This is Part 2 of the 3-part Learning That Sticks Fall Series. All sessions are moderated by Nancy Bacon of the Nonprofit Learning Center.

We tend to assume people need to be convinced first—that if we provide the right information, they'll change what they do. But the evidence points the other way: practice changes first, and belief follows once people see the new way working. If we want people to do their work differently, training has to help them practice differently first, and not just hear about it or watch it demonstrated.

That's where deliberate practice comes in: activities designed specifically to sharpen one part of a skill, with real and timely feedback, working just past what someone can already do comfortably. It's not just "more practice" - it's intentional and effortful, and meant to push us past our comfort zone. It's also largely absent from training, often because we assume there's no time or right setting for it.

This session looks at what deliberate practice is, what it requires, why it's harder to build into training than it sounds, and what it makes possible when you do.

Nidhi Sachdeva is a teacher educator, researcher, and learning design expert specializing in the science of learning, teacher expertise, and evidence-informed instructional design. She teaches at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and is Professor at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, where she supports projects focused on developing teacher expertise. She is Chair of researchED Canada, Principal Consultant at Microlearning Consulting, and co-author, with Paul A. Kirschner, of the forthcoming Becoming an Expert Teacher: Deliberate Practice for Effective Teaching. Her work focuses on translating cognitive science into practical approaches that help educators and learning professionals design instruction that builds durable learning, skilled performance, and professional expertise.

Cost to Register: Individual Sessions for $70 or Full Series for $150

Wyoming Nonprofit Network 10% Discount Code: WYNN10

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You are encouraged to register for the full series to experience the full collection of knowledge and tools; you may register for just one of the sessions if you prefer.

All sessions will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recordings and have access for 3 months. If you are unable to attend the session, we encourage you to register anyway so you receive all of the related materials. Because the sessions will be recorded, we are unable to offer refunds.

Closed captioning will be available in all sessions in the series. We will do our best to accommodate any other accessibility needs expressed through the registration system.