Past professional development events

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Open Online Workshops are 1-3 day full day workshops designed for individuals and/or small groups of educators who are interested in learning more about how to use Gold Standard PBL in their classrooms and schools.

Join the National Constitution Center and the Oklahoma History Center Museum for a full-day professional development workshop exploring the history of tribal sovereignty through constitutional history and primary-source inquiry. During this workshop, educators will examine the constitutional and judicial history of tribal sovereignty through the Center's nonpartisan educational framework.

Join Teach Democracy and the National Constitution Center for a free professional learning workshop exploring how educators can teach the U.S. Constitution and American history while preparing students to become informed and engaged civic participants.

L'intelligence artificielle générative transforme progressivement les pratiques d'enseignement et d'apprentissage des langues et ouvre de nouvelles possibilités mais comment passer d'une utilisation ponctuelle ou habituelle des outils d'intelligence artificielle à un véritable usage pédagogique, réfléchi et pertinent ?

What does it mean to be a citizen? Who holds power? And how do we live together when we disagree?

InspirEd 2026: The Independent School Leadership Forum brings together for independent school leaders for a collaborative day focused on the opportunities, challenges, and decisions surrounding education, with an emphasis on AI.

ISAS welcomes you to the Equity & Inclusion Conference! ISAS has reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Post Oak for $179++/night. Lunch is included. Dinner and evening are on your own.

Teaching students about how to take care of themselves, how to take care of others, and how to care for a community is complex. This workshop will help you consider questions such as: What should be taught in a health and wellness curriculum? What does an inclusive health and wellness curriculum look like?

What does a cyberattack on a school actually look like from the inside? This session reconstructs a composite incident drawn from real school environments, step by step. At each stage we'll show what evidence was visible, where it appeared across identity, endpoint, and network activity, and what a defender could have done with it.

An intimate, year-long cohort for heads committed to deepening personal and institutional understanding of identity, power, and belonging. Facilitated by Cheryl Adenekan, the SEED journey includes monthly Zoom sessions and in-person gatherings in both NorCal and SoCal, in collaboration with independent school associations statewide.

Join fellow BIPOC educators, administrators, and staff from independent schools across New England for a powerful 1.5-day gathering.

Contemporary Native American art provides a powerful tool for countering stereotypes and asserting the ongoing presence and vitality of Native peoples and cultures.

Join us on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about earthquakes and the USGS-led ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System. In this web seminar, we will examine earthquake hazards across the United States and explore how earthquake waves impact people and the built environment.

A pivotal moment for arts education advocacy is approaching. A proposed $6 billion reduction in federal education funding would have substantial consequences for school budgets. This webinar will explore current federal funding allocations supporting music and arts education and will feature a demonstration of the Ed Trust's "FY 26 Federal Funding At Risk" tool.

Join Matthew Esterman, who has spent over 15 years in classrooms, school leadership, and consulting, as he leverages this experience to answer a practical question: Where can AI genuinely lighten a teacher's workload without cutting corners on judgment?

Artificial intelligence is transforming how independent schools operate. From generative AI tools used by students and faculty to a wide array of AI-enabled functions, school leaders face many challenges. This session will provide a practical overview of the most significant legal issues and offer strategies for managing risk while supporting responsible innovation.

The NGPF team chats with Diana Isern to discuss her new book Money Talks and how educators can create financial literacy lessons that are engaging, culturally responsive, and student-centered. Diana will explore how her experience as a school leader and Accredited Financial Counselor shaped the book's practical, inclusive approach to teaching financial wellness.

The fall in-service professional development conference of the New Hampshire Music Educators Association. Session proposals accepted until June 1, 2026.

These one-hour virtual meetings provide an opportunity for LGBTQ Educators to connect with one another throughout the year. Please join us for a time of networking, resource-sharing, support, and professional development.

This peer-driven conversation will focus on marketing strategies that support auxiliary and summer programs. Topics include branding, messaging, social media and digital marketing, enrollment funnels, and other activities that help schools reach the right audiences and increase participation. This discussion is open to SPARC members only.

Join our education team and special guests to learn about Youth-Led Participatory Action Research (YPAR)—what happens when students become the researchers, and how their evidence can drive policy shifts in their schools and communities.

Join Dr. Peg Oliveira, Director of the Gesell Program in Early Childhood at the Yale Child Study Center and Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, to explore strategies for establishing a developmentally appropriate assessment protocol that allows children to show who they truly are and what they can do.

