Professional Education

Early Childhood Programs

Designed to support the learning and development of early childhood professionals working in diverse settings.

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K-12 Programs

A robust portfolio serving teachers, school leaders, district administrators, and other education professionals.

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Higher Education Programs

Leadership and career development for college and university administrators.

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Online Programs

From short workshops to in-depth courses to comprehensive certificate programs, access HGSE ideas from anywhere in the world.

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Upcoming Programs

Program	Portfolio	Who Should Attend	Faculty Chair(s)
Certificate in Early Education Leadership (CEEL) 6/6/22 - 6/24/22	Early Childhood	Early childhood directors, leaders, and coaches and state leaders and administrators	Nonie K. Lesaux, Stephanie M. Jones
School Turnaround Leaders 6/6/22 - 6/10/22	K-12	Educators and teams responsible for leading or overseeing school turnaround efforts	Katherine K. Merseth
Management Development Program (MDP) 6/12/22 - 6/17/22	Higher Education	College and university administrators early in their careers responsible for the strategic direction, administrative management, and local leadership of their respective departments and units.	Francesca Purcell, Eduardo Contreras
Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML) 6/15/22 - 7/13/22 7/20/22 - 8/17/22	K-12	Aspiring, early career, and experienced school leaders	Mary Grassa O'Neill, Monique Burns Thompson, Allen Grossman

By the Numbers

18,000+

Participants a Year

100+

Program Offerings

Harvard Faculty

118

Countries Represented

Our Faculty

Each program is led by HGSE faculty, demonstrating their commitment to making an impact on the practice of education professionals and the lives and learning of students.

Kathryn Parker Boudett

Lecturer on education at HGSE, faculty chair of the Data Wise Leadership Institute: January and Data Wise Coach Certification, and the faculty co-chair of the Data Wise Leadership Institute: June, Data Wise Leadership Institute: Online, and Data Wise in Action Program.

Judith Block McLaughlin

Senior lecturer on education at HGSE and faculty director of the Higher Education master’s program at HGSE. McLaughlin is faculty chair of the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents and Harvard Seminar for Presidential Leadership.

James Honan

Senior lecturer on education at HGSE and faculty co-chair of the Institute for Educational Management (IEM) and Crisis Leadership in Higher Education.

Karen Mapp

Senior lecturer on education and faculty director of the Education Policy and Management master’s program at HGSE. Mapp is the faculty chair of Family Engagement in Education.