equip teachers with the skills to implement the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) model effectively. These workshops provide hands-on training, guiding educators through each stage of the ADI process to enhance student engagement and critical thinking.
Condensed Introduction
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
Participants will experience a full ADI investigation from the student perspective, explore each stage of the model through guided reflection, and learn practical strategies for supporting student talk, writing, and thinking. This workshop is ideal for school-based teams or as a district-wide launch.​
Comprehensive Introduction
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP
The two-day workshop includes everything from the one-day experience, plus time for teaching rehearsals to build confidence and readiness, opportunities to collaborate with peers and plan how to integrate ADI into existing units, and dedicated reflection on equity and how to address real-world classroom challenges.
WORKSHOP FEEDBACK
Fantastic Workshop!
I enjoyed all of it. I really liked the modeling that you did for us. I feel like I can take it back to my classroom and use it with my students now.
Fernando Izquierdo, Science Teacher
Facilitator Institute:
Train-the-Trainer Model
Looking to build internal capacity and scale ADI across your district? The ADI Facilitator Institute is designed to help instructional leaders, specialists, and teachers become certified to lead ADI workshops within their own schools or districts. Districts can host these workshops, and we welcome open registration for educators from multiple districts to participate. This approach empowers local leaders to drive ADI implementation while fostering collaboration and professional growth across schools.
FACILITATOR INSTITUTE
​Looking to build internal capacity and scale ADI across your district? The ADI Facilitator Institute is designed to help instructional leaders, specialists, and experienced teachers become certified to lead ADI workshops in their own schools or districts.
This in-person training—sometimes called a Train-the-Trainer workshop—equips participants with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to facilitate our Introduction to ADI professional learning experiences (Comprehensive or Condensed).
Participants experience the model firsthand, learn how to lead each stage effectively, and practice facilitating with feedback and support from our team. Attendees are grouped by grade band (elementary or secondary) and content area (science, math, or engineering) to ensure the training is tailored to their needs.
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By the end of the institute, facilitators are ready to train others and support ongoing implementation of ADI in a way that’s consistent, scalable, and impactful.
