Kagan Winter Academies 2026
Nashville, TN • January 16–19
Las Vegas, NV • February 13–16
Come experience the engagement at Kagan’s 2026 Winter Academies! Choose from two exciting cities. Join us in Nashville during Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Or, join us in Las Vegas during President’s Day weekend. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in Kagan’s signature 4-day Kagan Cooperative Learning workshop or any other fantastic workshop for teachers, trainers, and educational leaders. See you this winter for an engaging training like no other!
4-Day Institutes
- Jan 16–19 Kagan Cooperative Learning
Kagan Structures for Engagement and Achievement!
- Jan 16–19 Kagan Cooperative Learning, PreK–2
Engagement! Learning! Social Skills!
Trainer and Administrator Workshops
- Jan 16–17 Kagan Coaching
A Revolutionary Approach to Ensure Implementation of Kagan Structures! - Jan 16–17 Instructional Coaches
Powerful Coaching Techniques for Coaching Any Content! - Jan 18–19 Kagan Cooperative Meetings
Leading and Inspiring Staff! - Jan 18–19 The Dynamic Trainer
Turbocharge Your Presentations!
Hot Workshops
- Jan 16–17 Transform Your High-Risk Classroom
Reach and Teach Students in Challenging Environments! - Jan 16–17 Brain-Friendly Teaching
Kagan Structures to Teach the Ways Brains Best Learn! 
Attend both Brain-Friendly Teaching & Memory-Friendly Teaching • Save $79!- Jan 18–19 Memory-Friendly Teaching
Teaching the Ways Brains Naturally Remember! - Jan 16–17 Growth Mindset
Structuring for Resilience! - Jan 16–17 Literacy for Little Ones, PreK–2
Promoting Primary Literacy! - Jan 16–17 Elementary Math
Multiply Success with Kagan Structures! -
Attend both Elementary Math & Elementary STEM • Save $79!
- Jan 18–19 Elementary STEM
Total Engagement with Kagan Structures! - Jan 16–17 Building Classroom Community
Creating Student Bonds that Accelerate Learning! - Jan 18–19 Kagan Win-Win Discipline
Strategies to End Every Disruption! - Jan 18–19 Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Emotion-Friendly Teaching to Boost Social and Academic Skills! - Jan 18–19 English Language Learners
Kagan Structures to Skyrocket Comprehension and Fluency! - Jan 18–19 Elementary Literacy
Skyrocket Skills with Kagan Structures!
4-Day Institutes
- Feb 13–16 Kagan Cooperative Learning
Kagan Structures for Engagement and Achievement!
- Feb 13–16 Kagan Cooperative Learning, PreK–2
Engagement! Learning! Social Skills!
Trainer and Administrator Workshops
- Feb 13–14 Kagan Coaching
A Revolutionary Approach to Ensure Implementation! - Feb 15–16 Instructional Coaches
Powerful Coaching Techniques for Coaching Any Content! - Feb 15–16 Kagan Cooperative Meetings
Leading and Inspiring Staff!
Hot Workshops
- Feb 13–14 Secondary Math
Kagan Structures to Boost Engagement and Learning! - Feb 13–14 Thinking Skills
Kagan Structures to Develop and Engage 15 Thinking Skills! - Feb 13–14 Growth Mindset
Structuring for Resilience! - Feb 13–14 Building Classroom Community
Creating Student Bonds that Accelerate Learning! - Feb 13–14 Kagan Win-Win Discipline
Strategies to End Every Disruption! - Feb 13–14 Literacy for Little Ones, PreK–2
Promoting Primary Literacy! - Feb 13–14 Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Emotion-Friendly Teaching to Boost Social and Academic Skills! - Feb 13–14 Brain-Friendly Teaching
Kagan Structures to Teach the Ways Brains Best Learn! -
Attend both Brain-Friendly Teaching & Memory-Friendly Teaching • Save $79!
- Feb 15–16 Memory-Friendly Teaching
Teaching the Ways Brains Naturally Remember! - Feb 13–14 Accelerating Achievement
Boost Test Scores with Active Engagement! - Feb 13–14 Elementary Math
Multiply Success with Kagan Structures! -
Attend both Elementary Math & Elementary STEM • Save $79!
- Feb 15–16 Elementary STEM
Total Engagement with Kagan Structures! - Feb 15–16 Transform Your High-Risk Classroom
Reach and Teach Students in Challenging Environments! - Feb 15–16 English Language Learners
Kagan Structures to Skyrocket Comprehension and Fluency! - Feb 15–16 Elementary Literacy
Skyrocket Skills with Kagan Structures!
Registration Info
For complete registration information, click here.
Your Kagan Team
Meet Dr. Spencer Kagan, Laurie Kagan, and the entire Kagan Training Team, click here.
Winter Academies Info
For information on locations and accomodations, click here.
Host a Kagan Event
Bring Kagan to your school or district! Just call the friendly Kagan Partnership Team at 800.451.8495 to discuss your training needs and schedule. Or click here to submit an online inquiry.
Scholarships
Kagan is offering Scholarships to its 2026 Winter Academies. You could receive FREE tuition and course materials to this exciting event. Click here for full scholarship details.
Administrators FREE!
Qualifying administrators can attend for free. For details, click here.
Workshop Agenda
Click here to find and download a workshop agenda.
Download Flyer
To download a PDF flyer of Kagan’s 2026 Winter Academies, click here.
This workshop opened my eyes to what could be! I'm excited to go back to my students and start applying all the things I learned!
—Julia Moore, Kindergarten Teacher
I can’t wait to come back again! I created new relationships so quickly and became comfortable so quickly working in so many new groups. Can’t wait to do this with my students and change our school culture!
—Sarah Brown, Instructional Coach
Fantastic! I feel like I’m going back to my classroom to become a new teacher with new focus.
—Jackie Basinger, Educational Facilitator
I have never been to a PD like this! Four days felt like a few hours! This is actionable and will change your classroom!
—Sandra Haralson, Teacher
Kagan has revolutionized my class! Our instructor was dynamic and helpful. Every single piece of this training is USEFUL.
—Jennifer Hambelton, Math Teacher
Highly recommend this training for ALL staff members involved in education. Wish I would have attended this training earlier in my profession.
—Denise Schumacher, Principal
