In Partnership with Harvard
Unique professional development opportunities for AASA members in partnership with the Harvard Graduate School of Education
As part of AASA's ongoing commitment to support educational leaders, we have partnered with Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) to bring AASA members exclusive discounts on an array of key programs.
This partnership expands learning options for educators and creates a dynamic framework for HGSE and AASA to effectively meet the increasing challenges school and district leaders are facing.
Certificate in Advanced Education Leadership
Current and aspiring district leaders will deepen their knowledge and skills while working to address current problems of practice through this rigorous, online certificate.
Harvard Institute for Superintendents and District Leaders
This residential institute, taking place on campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focuses on the practices that drive and sustain improvement at the system level, while considering the challenges of implementation and the ways leaders can influence the change process to bring about specific outcomes.
Certificate in School Management and Leadership
A joint program of Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School that integrates expertise in managing teams and organizations with best practices in educational leadership to provide school leaders with frameworks, skills, and knowledge to effectively lead and drive change improvement in schools.
Certificate in Early Education Leadership
Leaders will gain core knowledge, management skills, and leadership tools necessary to build and advance high-quality early education in any learning environment through this online certificate program.
Earn CEUs
Achieving Excellence: Leadership Development for Principals
This on-campus institute is designed to help school leaders step away from day-to-day challenges to deeply explore their values as educators, and ground their leadership in best practices and frameworks that empower them to lead schools that support excellence for all learners.
School Turnaround Leaders
This specialized leadership program, held on campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, brings together individuals and teams who are charged with leading change in their schools and districts, and helps participants construct a school improvement plan they can put into action right away.
Leadership Entry: Empowering Schools and Communities
This asynchronous, online program helps leaders plan for their entry into a new role, whether they are first-time or experienced leaders. Participants will develop an entry plan for their unique context that engages all stakeholders within the community.
Using Instructional Rounds
This team-based program designed for both school and district-level teams explores the principles and practices of instructional rounds, a collaborative process for observing, analyzing, and improving teaching and learning. Participants will have opportunities to observe real-world classrooms and apply protocols, cultivate their observational skills, and consider how to integrate such practices in their own schools and districts.
Women in Education Leadership
This on-campus institute creates a forum for women leaders in education to celebrate their strengths, analyze challenges, and focus on the skills needed to engage multiple constituencies in the work of improving learning opportunities for students. It empowers women to lead through adversity, and provides a unique opportunity for growth and renewal among diverse groups of women.
Data Wise – Explore, Launch, Integrate
This learning pathway provides you with an opportunity to explore the 8 step Data Wise Improvement Process, to prepare to successfully launch the process in your setting, and to receive dedicated coaching over an academic year as you integrate Data Wise into your core work.
Data Wise: Using Collaborative Data Inquiry to Build Equitable Schools
Data Wise in Action
About Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Professional Education is a vital part of the Harvard Graduate School of Education community. For over 50 years, we’ve met educators’ professional development needs through faculty-led programs grounded in the latest research. Harvard’s programs are designed to provide job-embedded learning and solutions that can be applied immediately to real-time problems of practice.
Every day, we strive to deliver exceptional professional education that is responsive and relevant to the challenges practitioners face. By doing this we empower educators and institutions around the world to better serve their students, schools, and communities.
