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) 1/24/22 - 2/18/22 3/7/22 - 3/25/22	Early Childhood	Early childhood directors, leaders, and coaches and state leaders and administrators	Nonie K. Lesaux, Stephanie M. Jones
Aligning Strategic Priorities with Financial Resources in Higher Education 1/25/22 - 2/10/22	Higher Education	Higher education leaders.	James P. Honan
Action-Planning for the New Normal: Making Sense of Our Time On Screens 1/26/22 - 2/22/22 5/18/22 - 6/15/22	K-12	Teachers, coaches, and school leaders	Barbara Treacy, Christopher Dede, Jal Mehta, Jacqueline Zeller
Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML) 2/2/22 - 3/2/22 2/2/22 - 3/2/22 2/2/22 - 3/2/22 2/2/22 - 3/2/22	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.

Our Participants

Gain support and inspiration from a diverse and global learning community.

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Angelica Hannan

Project Leader, English Faculty, Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College (Australia)
Including Ourselves in the Change Equation 2016 participant

Marcia Millet

Associate Dean, Division of Professional Education; Director of Teacher Education; Associate Professor, Stallman College
Women in Education Leadership 2016 participant