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Professional Development
In the fast-moving, polarized world of K-12 education, district leaders face a complex challenge: they must build and sustain the systems that unite teams, meet the needs of families and communities, and prepare young people for healthy, successful futures. Harvard Graduate School of Education is here to help superintendents meet that challenge, with a suite of tested professional development programs designed to drive positive systemic change.
These programs welcome interest and registrations from all practitioners in the field. Content is tailored for education professionals working in the following capacities:
Design family engagement practices that are directly connected to student learning. Increase your capacity to engage staff, families, and your community to improve student outcomes.
Develop the indispensable skills and intentional practices you need to become a more inspiring communicator and leader – identify your core values, find your authentic voice, and navigate your toughest challenges with courage and integrity.
Learn a step-by-step process for gathering and using data to improve instruction, student outcomes, and educational equity across your district or system.
Plan your entry into a new education leadership position through a series of steps that will involve communities of stakeholders in creating opportunities for all children to succeed.
The Certificate in Advanced Education Leadership (CAEL) provides current and aspiring education leaders with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills while working to address current problems of practice.
Jennifer Cheatham focuses on leading for equity and transformational change in urban school districts, with expertise that includes creating instructional coherence and cultivating strong teams.
Deborah Jewell-Sherman focuses on developing transformative education leaders, drawing on her experience as an award-winning urban superintendent and her work advancing leadership practice nationally and internationally.
William and Miriam Meehan Professor of Practice in Adult Learning and Professional Development
Karen Mapp's research and practice focus is on the cultivation of partnerships among families, community members, and educators that support student achievement and school improvement.
A historian of politics and social movements, Timothy McCarthy teaches about equity and justice, brave communication and leadership, and race, gender, and sexuality.