Professional Learning
Designed by Your Educators
Fall 2026 · Oakland, CA
matiqlabs.org
The Learning & Design Lab (LDL) is a year-long, embedded professional development model that positions your educators not outside consultants as the designers of change. Built on Participatory Action Research, the LDL lives inside your school year, inside your real challenges, and produces results that last because your staff built them. Not a workshop series. Not a one-time training. An ongoing inquiry practice.
- Year-long embedded facilitation Monthly or bi-monthly LDL sessions structured around your school calendar and priorities
- Site-specific inquiry design Sessions are built around the actual challenges your staff is naming not a generic curriculum
- Cross-role participation Teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, and support staff working in the same room
- Data and reflection tools Structured protocols, exit surveys, and data walks that build internal capacity over time
Educators engaged in a Learning & Design Lab session, Rialto USD
Rialto USD evaluation independently conducted by Hanover Research on behalf of San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, June 2026.
After Year 1 sessions, educators named these areas for continued inquiry a signal the Lab creates forward motion, not just satisfaction.
- School-wide implementation: "How do we affect change beyond our own classroom?"
- Practical de-escalation tools for students carrying trauma
- Dismantling harmful systems policies, not just practices
- Building buy-in with skeptical staff
- Learning from schools that have already made this shift
Matiq Labs is actively recruiting Year 2 school partners for Fall 2026 particularly schools in the Bay Area, Oakland, and rural Northern California ready for a full-year, embedded engagement.
We're also looking for co-facilitators with deep roots in culturally responsive practice to join our growing team.
Reach out to start the conversation: darius@matiqlabs.org