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New Professional Learning Courses

Professional Learning with Immediate Classroom Impact

Strengthen teaching, learning, and school community with practical, classroom‑ready strategies. Our expert‑led courses help educators and leaders build safe, engaging, and predictable environments that support every student and teacher.

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Our professional learning courses are designed to support the realities of today’s classrooms, serving teachers, principals, counselors, and instructional leaders across K–12. From creating safe, joyful learning environments to enhancing academic engagement and improving student behavior, our training is designed to address the daily challenges schools face and elevate teaching and learning for every student.

Our instructors and presenters are seasoned practitioners, former teachers, school leaders, and specialists. They don’t just teach strategies; they model them, offering relatable examples, classroom-tested practices, and hands-on guidance that ensure educators leave confident and ready to implement what they learned the very next day.

Why Our Courses Work

Led by Experienced Educators
Practical, Ready-to-Use Tools
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Supports K-12 Educators & Leaders
In-Person or Live on Zoom

Courses Overview

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Responsive Classroom Course for Elementary Educators

For educators of grades PreK–5

Learn practical strategies to strengthen community, increase engagement, and establish smooth, consistent routines. You’ll explore proactive, nonpunitive, dynamic teaching and discipline practices that help students grow socially, behaviorally, and academically. Leave with a clear plan for creating a safe, welcoming, well-managed classroom where every student can thrive.

Resources Included:

  • Resource Book with Reflective Practitioner’s Self-Assessment Tool
  • The First Six Weeks of School, 3rd edition
  • Yardsticks: A Guide to Developmental Milestones for Children and Adolescents, 5th edition
  • One-year license for the Fly Five Curriculum

You’ll Leave With:

  • Routines that increase engagement and reduce disruptions
  • Teacher language tools that build independence and responsibility
  • Proactive discipline strategies that support behavior and belonging
  • Practical ways to connect academics and social skills using Fly Five

Responsive Classroom onsite training includes ongoing support for educators and leaders beyond the initial three-day course.

Schools receive a Welcome Aboard Kit

Every participant receives access to the Momentum Continuum: 10 months (30 hours!) of structured implementation support designed to help you move course practices into daily classroom use through guided reinforcement, reflection tools, and sustained application support.

  • Learning Drops: monthly digital resources

  • Live Practice Labs: monthly 60-minute sessions

  • Discussion Forum Community: monthly guided discussions

  • On-Demand Implementation Library: includes videos, tools, templates, FAQs, & guidance

  • Quarterly Leadership Brief: insights into the implementation progress of your staff
  • Live Learning Support
  • Professional documentation and certificates of completion

Schedule a meeting to bring training and implementation support to your school or district.

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Responsive Classroom Course for Secondary Educators

For educators of grades 6–12

Discover practical strategies to strengthen teacher–student relationships, build consistent routines, and foster autonomy, belonging, and responsibility. Explore relationship-centered approaches to discipline that keep students engaged and invested in their learning, while deepening your understanding of adolescent development. Leave with clear, ready-to-use tools for creating supportive, academically engaging classrooms where every student can succeed.

Resources Included:

  • Resource Book with Reflective Practitioner’s Self-Assessment Tool
  • Yardsticks: A Guide to Developmental Milestones for Children and Adolescents, 5th edition
  • Grades 6-8: One-year license for the Fly Five Curriculum
  • Grades 9-12: Fly Five High School Toolkit

You’ll Leave With:

  • Tools to build strong, respectful relationships with adolescent learners
  • Consistent routines that support autonomy, accountability, and focus
  • Teacher language strategies that motivate rather than manage
  • Proactive discipline approaches rooted in empathy and responsibility

Responsive Classroom onsite training includes ongoing support for educators and leaders beyond the initial three-day course.

Schools receive a Welcome Aboard Kit

Every participant receives access to the Momentum Continuum: 10 months (30 hours!) of structured follow-through support to help translate learning into sustained classroom practice through ongoing implementation guidance.

  • Learning Drops: monthly digital resources

  • Live Practice Labs: monthly 60-minute sessions

  • Discussion Forum Community: monthly guided discussions

  • On-Demand Implementation Library: includes videos, tools, templates, FAQs, & guidance

  • Quarterly Leadership Brief: insights into the implementation progress of your staff
  • Live Learning Support
  • Professional documentation and certificates of completion

Schedule a meeting to bring training and implementation support to your school or district.

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Responsive Classroom Discipline Course

For educators of grades K–12

Explore a clear framework for creating respectful, well-managed classrooms where expectations are taught, not just enforced. Discover how consistent routines and effective teacher language can prevent misbehavior and foster self-control and cooperation. Practice strategies for responding to misbehavior that preserve dignity. Leave with a practical, compassionate, and actionable approach to discipline that supports individual growth and a strong, connected classroom community.

Resources Included:

  • Resource Book with Reflective Practitioner’s Self-Assessment Tool

You’ll Leave With:

  • A comprehensive, proactive discipline framework 
  • Teacher language that preserves dignity and builds accountability
  • Strategies for responding with empathy and purpose
  • Increased confidence in handling behavior calmly and consistently

Responsive Classroom onsite training includes ongoing support for educators and leaders beyond the initial three-day course.

