Data-Driven Small Groups & Higher Student Engagement

Practical workshop experiences that help teachers build sustainable systems for small group instruction, differentiation, rigor, and engagement — within learning studios.

Spring Open Workshop Details

Request A Summer Workshop

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What Schools Are Prioritizing Right Now

Schools don’t need more strategies. They need a repeatable system teachers can use week after week.

Across campuses, leaders are focused on strengthening four core areas:
• Strategic small group instruction
• Data routines that drive real differentiation
• Increased rigor within learning studios
• Higher levels of student engagement and ownership

Our workshops are structured as Learning Studios so educators experience the model in action.
Content is differentiated based on teacher readiness, and every session includes rigorous, hands-on application designed for immediate classroom implementation.
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This is not inspiration.
It is a structured, sustainable execution.

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Spring Open Workshop ​

Bring one teacher or a full team.

What Teachers Leave With
• A clear small group structure (before, during, and after)
• A simple “data-to-decision” routine teachers can repeat weekly
• Studio upgrades that increase rigor without adding chaos
• Engagement moves that strengthen ownership and accountability

What’s Included• Workshop materials
• A complimentary copy of Student Engagement by Design for each participant
• Implementation tools teachers can use immediately

Dates & Locations
• Lexington, Kentucky – Tuesday, April 7
• Sugar Land, Texas – Tuesday, April 28
• Knoxville, Tennessee – Tuesday, May 12

Investment
• $185 per person (Group rate available)
• Includes a hands-on six-hour workshop with Marcia Kish
• Includes a copy of Student Engagement by Design

I’m Interested in the Spring Open Workshop

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Summer Campus Workshops (Now Booking)

Kick off the year with aligned systems — not scattered initiatives.

Summer options

• Onsite campus workshop (customized to your goals)
  
• Shared workshop (partner with another campus to split cost)
  
• Send teachers to an open session (priced per person)
  

Common campus goals for summer

• Reset and tighten learning studio routines
  
• Make data-driven small groups consistent across grade levels/content areas
  
• Increase rigor and critical thinking tasks in studios
  
• Strengthen engagement and student ownership systems
  

Request Summer Workshop Availability

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Want support after the workshop?

Many schools start with a workshop, then add coaching cycles to support implementation, walkthrough feedback, and ongoing refinement.

Explore Coaching Support

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About Marcia 

Marcia Kish partners with campuses and districts to build sustainable systems for data-driven small groups, learning studios, and student engagement. Her approach emphasizes systems over tools, helping educators move beyond isolated strategies and into consistent implementation.
As an instructional coach, author of Student Engagement by Design, and national conference presenter, Marcia works alongside educators to design practical frameworks that strengthen ownership, rigor, and instructional clarity.
Rather than adding more initiatives, she helps schools align what they are already doing — creating structures teachers can repeat weekly with confidence.
Her workshops are hands-on, application-based, and built around one core belief:
Engagement happens by design — not by chance.

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