Live Programming

Connect & Collaborate​

Academic Leaders do their best work when they can connect with colleagues across schools to share goals, challenges, and successes.

Cohorts, Leadership Series and Monthly Meetups, which are included with a school’s membership, offer Academic Leaders the chance to gather for informal conversations on topics they have in common with peers in similar roles in schools across the country.

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Cohorts—join a monthly group of peers in similar roles for supportive, topic-focused conversation and collaboration.

  • Assistant & Associate Heads of School

    This cohort is for those who have the title Assistant or Associate Head of School. The conversations will center around leading​ the organization, leading leaders, and integrating your work with the other departments of the school, including academics, business, advancement, admissions, etc.

    All meetings take place at 11am ET.

    October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6

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  • Lower School Academic Leaders

    This cohort is for lower school academic leaders: grade level leads, reading and math specialists, and other academic leaders in this division. The series offers a collaborative platform where academic leaders can engage in early education research and conversation focused on our youngest learners. You'll grow your leadership skills while learning and sharing best practices in an informal, professional environment. ​

    All meetings take place at 11am ET.

    October 8, November 12, January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8

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  • Teaching & Learning Leaders

    This cohort is for those who lead professional learning for faculty in curriculum or pedagogy beyond a single department or grade level. Participants in roles such as academic deans, instructional coaches, deans of faculty, or directors of teaching and learning. Participants are welcome if they lead in divisional, multi-divisional, whole school, or interdisciplinary ways. 

    All meetings take place at 11am ET.

    October 20, November 10, January 19, February 16, March 16

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Department Chair Leadership Series

  • Designed specifically for current department chairs, this series includes five live, online 90-minute workshops offered throughout the 2026–27 academic year. Each session addresses a core challenge, from leading meetings and mentoring colleagues to navigating difficult conversations and classroom observations.

    Through peer collaboration and research-informed guidance, participants will build the skills and confidence to lead with clarity and impact.

    Each session is 90 minutes and will run from 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET.

    October 7—Mentor, Coach, Evaluator: Which Hat Are You Wearing
    November 5—Meetings as Professional Learning
    December 9—Observation is More than a Checklist
    January 28—When Teachers Struggle
    February 25—Your First Team

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Meetups—join our monthly meetup for discussions of how your peers are approaching Generative AI in terms of policies and practical application.

  • Generative AI

    A little bit of news and a lot of discussion. We'll start with what's happened lately in Generative AI that Academic Leaders need to know. Then we'll discuss the practicalities of leading academics in the era of AI.

    3rd Thursday at 2pm ET

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  • “As a current department chair moving into an assistant division head role, I found the Preparing to Lead a Mission-Aligned Curriculum Audit course to be quite valuable in terms of giving me a starting point for thinking about broader curriculum work. I especially enjoyed reading about the experiences of peers at other schools, to hear what did and did not work for them when they engaged in similar work.”

    Sam McCoy, Assistant Middle School Head for Curriculum & Professional Learning, Sacred Heart Greenwich

  • "Once again, One Schoolhouse and the Association for Academic Leaders deliver on its promise of robust professional development. I leave the Onboarding (and Keeping) New Faculty course with a new, inspiring perspective on faculty onboarding."

    Eric Walters, Director of STEM Education, Marymount School of New York

  • “As a current department chair moving into an assistant division head role, I found the Preparing to Lead a Mission-Aligned Curriculum Audit course to be quite valuable in terms of giving me a starting point for thinking about broader curriculum work. I especially enjoyed reading about the experiences of peers at other schools, to hear what did and did not work for them when they engaged in similar work.”

    Sam McCoy, Assistant Middle School Head for Curriculum & Professional Learning, Sacred Heart Greenwich

  • "Once again, One Schoolhouse and the Association for Academic Leaders deliver on its promise of robust professional development. I leave the Onboarding (and Keeping) New Faculty course with a new, inspiring perspective on faculty onboarding."

    Eric Walters, Director of STEM Education, Marymount School of New York