Current & Upcoming
Finance & Sustainability in Independent Schools: A Practical Approach to Management and Innovation
Oct 22, 2025 2:30PM—5:30PM
Virtual
This 5-session program will help educators develop practical financial and risk management skills necessary for leadership roles in K12 schools, both day schools and boarding schools. Moving beyond the theoretical and foundational principles of finance, we will ground our work together in the practical tools that educators and schools can use to understand trends, articulate current and potential economic challenges, and develop strategic and action-oriented approaches to sound financial management and financial sustainability.
View MoreSupport for Supporters (Southern California)
Oct 21, 2025 9:00AM—2:00PM
Flintridge Prep
This ongoing program offers a small, confidential and welcoming environment designed to foster connections, learning, support and dialogue between Administrative Assistants working at independent schools.
View MoreTeaching Tools and Strategies for Arts Educators
Oct 15, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
This unique virtual program is designed for independent school visual, performing and music arts educators who are eager to expand their practice in middle and upper school contexts.
View MorePractical AI for School Leaders
Oct 15, 2025 10:00AM—11:30AM
Virtual
This session is designed for school leaders who want to better understand how to use generative AI to support their own work and goals. While they are often immersed in questions of philosophy, policy, and supporting students and colleagues, school leaders rarely have the opportunity to explore generative AI in practical terms: learning the skills and tools that will make them more effective users of this powerful technology.
View MoreFoundations in Practice: Tools and Community for Assistant Teachers
Oct 14, 2025 8:30AM—10:00AM
Virtual
This virtual ongoing program offers practical tools and strategies to enhance the work of assistant teachers in the classroom, with a focus on effective collaboration, student engagement, and responsive support. In addition to skill-building, the ongoing sessions will provide a space for assistant teachers to share experiences, ask questions, and build a strong sense of community with colleagues throughout the state.
View MoreParent Communication Strategies: Academic Feedback and Narrative Reports
Oct 09, 2025 3:30PM—5:30PM
Virtual
Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.
View MoreMaking Sense of AI
Sep 24, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
This workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI. We’ll cover three guiding principles and seven strategies for understanding AI’s impact on education and harnessing its power to support deeper learning and teaching.
View MoreDepartment Chairs Institute
Aug 06, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 08, 2025 3:00PM
Virtual
The Department Chairs Institute will guide participants in exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and in developing the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to become effective department leaders.
View MoreCAIS + CATDC Responsive Leadership Workshop: Upholding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Independent Schools
Aug 04, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 06, 2025 12:00PM
Virtual
This two-day virtual Summer Institute is designed for school leadership teams to meet the moment in upholding and sustaining DEI efforts. We will explore the legal landscape, assess institutional risks, and develop strategies that align with mission and values. Our purpose is to come together to reaffirm and strengthen our shared work fostering equity and inclusion.
View MoreTeaching Foundations (Southern California)
Jul 29, 2025 9:00AM—Aug 01, 2025 12:00PM
Marlborough School
The Teaching Foundations program is designed to support the growth and success of all teachers—particularly those in their early years at independent schools—by focusing on foundational areas of teaching.
View MoreTeaching Foundations (Northern California)
Jul 29, 2025—Aug 01, 2025
Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA
The Teaching Foundations program is designed to support the growth and success of all teachers—particularly those in their early years at independent schools—by focusing on foundational areas of teaching.
View MoreThe Design Lab: Transforming Professional Learning
Jul 28, 2025 9:00AM—Jul 30, 2025 3:00PM
Jewish Community High School | San Francisco
Transform your meetings, professional development, and facilitation with The Design Lab workshop series. Over three days, you’ll explore evidence-based practices that breathe new life into your meetings, professional development sessions, and group facilitation, and you’ll come away with practical tools you can use right away.
View MoreLeveraging UDL 3.0 to Increase Engagement
Jul 25, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM
Virtual
Join us for a full-day virtual workshop to gain familiarity with UDL and the major shifts associated with the recent 3.0 updates. We will then reconnect for three, 90-minute virtual sessions across the school year to focus on the design process, applying and reflecting on UDL-aligned strategies, and addressing relevant problems of practice.
View MoreFrom Busy to Intentional: Leveraging Analog, Digital, and AI tools to Bring Balance to Your Work Life
Jun 16, 2025 2:00PM—Jun 18, 2025 4:00PM
Virtual
Take control of your time and shift from reactive to strategic in this interactive workshop designed to help busy educators work more efficiently. You’ll practice proven strategies for managing projects, email, and digital workspaces while integrating generative AI tools to streamline tasks. Led by Head of School Andrew Davis, this hands-on experience will equip you with practical systems to make your work more productive and rewarding.
View MoreParent Communication Strategies
Jun 13, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM
Virtual
Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.
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