Schools receive a Welcome Aboard Kit

Every participant receives access to the Momentum Continuum: 10 months (30 hours!) of structured implementation support to reinforce discipline practices and sustain consistent classroom application.

  • Learning Drops: monthly digital resources

  • Live Practice Labs: monthly 60-minute sessions

  • Discussion Forum Community: monthly guided discussions

  • On-Demand Implementation Library: includes videos, tools, templates, FAQs, & guidance

  • Quarterly Leadership Brief: insights into the implementation progress of your staff
  • Live Learning Support
  • Professional documentation and certificates of completion

Schedule a meeting to bring training and implementation support to your school or district.

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Teaching Children to Care Within a Multi-Tiered System of Support

For educators of grades K–12

Learn to build caring and predictable classrooms where students stay focused, take initiative, and achieve academic success. Discover how the Teaching Children to Care framework aligns with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to prevent misbehavior, guide interventions, and promote a sense of belonging. Gain practical strategies and ready-to-use tools to strengthen engagement, behavior, and classroom consistency across all tiers of support.

Resources Included:

  • Resource Book with Reflective Practitioner’s Self-Assessment Tool
  • Teaching Children to Care Screener and Monitoring Toolkit

You’ll Leave With:

  • Stronger routines for engagement, belonging, and perseverance
  • Tools to identify student needs using observation and reflection
  • Clear communication systems that strengthen family partnerships
  • A sustainability plan that connects classroom practice to MTSS goals

Responsive Classroom onsite training includes ongoing support for educators and leaders beyond the initial three-day course.

Schools receive a Welcome Aboard Kit

Every participant receives access to the Momentum Continuum: 10 months (30 hours!) of structured support to help integrate MTSS-aligned practices into sustained classroom systems.

  • Learning Drops: monthly digital resources

  • Live Practice Labs: monthly 60-minute sessions

  • Discussion Forum Community: monthly guided discussions

  • On-Demand Implementation Library: includes videos, tools, templates, FAQs, & guidance

  • Quarterly Leadership Brief: insights into the implementation progress of your staff
  • Live Learning Support
  • Professional documentation and certificates of completion

Schedule a meeting to bring training and implementation support to your school or district.

Find the Right Course for You

Every Responsive Classroom three-day course solves a different classroom challenge. Use this guide to select the best starting point and plan your next steps.

New to Responsive Classroom or looking for a refresher?
Choose the Responsive Classroom Course for Elementary Educators (PreK–5)
Best course for: PreK—grade 5 classroom teachers, specialists, instructional coaches, first-year educators, and elementary teams.
Or the Responsive Classroom Course for Secondary Educators (Grades 6–12)
Best course for: middle school and high school teachers, advisors, counselors, first-year educators, and team leaders.

The Fly Five Curriculum is Included.

Choose the Responsive Classroom Discipline Course

Best for: K—12 educators who want stronger tools for addressing student behavior, or who’ve taken a grade-level course and want to deepen practice.

Choose Teaching Children to Care Within a Multi-Tiered System of Support

Best for: K—12 classroom teachers, interventionists, coaches, and school teams focused on systems-level impact

Let's Get Started!

Explore our schedule of events.

We offer a range of online and in-person professional learning experiences throughout the year. See the current schedule and register for an event here.

Bring our training to your school. Schedule a meeting to get started!

From the moment you begin exploring our training, you are never alone in the work. Our school and district partnership model is built on listening deeply, understanding your school or district’s unique goals, and walking alongside you through every phase, from planning to implementation and beyond, to long-term success.

Our Educational Partnership Consultants begin by learning about your school community, including your priorities, challenges, and the outcomes you hope to achieve. They meet with you one-on-one or with your leadership team, listen to your needs, and then help design a plan that aligns the right courses, services, or curriculum to your goals. Whether you need multiple planning meetings, presentation materials for internal conversations, or support gaining buy-in from staff and families, they are here for every milestone.

“The consultant was wonderful! I felt like they tried to tailor the experience to my school's need. Thank you!”

— School Leader in California

"It was great! They were kind, informative and straight to the point!”

— School Leader in Illinois

"Our conversation felt like she truly understood our school and was able to tailor recommendations to our community. ”

— School Leader in Illinois

Let's Get Started!

Explore our schedule of events.

We offer a range of online and in-person professional learning experiences throughout the year. See the current schedule and register for an event here.

Bring our training to your school. Schedule a meeting to get started!

From the moment you begin exploring our training, you are never alone in the work. Our school and district partnership model is built on listening deeply, understanding your school or district’s unique goals, and walking alongside you through every phase, from planning to implementation and beyond, to long-term success.

Our Educational Partnership Consultants begin by learning about your school community, including your priorities, challenges, and the outcomes you hope to achieve. They meet with you one-on-one or with your leadership team, listen to your needs, and then help design a plan that aligns the right courses, services, or curriculum to your goals. Whether you need multiple planning meetings, presentation materials for internal conversations, or support gaining buy-in from staff and families, they are here for every milestone.

“The consultant was wonderful! I felt like they tried to tailor the experience to my school's need. Thank you!”

— School Leader in California

"It was great! They were kind, informative and straight to the point!”

— School Leader in Illinois

"Our conversation felt like she truly understood our school and was able to tailor recommendations to our community. ”

— School Leader in Illinois