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Who: Teachers, Coaches, Mentors, Academic Leaders in Linn, Benton, or Lincoln Counties
What: This professional development series, sponsored by the WREN, guides K-12 educators through the Transformative Lesson Planning Framework that shifts teaching from reactive to proactive, creating conditions where all students feel safe to learn, take risks, and flourish.
Woven Throughout:
- Cognitive Science & Neuroscience
- The why behind every practice – memory, cognition, attention, motivation
- Universal Design for Learning
- Safety, identity, and belonging as foundations
- A Designer’s Mindset
- Practices that are time-tested and research-informed
Thank you to the Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub for providing registered participants a copy of Lori Cohen’s new book! Books will be distributed at our first session on December 2.
When:
- In-Person: December 2, 2026, 9 am-noon @ Linn Benton Lincoln ESD
- Virtual: January 20, 2027, 1-3 pm
- Virtual: February 24, 2027, 1-3 pm
- Virtual: March 17, 2027, 1-3 pm
- In-Person: April 20, 2027, 9 am-noon @ Linn Benton Lincoln ESD
Calendar invites with Zoom links will be sent to registered participants
About the Facilitator:
Lori Cohen brings 25+ years in education as a teacher, coach, school leader, and author—author of The PD Book (2022), Integrating Educator Well-Being, Growth, and Evaluation (2025), The Science of Lesson Planning (2026).
