Training, Facilitation & Keynotes
Every member of the Coaction Collective team has extensive experience in designing and leading learning experiences. As former classroom teachers, we know good instruction. We also know that adult learners are different from those in our classrooms. Our talented team uses proven models of adult cognition, such as Experiential Learning, to facilitate engaging, thought-provoking, and actionable training. Whether training is entirely virtual, in-person, or hybrid, Coaction Collective honors all our session participants' professional expertise and identities and provides relevant and practical guidance for strengthening the bond between communities, families, and schools.
Training
Trainings should do more than just check a box—they can shift mindsets, strengthen teams, and support sustainable change.
Coaction Collective’s offerings span a wide range of topics, including family engagement, leadership development, project management, and equity-centered education practices.
We’ve supported school teams in Kansas City through ongoing training, coaching, and cohort-based learning in partnership with School Smart KC. We’ve helped statewide organizations like the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center build stronger internal systems through leadership retreats, staff development, and thoughtful delegation practices. And in districts like DCPS, Dallas ISD, we’ve facilitated hands-on educator trainings that prioritize reflection, collaboration and strategies for practical implementation.
Whether we’re working with teachers, district leaders, or nonprofit staff, we create learning experiences that are interactive, grounded, and tailored to the needs of each group.
We are practiced in designing and delivering professional development related to a host of initiatives.
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Educator-Family Relationship Building
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Community Listening
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Liberatory Design + Design Thinking
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Coaching + Leadership Development
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Academic Partnership between Educators + Families
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Anti-Racism
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Challenging Bias + Assumptions
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Communication between Educators + Families
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Academic + Socio-Emotional Strategies for Educators & Families
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Empathic Listening
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Strategic Planning
Facilitation
Sometimes, what a team or community needs most is someone to guide the conversation—with intention, clarity, and care.
Coaction Collective facilitates gatherings of all kinds, from regional summits on adolescent literacy research to student-centered events like Amazon’s computer science programs. We bring experience across a range of topics and design spaces that feel engaging, inclusive, and purposeful. Whether we’re facilitating a small team session or a large-scale convening, we listen first, then build an experience that meets the moment.
Keynotes
When someone speaks from lived experience and deep expertise, it invites others to listen differently—and lean in more fully.
Dr. Michael Andrews, one of our co-founders and lead facilitators, also offers keynote presentations that are powerful and deeply grounded. His talks draw from years of experience in education, with a special focus on engaging Black fathers—also the subject of his doctoral research.
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