The NAIS office will be closed Monday, December 23, through Wednesday, January 1, for Winter Break. We will reopen at 9:00 AM ET on Thursday, January 2.
General workshops are 75 minutes each and are included in conference registration (there are six workshop blocks: one on Wednesday, three on Thursday, and two on Friday). All times listed are CT. Listings are subject to change.
General workshops will be offered in the following tracks:
Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Well-Being: Designed to strengthen the policies, programs, and support for diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging work and wellness initiatives within and across the organization. These workshops could include topics of anti-bias work, identity support, learning services, managing mental-health issues, social-emotional learning, polarization, school culture, and more.
Governance: Designed for trustees and heads of school, these workshops focus on all aspects of board governance, from board orientation to stewardship and beyond.
Leadership: Designed for heads and all academic and administrative leaders, these workshops focus on eective school leadership and professional development at all levels, including trustees, heads of school, mid-level leaders, and teacher-leaders.
School Operations: Designed to support initiatives and roles that involve the day-to-day and strategic management of a school, these workshops discuss topics such as communications, advancement, enrollment, financial sustainability, facilities management, human resources, and more.
Strategy and Innovation: Designed to showcase original and inspired strategies and programs that solve a myriad of school challenges, these workshops could include noteworthy organizational innovations, teaching and learning approaches, inventive financial models, and solutions to perennial issues.
Teaching and Learning: Designed to explore teaching and learning through a leadership lens, this track investigates practices and perspectives around topics like leading for curriculum implementation, pedagogy and engagement, neurodiversity and student support, technology and AI, assessment, peer coaching, and more.