CONSULTING FOR SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, ADULT EDUCATION, COLLEGES, EDTECH, CURRICULUM, AND EDUCATION COMPANIES
Better instruction first. Then we help teachers use AI where it helps.
From a single PD day to a year-long partnership, we help teachers, coaches and leaders strengthen instruction and co-teaching first, then bring AI into the classroom in ways that actually support teachers.
WHERE MOST PARTNERS START
Instruction first. Then co-teaching, AI for teachers and leadership.
01 · INSTRUCTION
Strong Core Instruction
This is where we usually start. We work with teachers on the core of good teaching: clear lesson design, checking for understanding, feedback, retrieval and spacing, all grounded in the science of learning.
Teachers try the strategies in their own classrooms and we keep coming back to them, so it shows up in the room and not just in a slide deck.
02 · CO-TEACHING
Co-Teaching
We work with general and special education teachers to build co-teaching partnerships that actually work for students, from planning together to sharing the instruction in the room.
It comes straight out of Co-Teaching Evolved, the book I wrote with Dr. Belinda Dunnick Karge. We take the models and routines from the book into your classrooms, then coach teams as they try them. We can do it as a launch day, a series across the year or a co-teaching academy.
03 · HELPING TEACHERS USE AI
AI in the Classroom: PD and Coaching
We help teachers use AI where it actually helps. Hands-on PD days and coaching cycles where teachers plan lessons, give feedback and differentiate with AI, grounded in the science of learning.
No tool tours. Teachers leave with things they can use the next day, and coaches get a way to keep it going.
04 · INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COACHING
Instructional Leadership and Coaching
We coach principals, instructional coaches and district leaders on how to improve instruction across a school: what to look for in classrooms, how to give teachers useful feedback and how to run coaching cycles that stick.
Leaders get routines they can keep running after we leave, so the work keeps going past the PD day.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
From one PD day to a year-long partnership
Most partners start with instruction, co-teaching, helping teachers use AI or coaching their leaders, and build from there. Every proposal confirms audience, outcomes, deliverables, timeline and final investment.
01 · START HERE
Professional learning
A day your teachers use the next morning, and the follow-through that makes it stick.
START HERE
Professional Learning Days
Half-day, full-day or multi-day institutes in any focus area. Planning call, custom agenda, resources and next steps.
Keynotes and Conference Sessions
Opening keynotes, conference sessions and leadership retreats on AI, co-teaching, coaching and the science of learning.
MOST REQUESTED
Implementation Series
A launch day plus three to five follow-ups across the year, a leader track and an impact summary. Includes co-teaching launches.
Courses, Academies and Book Studies
Self-paced courses, cohort academies and facilitated book studies built on my 11 books, with a twelfth and thirteenth coming in the next year.
02
Policy, data and accreditation
Once teachers are supported, we help your leaders set clear AI policy, use the data you already collect and prepare for accreditation. Every engagement ends with a plan your leaders can act on.
AI Policy and Governance
We draft or revise your acceptable use policy with your team, set clear enforcement criteria teachers can follow, prepare a board presentation and build a review cadence so the policy keeps pace with classroom use.
Data Strategy
We turn assessment, program and implementation data into decisions. That means mapping what you already collect, using AI-supported synthesis to find patterns and running data-to-decisions sessions with leaders.
Accreditation Preparation
I serve as a WASC chair and committee member, so we prep you from the side of the table that reads your report. We support your self-study, help you gather focus-on-learning evidence and tie it to the criteria, and write action plans that actually connect to your findings.
Before the visit we run a mock visit with your leaders, staff, students and parents, so nobody walks in cold.
03
Consulting and design
Hands-on help with the work behind the PD: courses, coaching systems and accreditation.
Curriculum and Instructional Design
Course and curriculum design, CTE standards and pathway curriculum, spiral review built into existing courses, LMS builds and AI-assisted design.
Coaching and Leadership Development
Coach institutes, coaching cycles, leader coaching, and evaluating co-teaching over time.
Accreditation and Institutional Support
WASC self-study and visit preparation, AI-supported evidence review, data-to-decisions workshops.
Higher Education and Teacher Preparation
Faculty learning on AI and the science of learning, credential program partnerships and course design.
04
Ongoing partnerships and advisory
A thinking partner for leaders and product teams, month to month or across the year.
Advisory Retainer
Monthly strategy calls, plan and document review, and on-call support for superintendents, directors and consortium leaders.
EdTech Product and Research Advisory
Classroom alignment, pilot design, standards alignment analysis, research translation and PD for product teams.
AI Systems Setup
Design and set up AI agent workflows for district and program teams, with governance and training built in.
Annual Partnership
Scheduled onsite days, monthly leader coaching, ongoing teacher PD and a workbook that shows what each budget buys.
Every engagement can include a book set, so your team shares one implementation text. Pricing is confirmed in each proposal.
FOCUS AREAS
What are you trying to improve?
Each focus area runs through any of the services above.
Instruction and AI
Stronger lesson design, feedback and differentiation, then AI that saves time without losing quality.
Co-teaching and inclusion
Shared planning routines, clear roles and leader look-fors that move past “one teach, one assist.”
Coaching and leadership
Coaching cycles and leadership routines that sustain change after the PD day.
AI readiness and policy
A clear picture of readiness and policy that keeps pace with classroom use.
Curriculum and CTE design
Courses and pathways built on standards, retrieval and spacing, with AI as a drafting partner.
Adult education
PD, digital literacy and accreditation support built for adult schools and consortia.
WHO I WORK WITH
- K-12 districts
- County offices and SELPAs
- Adult education
- Higher ed and teacher prep
- EdTech and publishers
RESULTS AND FEEDBACK
What partners say
I think it was a great start to our co-teaching in the 26-27 school year. I enjoyed listening to Belinda and Matt.
Kevin Covert
Assistant Superintendent, Tulare Joint Union High School District
Thank you for bringing your experience and energy to DPS today, they need you!
Janta Rainey
Dayton Public Schools
Matt is very helpful, interactive, and time flew in this PD.
Workshop participant
Wise Academy, AI in Education
11 books
for teachers, coaches and leaders, including Co-Teaching Evolved (Solution Tree)
2025 CCAE
Excellence in Support Services Award
4.85 / 5
participant rating across 27 responses in a Solution Tree evaluation
SELECTED PARTNERS
Solution Tree · Dayton Public Schools · Tulare Joint Union HSD · Nippersink SD 2 · Wise Academy · Digital Promise · San Diego State University · East San Gabriel SELPA · Curriculum Genie
HOW WE START
Three steps from first call to classroom
1. Talk
A 20-minute call to understand your goals, people and constraints.
2. Plan
A short proposal with outcomes, deliverables, timeline and investment.
3. Implement and review
We do the work, gather feedback and adjust as we go.
BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL
Not sure where to start? Most partners begin with a 20-minute call.
You will leave the call knowing which service fits best. Share your goals, audience and timeline on the Plan an Engagement page, and I will follow up.
OTHER WAYS TO BOOK
Work directly with me, or through a partner
Work directly with Dr. Matt Rhoads
Start with a discovery call to clarify your goals, audience, timeline and the most useful engagement format.
Through Solution Tree
If your district already has a Solution Tree agreement, request me through my Solution Tree profile.
Through SAGE Business & Education
For organizations working with SAGE, book me as part of their consulting team.