Facilitator Institute Introduction to Engineering
Learn directly from Dr. Victor Sampson, creator of the ADI instructional model, and leave prepared to facilitate an Introduction to Engineering workshop in your own district or organization. This Facilitator Institute includes a full day of in-person learning in Atlanta with Dr. Sampson, an editable facilitator slide deck and supporting resources, plus a two-hour virtual follow-up in February to strengthen your facilitation and support implementation.
The details
What, when, and where
Fernbank Science Center, inside the perimeter in Druid Hills, about twenty minutes from downtown Atlanta. Parking and entrance details come with your confirmation email.
Your presenter
Learn the model from the person who built it
Dr. Victor Sampson
Dr. Sampson developed the Argument-Driven Inquiry instructional model and co-authored the ADI book series. He leads this institute himself, so participants are not learning a secondhand version of the model. They can ask the person who designed it why each move works and how to adapt it for their own teachers.
Agenda
One day in person, one session online
Sign-in opens at 8:30 a.m. The workshop runs 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
What you take with you
You leave ready to run the workshop, not to build it
Every participant leaves with a license to the ADI Trainer Library and the full set of facilitator materials for the Introduction to Engineering workshop. You are delivering the same workshop you just experienced, with the same slides and the same resources, edited to fit your teachers.
The workshop slide deck
The complete Introduction to Engineering presentation, fully editable, so you can drop in your own examples, campus names, and pacing.
Facilitator notes
Timing, talking points, and the facilitation moves behind each segment, so you can lead it with confidence the first time.
Participant handouts
The handouts and design challenge materials your teachers will use during the workshop, ready to print and copy as often as you need them.
An ADI book
Choose your title during registration and pick it up at sign-in.
Cost
Registration and what is included
$795 per person after December 11. Save $100 by registering early.
- Full day of in-person training in Atlanta with Dr. Victor Sampson
- Two-hour virtual follow-up on February 3 for planning help and post-workshop questions, plus the recording
- A license to the ADI Trainer Library: editable slide deck, facilitator notes, and participant handouts, kept current by ADI
- An ADI book of your choice, selected during registration
- Workshop materials, coffee, and snacks
Purchase orders are welcome. Choose purchase order at checkout and enter your PO number, or email it to howdy@argumentdriveninquiry.com. Lunch is on your own.
Register
Reserve your seat
This institute is open to everyone. You do not need to be in Georgia to attend: public districts, charters, private schools, and education service centers are all welcome, wherever you are coming from. Teams get more out of the day than individuals do, so bring a partner if you can. One registration per person, so fill out the form once for each person attending.
Good to know
Policies and logistics
Minimum and maximum
This institute runs with a minimum of 15 participants and a maximum of 45. If the minimum is not met four weeks before the workshop date, the session will be cancelled or rescheduled and every registered participant is refunded in full.
Cancellations and substitutions
Need to send someone else in your place? Email us and we will move the registration at no charge. See ADI cancellation policy.
Room and meals
Tables are arranged for groups of three to four. Coffee and snacks are provided in the morning and at the afternoon break. Lunch is on your own, and we will send a short list of nearby places with your confirmation email.