Upcoming Sessions
NOTE: Membership in Chicago Principals & Administrators Association (CPAA) is NOT required to sign up for IAA sessions.
Using Student Growth Data from Diverse Populations in Teacher Performance Evaluation (#4114)**
Thursday, February 5, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
The one-day course focuses on understanding implicit bias, differentiating for equity, and coaching more deeply when evaluating student growth for special education, English learners, and early childhood students. This course is for individuals who need to complete retraining in the area of student growth to evaluate teachers. Upon successful completion, the individual will have satisfied the requirement for retraining in student growth.
ACE Instructional Leadership in the Age of Al: Advancing Observations, Evaluations, and Feedback (#4202)
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
In today's rapidly evolving educational environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping instructional leadership practices.
This professional learning experience equips school and district administrators to strategically leverage AI while prioritizing safety, ethics, equity, and instructional excellence. Participants will learn critical frameworks to evaluate AI-generated content for bias, privacy, and developmental appropriateness. They will engage with research-based tools and resources to guide responsible decision-making and lead age-appropriate discussions with staff and students about AI integration. Through a hands-on instructional coaching simulation, participants will apply generative AI to support a hypothetical teacher across multiple Danielson Framework domains, gaining experience in designing AI-supported feedback, professional development, and supervision strategies. This academy strengthens leaders' capacity to critically analyze AI use in schools, accelerate instructional coaching cycles, and model ethical technology leadership - building the confidence needed to lead AI integration with both skill and discernment.
Thursday, February 12 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
Effective feedback can be an important strategy in addressing the complex issues of student learning loss and improving teachers' professional practice. Utilizing elements of "Thanks for the Feedback" by Douglas Stone and Sheila Henn, this academy builds on the concepts in their work and adds research of others to create a vision and understanding of how to use feedback as a critical part of improving the teaching and learning environment and the overall pandemic-recovery plan of schools. Participants will work collaboratively to provide a description of effective feedback within the diversity, equity and inclusion values of classroom instruction. This knowledge will be used to enhance leadership skills in professional conversations with teachers focused on improving instructional culture and addressing student learning loss with effective feedback.
Using Effective Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning (#3955)
Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Pre-Qualified Teacher Evaluators (#1448)**
Thursday, March 5, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability and communicate evaluation outcomes in constructive and supportive ways. Administrators who evaluate teachers must also recognize and control for bias when conducting an evaluation and determining results. School districts in Illinois must provide professional development to administrators to strengthen these skills on a sustained basis.
This course focuses on Domains 2 and 3 and is intended to move administrators who have passed the ISBE evaluator training and who are very familiar with Charlotte Danielson’s 2011/2013 Framework for Teaching, from compliance to competency.
This course requires participants to view teaching, record data according to the Professional Practice rubric and participate in mock evaluation conferences as evaluator, teacher or observer. Participants will also be expected to have a high degree of inter-rater reliability when they determine a final rating based on the evidence gathered during the observations.
Disrupted: AI, Identity and the Future of Human Connection (#4248)
Wednesday, March 11 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
This course develops administrators’ leadership capacity while equipping them to lead ethical, safe, and developmentally appropriate AI integration. Participants examine how AI influences identity, relationships, and decision-making, and apply practical frameworks to support students, staff, and school communities in navigating emerging technologies.
Key Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
Critically evaluate AI-generated content for bias, accuracy, privacy, and age-appropriateness.
Examine how AI shapes beliefs, identity, and social interaction.
Facilitate responsible conversations about AI use with staff and students.
Lead school-based discussions centered on belonging, trust, and human connection.
Independent Application Component
Participants design a facilitation plan to lead equity-centered conversations about AI deepfakes, digital bias, and technology’s impact on identity and trust.
Re-Envisioning Student Engagement in Mathematics Instruction (#3867)
Thursday, March 12, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
Utilizing elements of "A Framework for Engagement with Mathematics " by Dr. Catherine Attard, this academy builds on her work and adds research of others to deepen a vision and understanding of the role of student engagement in the process of improving mathematics instruction. Participants will work collaboratively to provide a description of student engagement elements within the culture of a classroom's instructional program. This knowledge will be used to enhance leadership skills in providing teachers with meaningful feedback about their classroom culture, planning, practice and assessment of instruction that impacts student mathematics engagement and ultimately reduces math learning loss.
Building Effective Leadership Teams to Improve Learning (#4039)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
A school leadership team, within a professional learning community, plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall direction, effectiveness, and success of the school. A team's collaborative efforts contribute to a thriving learning environment that supports the growth and achievement of students. Utilizing the elements of "Collaborative Teams That Transform Schools" by Robert Marzano, et. al., this academy builds on the concepts, strategies and skills presented in this work and adds research of others to create a vision and understanding of how leadership teams can foster a productive learning environment for all stakeholders. School leaders will use this knowledge to enhance their leadership skills in reflective conversations with team members and leave with a professional learning plan that incorporates effective team building as a strategy for improving the culture of learning.
**Teacher Evaluator Retraining Courses — Completion of two academies is required to meet the retraining requirement -- one course that addresses Teacher Practice and, the other course addresses Student Growth. These two courses must be completed within the five-year renewal cycle and need not be completed within the same calendar year.