Upcoming Sessions
NOTE: Membership in Chicago Principals & Administrators Association (CPAA) is NOT required to sign up for IAA sessions.
Building Effective Leadership Teams to Improve Learning (#4039)
Thursday, June 18, 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.
ACE Instructional Leadership in the Age of Al: Advancing Observations, Evaluations, and Feedback (#4202)
Monday, June 22, 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.
Building Capacity to Integrate Drug Prevention and Other Life Issues Into the K-12 Curriculum (#837)
Thursday, June 25, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$115.00
Educational leaders play a critical role in developing effective programs to prevent problems such as drug abuse, bullying, student anxiety and depression which has been intensified by the COVID pandemic. This workshop will address two essential components of successful school based programs and introduce a curriculum infusion model that incorporates these elements for effective prevention.
The components of successful programs that will be examined are: 1) the incorporation of evidence based prevention strategies, and, 2) sensitivity to issues of student and community diversity. The curriculum infusion model enables teachers to seamlessly integrate drug and violence prevention into k-12 classes, incorporating the elements of successful programs while meeting state learning standards, social-emotional developmental goals and class objectives.
Re-Envisioning Student Engagement in Mathematics Instruction (#3867)
Thursday, June 25, 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.
Connecting Planning, Preparation and Professional Responsibilities in Teacher Evaluation (#1451) **
Friday, June 26, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Pre-Qualified Teacher Evaluators– Part 2 of 3. Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability and communicate evaluation outcomes in constructive and supportive ways. This Academy focuses on Domains 1 and 4 of Charlotte Danielson’s2013 Framework for Teachingwith a focus on the pre-conference, recording data according to the Professional Practice rubric, and meaningful, collaborative conversations.
**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.