Professional Learning That Moves Beyond “Just Make It Fun”
Wayfinder Ventures helps educators design classrooms where students understand the goal, see their progress, and have stronger reasons to engage. Sessions connect motivation research, game theory, and practical classroom systems educators can use right away.
Interested in bringing this work to your staff?
Use the contact form to ask about availability, session options, and book bundles.
OPTION 1:
Staff Meeting or Conference Session
Rules of Engagement: Why Students Check Out, and What Teachers Can Change Tomorrow
Length: 45-60 minutes
Audience: Staff meetings, PLCs, conferences, teacher groups
Outcome: Teachers leave with practical engagement moves and a new lens for understanding participation
OPTION 2:
Workshop
From Compliance to Engagement: Designing Better Classroom Incentives
Length: 90 minutes
Audience: Departments, grade-level teams, instructional coaches
Outcome: Participants identify engagement barriers and redesign one routine, lesson, or system.
OPTION 3:
Half-Day Training
The Engagement Design Lab
Length: Half-Day
Audience: Schools, Districts, Leadership Teams
Outcome: Teams use the framework to build or improve an upcoming unit, classroom routine, intervention, or behavior support system.
Who these sessions are for:
These sessions are designed for K–12 educators and teams who want practical ways to strengthen student motivation, participation, and ownership of learning. They are a strong fit for classroom teachers, special educators, instructional coaches, administrators, SEL and behavior teams, PLCs, and new-teacher programs looking for strategies that work across content areas, grade levels, and student needs.
What participants receive
Engagement Audit
Planning guide
“Try This Tomorrow” strategy list
Optional book-study connection