Workshops & speaking
Thoughtful conversations.
Practical possibilities.
Presentations, workshops, and professional learning with Carla D. Vaisman, M.Ed.—connecting ideas to the choices people make in their work.
Sessions can be shaped for educators, university faculty, academic teams, and workplace learning teams, according to the topic and audience.
Topics available for tailored sessions
What would help your
team move forward?
Choose a starting point. We can discuss the audience, learning goals, and format before shaping the session.
Curiosity & Problem-Solving
For educators & education leadersExplore how environments, questions, and adult responses can support inquiry, experimentation, and problem-solving.
Possible focus: Identify everyday opportunities to invite questions and help learners work through challenges.
Discuss this topic ↗︎Meaningful Assessment & Feedback
For faculty, educators & learning teamsConnect learning goals, authentic tasks, rubrics, and feedback so the evidence reflects what learners need to do.
Possible focus: Examine a task or rubric and identify practical improvements to clarity and alignment.
Discuss this topic ↗︎Designing Learning for Application
For academic & workplace learning teamsExplore how objectives, practice, feedback, and assessment work together in a course or learning experience.
Possible focus: Map a learning goal to purposeful practice and evidence of performance.
Discuss this topic ↗︎Thoughtful AI Use in Education
For educators, faculty & learning teamsDiscuss AI-assisted planning and content development, critical review, and the role of human judgment.
Possible focus: Consider where AI may support a workflow and what needs verification and educator oversight.
Discuss this topic ↗︎These are areas available for session development and customization. They are not presented as a record of previously delivered talks.
Developed session
Raising a Nation
of Questioners
Cultivating curiosity and problem-solving in early childhood settings.
A participatory session that connects everyday classroom situations with the choices adults make: how we respond to questions, support experimentation, and help children think through problems.
Think. Try. Reflect.
Participants discuss classroom examples, test ideas together, and create visual prompts they can take back to their own settings.
Audience: Early childhood educators and leaders.
Format: A developed 75-minute workshop, with discussion and hands-on activities.
Ask about this session ↗︎Session Formats
A format that fits
the purpose.
Presentations
Focused conference or team sessions that introduce ideas, examples, and questions for further thinking.
Hands-On Workshops
Facilitated discussion and practical activities that give participants an opportunity to try and reflect.
Courses & Professional Learning
Longer learning experiences for deeper practice, including continuing professional learning for educators.
Every format is available in person across the Atlanta area, anywhere in the U.S. with travel costs covered, or online.
Meet your facilitator
Carla D. Vaisman, M.Ed.
My background spans curriculum development, assessment, professional learning, and teaching. I bring attention to both the ideas behind learning and the practical details that shape the experience.
Workshop companions
Keep the ideas in use.
Companion materials can be planned alongside a workshop, including discussion prompts, reflection tools, and activities for use with your team.
Plan a session
Start with your people
and their questions.
Tell me about the audience, topic, event dates, format, and the change you hope the session will support.