It steps planners through design processes for building goal-based programs and curricula that meet local learners' needs. Using the Designer's Handbook results in the building of a design plan, a program, and an assessment of the planning process. Click on Order Form to learn more about the Designer's Handbook and its focus. Facilitator Workshops are available for district facilitators and team leaders. During these workshops, leaders work with Denise A. Wenger, Ph.D., author of the IMD Library of Planning Tools, to tailor planning and evaluation systems to meet their needs.
Workshops are hands-on design sessions.
They include training on how to use training tools, how to build communications and how to develop and manage collaborative decision-making processes. The IMD Quarterly , the electronic journal of instructional design, offers dynamic Internet-based articles on program design and School Improvement Planning processes. Each journal focuses on specific design issues and challenges, profiles strategies for solving design problems, offers raving reviews of published programs, and more.