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Nov 3, 2026
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How can we strengthen alignment among standards, unit goals, assessments, and instruction across content areas?
How can we ensure assessments capture students’ depth of understanding and ability to transfer learning to new situations?
How do we build teacher capacity to design cohesive units that connect daily instruction to meaningful learning outcomes?
“I absolutely loved the flow and how engaged the Instructional Strategist kept me during the training. I would love to receive future trainings from Inspired Instruction.”
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As a result of this work
As a result of this work, educators will use backward design to create coherent, standards-aligned units that connect learning goals, assessments, and instruction to support student understanding and transfer. Participants will leave with a constructed or refined unit of study and practical approaches for defining enduring understandings and essential questions, selecting meaningful assessment evidence, and planning aligned learning experiences.
Workshop Description
This workshop guides educators through the three stages of backward design: identifying desired results, determining acceptable evidence of learning, and planning aligned learning experiences and instruction. Participants explore how enduring understandings, essential questions, standards, and curriculum goals establish a clear direction for a unit. They examine how performance tasks and varied assessments can demonstrate student understanding and transfer. Participants then apply the process to construct or refine a standards-aligned unit of study in their content area.
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Educators will confidently design coherent, standards-aligned units that connect clear learning priorities with authentic assessments and purposeful instruction to develop and assess student understanding and transfer. This work supports district priorities by strengthening curriculum alignment, instructional quality, and the use of assessment evidence and feedback to guide learning.
Our approach goes beyond one-size-fits-all professional development. We hold ourselves to rigorous standards of quality and delivery in every client interaction, ensuring that each experience is meaningful, relevant, and impactful. We don’t just deliver workshops—we build long-term partnerships with schools and districts, working alongside educators to improve instructional practices and student outcomes over time.
We actively listen to educators’ unique contexts and experiences, using that insight to collaboratively design tailored solutions rather than pre-packaged sessions. Our team asks thoughtful questions, challenges assumptions, and continuously learns so we can help redefine what’s possible in teaching and learning.
Above all, we communicate authentically, foster positive and productive relationships, and bring a deep passion and commitment to education. The result is professional learning that feels purposeful, personalized, and truly transformative.
Our workshops are designed for educators and school leaders, including teachers, instructional coaches, school administrators, and district teams. Each session is tailored to the specific audience to ensure content is relevant, practical, and immediately applicable.
Our workshops are interactive, engaging, and grounded in real classroom practice. Each experience is intentionally designed using the principles of andragogy, sound instructional design, and the core constructs of effective professional development to ensure relevance, coherence, and impact. Participants engage in discussion, reflection, planning, and application activities — not just passive listening. Educators leave with concrete strategies and next steps they can implement right away.
We offer flexible formats, including half-day, full-day, and multi-session series. We can also design ongoing professional learning experiences to support sustained implementation over time.
We offer flexible delivery options to meet the needs of schools and districts, including in-person sessions, live virtual workshops, and asynchronous learning through our applied learning platform. Regardless of format, all experiences are designed to be interactive, engaging, and collaborative, with structures that promote meaningful participation and application of learning.
We believe professional learning is most effective when it’s sustained. In addition to workshops, we offer instructional coaching, implementation planning, and follow-up sessions to help teams translate learning into practice and drive meaningful results.
Inspired Instruction’s workshops are facilitated by a nationwide team of expert Instructional Strategists.  Our facilitators bring diverse experience as classroom educators, instructional coaches, principals, directors, and superintendents, spanning all content areas. We thoughtfully match your specific needs with a facilitator whose expertise aligns to ensure the learning experience is relevant, practical, and impactful for your staff.
We offer a range of pricing options designed to meet the needs of different schools and districts. Our Client Directors work closely with you to understand your goals, scope, and budget, and will partner with you to design a high-quality professional learning experience that fits within your financial framework.
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Our team works alongside school and district leaders to tackle challenges and stay aligned to your goals.
