Professional Learning Workshops

Open sale/enrollment for the 2026-2027 Professional Learning Tours will begin on July 1, 2026!The Dr. Sarah K. Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners is a school created to improve school readiness of young children using creative, hands-on, interactive experiences within a research based early childhood program.

Our mission is to dramatically change early childhood education across our nation by demonstrating innovative and transformative teaching methods and experiences that may be replicated for our youngest learners outside of the walls of the Academy for Early Learners.

The district is offering professional learning workshops to share how our district developed an early childhood education program based on experiential learning. All interested educators are encouraged to attend.

2026-27 Workshops

Mansfield ISD will offer five full-day workshops for $200 per attendee. Our in-person workshop includes a tour of the facility, classroom observations of experience-based instruction, an overview of logistics and a look at instructional practices. Each participant will also receive a T-shirt and a folder containing a facility map, research, logistics and curriculum support. The administrative staff would be happy to answer follow up questions after your visit.

Professional Learning Workshop Agenda

In-Person Agenda for the Day
8:30 a.m. – Welcome to The Academy - Our Journey
9:15 a.m. – Guided Tour and Classroom Observations
11:45 a.m. – Lunch (included with the cost of registration)
12:30 p.m. – Learning and Logistics
1:00 p.m. – Curriculum (SEL, literacy, math, experience-based learning, serve and return)
2:15 p.m. – So You Don’t Have a Rocket ship?
3:30 p.m. – Wrap Up/Questions