AI Adoption Isn’t A Training Problem

It’s a transformation opportunity

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We partner with organizations to embed AI for deeper learning PD into daily work and make the impact of that learning visible.

WHAT YOU GET:

For your organization

  • Professional learning grounded in the belief that educators should be valued for their expertise and given opportunities to learn together in context

  • Access to structured learning pathways aligned to AI for Deeper Learning

  • Clear progression through milestones, with badges tied to real changes in practice

  • Guided, peer-to-peer learning conversations grounded in actual work

  • Ongoing exchange of ideas, examples, and small wins across your organization

  • A system for ongoing, job-embedded improvement and learning — not one-off training

Visibility and Insight

  • Artifacts that show real work in progress

  • Disaggregated trends across roles, cohorts, or sites

  • Insight into where practice is strong—and where support is needed (Sample Insight Reporting)

  • A growing library of internal examples (“bright spots”) to learn from and spread

Expert support

  • Access to a team specializing in AI for Deeper Learning

  • Optional customization, including office hours and coaching to support implementation and problem-solving

  • Guidance grounded in real classroom and organizational practice

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This is a sideby session

Here’s a shortened example of learning in action on sideby with our co-founders, Erica & Mike. It’s a guided conversation with a strategically matched peer. We record and transcribe these conversations, so we can share back ideas, track evidence of learning, and make the next match even better.

  • Peer to Peer

  • 18-25 minutes

  • Guided by thoughtful prompts on the topics you choose

  • Developed by experts

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Who is this for?

Learning Communities that:

  • Value educator expertise, retention, and collective efficacy

  • Are seeking a transformational approach to adult learning and innovation

  • Want collaborative, adaptive learning that leads to impact on classrooms

  • See AI for Deeper Learning as the bigger “why” for critical adoption of AI (or have another innovation focus they’d like to pursue (i.e. competency-based learning, science of reading).

Not for:

  • One off training

  • Compliance-only PD

  • Uncritical adoption of AI

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How the Journey Unfolds

Choose Badges from our library aligned to AI for Deeper Learning competencies.

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Colorful Badge: AI-Powered Differentiation
Colorful Badge: AI & Real World Application
Colorful Badge: Analyzing AI Outputs
Colorful Badge: Developing AI Guidelines
Colorful Badge: Curriculum Design with AI
Colorful Badge: My Why of AI
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We use badging as a milestone-based approach because our badges work.

Comparison of badge completion and retention rates, with an average completion rate of 68% and a retention rate of 88%, versus typical free online course completion rates of 5 to 15%.

Research-Backed Evidence of Effectiveness

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    Transfer to Practice

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    Transformational Learning

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    Belonging

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    Engagement & Agency

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    Progress Principle

Below are sample badge libraries, aligned to AI for Deeper Learning competencies.

Mastering Academic Standards

Critical Thinking

Applying Learning

Professional Habits of Learning & Innovation

Sample badge structure:

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What real educators have to say

We say it’s like building the Teachers’ Room of your dreams across your whole organization, whether you’re focused on teachers, education leaders, or professionals supporting educators to thrive in the age of AI.

Get to know our core features

Transformation requires focusing on big outcomes, not just operational efficiencies. Learning in real-time from ideas in action, not just static webinars. Seeing collective progress as it happens, not after the fact. Learn more about our overall approach to transformational learning here.

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    AI for Deeper Learning Pathways (or Co-Designed Pathways Based in Other Goals)

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    Progress & Reflection Learning Dashboard

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    Goal-Driven Self-Assessment

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    1:1 Guided Conversations with Strategic Matching Across the Organization Cohorts

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    Access to the Community Idea and Small Win Exchange

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    AI Supports in the Background to Empower Human-to-Human Connection

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Interested in using our transformational approach for learning other innovations?

We are too!

We can apply our approach at sideby toward any innovation in teaching and learning and co-design learning pathways together. We’re currently designing competency-based learning, science of reading, and aspiring principal pathways aligned to our collaborative, peer-driven approach. Our team has facilitated, coached, led, learned, and researched across these areas and more. We’re excited to collaborate beyond AI for Deeper Learning with the right partners.

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Build a learning community, without putting yourselves on mute.

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