How to Give the Best PD Ever!
Practical Strategies for Meaningful, Transformational Learning Experiences
You asked, I listened.
How to Give the best PD Ever is Here to Stay.
You asked for more opportunities to attend—and more options outside of the traditional workday. So, we’re making room.
How to Give the Best PD Ever will now be offered throughout the year, with a mix of weekday, evening, and weekend sessions.
This page is your home for upcoming live sessions. Choose the date and time that works for you, register, and come ready to rethink what professional development can feel like.
SESSIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
October 21, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST Register Here
October 31, 2026 @ 12:00 PM EST Register Here
Good PD Is More Than Good Content.
You can know your content inside and out and still lose the room.
Meaningful professional development requires more than information. It requires an understanding of how adults learn, what helps people feel safe enough to participate, and how to design experiences that invite reflection, connection, and application.
In this live 90-minute masterclass, we explore adult learning, engagement, psychological safety, and practical facilitation strategies you can use to create learning experiences people actually remember—and can use when they return to their work.
Designed for: trainers, facilitators, educators, consultants, instructional coaches, organizational leaders, and anyone responsible for helping adults learn.
Meet Your Facilitator
Dr. Arianna Howard
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Dr. Arianna Howard is an educator, facilitator, and founder of Arianna Howard Consulting Group. With more than 20 years of experience designing and facilitating learning experiences, she brings together adult learning, psychological safety, neuroscience-informed practices, and real-world application to create professional development that feels as meaningful as the content itself.
Known for creating spaces where people can think, reflect, laugh, question, and practice, Dr. Howard believes the best professional development doesn't just give people more information—it changes what they're able to do with it.
Make the Learning Worth Their Time
Professional development asks people to give us their time, attention, energy, and sometimes even their vulnerability. What we create in return should honor that.
How to Give the Best PD Ever isn't about becoming a perfect facilitator or packing more into your slides. It's about becoming more intentional about how you create spaces where adults can engage, reflect, practice, connect, and leave with something they can actually use.
Whether you're leading a staff meeting, facilitating a workshop, training a team, or designing learning for an entire organization, you have the opportunity to create an experience that matters.
Let's make the learning worthy of the people in the room.