Medicare can be complex and overwhelming for both HR teams and employees approaching retirement.

The most effective schools are led by a cohesive, collaborative team at the top. NAIS Leadership Through Partnership (LTP) is designed specifically for heads of school and their board chairs to invest in their leadership relationship, align around mission and strategy, and develop the tools to govern with purpose and clarity.

During this session, participants will explore the complex constitutional relationship between Native nations and the United States. Join University of Colorado distinguished law professor Kristen Carpenter as she examines how the Constitution has shaped federal-tribal relations and explores enduring constitutional questions involving tribal sovereignty, citizenship, treaties, and the powers and responsibilities of the federal government.

This multi-part virtual learning experience, facilitated by Jason Craige Harris, is designed for Heads of Color working in predominantly white schools and leadership environments. Established in the 2021–22 school year, this cohort remains a space for honest dialogue, meaningful connection, and continued leadership development.

How we approach population geography is deeply grounded in economic theories. From Malthus to critical approaches to population geography to cornucopia theories, how people are viewed is through different viewpoints of their value. This presentation approaches two lessons for use in introductory geography classes.

Auxiliary programs — camps, enrichment, partnerships, transportation, food service, and other revenue-generating activities — often grow independently over time, each with its own systems, priorities, and expectations.

This program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This online program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection.

ATLIS and volunteers for the ATLIS Certification Council designed the TLIS Primer and Prep Program to support anyone considering or planning to apply for and attempt to earn the Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (TLIS) certification.

Well-being is a practice, much like teaching, that requires individuals and communities to continually prioritize and recommit. In this professional development workshop, we draw from current research and data from our Faculty & Staff Survey to identify opportunities and strategies for individuals and the school to improve faculty and staff well-being. Learning Objectives: Understand the

During the "Conversation with Colleagues" series, AISAP members come together to share ideas and learn from one another. For this Conversation with Colleagues, we're hosting a discussion focused on financial aid geared toward evolving roles and collaborative decision-making.

AISNE's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Conference attracts hundreds of educators and school leaders each year to network, share resources, and discuss best practices and new ideas. You'll hear from leading professionals, both local and national, on topics related to advancing equity and supporting every student in your school. This transformative 2-day event takes a

California is heading into a winter shaped by a developing Super El Niño. In anticipation of possible impacts, CAIS is offering a Zoom webinar with Joffe Emergency Services on Wednesday, October 21, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. This session will help schools prepare rather than react. Guest and meteorologist Dr.

Join fellow leaders from SAIS member schools for collaborative, supportive discussions designed to build community and address shared challenges in education. Our virtual roundtables provide a structured yet welcoming space for school leaders and educators to connect, share successes, and problem-solve together.

AISNE's DEIB Practitioners Cohort is a yearlong program aimed at DEIB leadership development in New England schools. Over a series in-person meetings, you will discuss the current opportunities and challenges of the field, share your professional triumphs and tribulations, and receive leadership coaching aimed at creating enduring system change in your community.

Founded in 1976. Still groovin'. Still connecting the movers and shakers. Put on your boogie shoes and your bell-bottom pants and join us in Atlanta, GA, for the 2026 MISBO Annual Conference as we celebrate 50 years of connecting independent school professionals and delivers exceptional value to enrich learning.

SAIS Virtual Roundtables give heads of school an easy way to connect with colleagues, exchange ideas, and talk through the issues shaping independent school leadership right now. Come with a question, a challenge, an idea to share, or simply a desire to hear what's on the minds of fellow heads.

Working as a counselor in an independent school setting can be an experience that is as challenging as it is rewarding. The work you do is always important, often high stakes, and all the while by its very nature frequently siloed from connection and communication with other colleagues and departments at your school.

The Elementary School Counselors Affinity Group is dedicated to creating a space for collaboration of resources and providing a network of support to help elementary school counselors with the unique challenges they face. The ASCA Affinity Groups are small communities of members who share a similar area of interest or identity.

Join fellow BIPOC educators, administrators, and staff from independent schools across New England for a powerful 1.5-day gathering. The AISNE BIPOC Symposium is a space to restore your spirit, connect with colleagues who share your lived experience, and engage in honest, uplifting conversations about what it means to lead, teach, and thrive in predominantly white