Educator Professional Development

Practical, engaging improv training for educators. Build strategies to support social-emotional learning, spark classroom creativity, and strengthen communication with tools you can use right away.

Educators Learn Improv Strategies

Educators experience a variety of improv games firsthand and learn how to apply them in the classroom to support students’ social, emotional, and communication goals.

Focus on SEL Goals

Workshops highlight which SEL goals each activity addresses, how to debrief games effectively, and how to adapt or scaffold them to meet diverse student needs.

Resources for Ongoing Success

Participants receive practical resources to help implement games with their students. Michael, or another teaching artist, remains available after the workshop to answer questions and provide troubleshooting support.

“The best PD we’ve had in years.

Highly, highly recommend!”

“I recently hired MNProv to come in for our latest teaching professional development day and it was an absolute game-changer! Michael brought an unparalleled level of energy and fun, teaching my staff tons of engaging games they can immediately use in the classroom. What made this session truly exceptional, however, was the thorough explanation of the why behind each game.

Michael clearly demonstrated how these simple, laughter-filled exercises build essential flexibility in the minds of our students while also reminding us as teaching professionals to be more adaptable, resilient, and flexible as we want our students to be. Our teachers were laughing together the whole time and called it the best PD we’ve had in years. Highly, highly recommend!”
— Kayla Campanelli, The Next Step Transition | Program Supervisor

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Standing Ovations

  • This workshop was great. It helped me step out of my comfort zone in a very natural and easy way. It will definitely help me with instituting these activities with my students.

    Educator

  • MNprov provided an invaluable resource and tools in planning for the upcoming school year.The use of improv is a fantastic catalyst in teaching social skills and problem solving. All students could benefit from the use and practice of the skills needed to perform these activities & games.

    Ben, Special Ed Teacher

  • As students prepare and gain skills for adulthood, improv has helped them refine their social skills, improve their self confidence, and develop skills for self advocacy. Working with MNprov has also helped me in my own teaching practice, as I have learned strategies that support social and emotional development, cognitive flexibility, and conversational skills.

    Shane Barton, Transition Special Educator