The Joy Lab

The Joy Lab

PD that sparks JOY: Reconnect with your purpose, solve problems, and knock out a few items from your teacher to-do list.

By Darcy Bakkegard, The Educators' Lab

Date and time

Wednesday, June 18 · 8am - 4pm CDT

Location

GiGi's Playhouse Fargo

3224 20th Street South Fargo, ND 58104

About this event

  • Event lasts 8 hours

Let’s create more JOY in teaching and learning. That may sound “silly,” but joy is critical to your well-being in the classroom. The Joy Lab is a practical, applicable PD that provides a whole day of focused designing, planning, and prepping for all K-12 educators, support staff, and leadership. You’ll identify something you’d like to do to make teaching and learning more joyful then earn continuing education credit for doing it.

You will:

  • Reflect on the 2024-25 school year;
  • Identify frustrations limiting your (& student's) ability to thrive;
  • Brainstorm resources, tools, and strategies that can help;
  • Tap into the expertise of fellow educators for inspiration & feedback;
  • Design a lesson, activity, unit, or system to improve teaching & learning for 2025-26;
  • Earn continuing education credit for rethinking, redesigning, or creating something new for your classroom.

Come solo or with a team to tackle a shared goal! Teaching is hard. PD shouldn’t be.

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FreeJun 18 · 8:00 AM CDT