AI Sprint

A two-week engagement for your Academic Leadership team, built around an Association AI course.

In a Sprint, your team is doing actual, hands-on work alongside each other; we’re not telling you AI is powerful, but building fluency and a common way of working through an Association course your team takes together. Over two weeks, your team moves from uneven engagement to a shared skill foundation and aligned next steps.

A Sprint works because it can be done from anywhere. Your leadership team can be scattered over the summer (on vacation, at home, or at school) and still participate fully. That makes it the right fit for schools whose teams cannot easily gather in person during the summer months. For schools whose teams can be in one room together, we offer a companion engagement, the Retreat, which brings the same hands-on work to your campus for a day of in-person work.

Sprint Details

Membership required: Sprints are exclusively available to member schools of the Association for Academic Leaders.

Cost: $5,000 per Sprint.

Attendees: We suggest a group of 8-15. Sprints are designed for leadership teams.

Inquire: If you are considering a Sprint for your team, let's talk about where your team is with AI and which course is the right anchor. Email us at members@academicleaders.org.

Five stages, two weeks, one team.

  • 1. Intake

    We meet with you to understand your school’s context and select the right course for your team.

  • 2. Kickoff

    Your team meets online with our facilitator to name starting points and set a goal for the Sprint.

  • 3. Coursework

    Your team works through the course asynchronously, building shared ground for the conversations ahead.

  • 4. Close

    Your team reconvenes online to resolve the questions that matter most and agree on next steps.

  • 5. Report

    We deliver a written report documenting the work, the goal, the progress, and the next steps.

Five stages, two weeks, one team.

  • Intake

    We meet with you to understand your school’s context and select the right course for your team.

  • Kickoff

    Your team meets online with our facilitator to name starting points and set a goal for the Sprint.

  • Coursework

    Your team works through the course asynchronously, building shared ground for the conversations ahead.

  • Close

    Your team reconvenes online to resolve the questions that matter most and agree on next steps.

  • Report

    We deliver a written report documenting the work, the goal, the progress, and the next steps.

Choose the course that fits what your team needs to work through.

Every Sprint is anchored in one of the Association's AI courses. You choose the course based on where your team most needs to build fluency.

Leading Your Team or Department in Understanding Generative AI. A strong starting point when your team is largely new to AI and needs a shared framework for how it intersects with teaching, learning, and your school's mission.

AI You Can Use: Practical Applications for Academic Leaders. For teams ready to build hands-on fluency using AI in the day-to-day work of Academic Leadership.

Building the Custom AI Tool Your School Needs. For teams ready to move from using AI to designing GPTs or agents for specific administrative or instructional workflows.

Making Custom-Built Bots to Align Curriculum to Mission. For teams focused on curriculum design who want to use custom GPTs in service of that work.