Academies are designed to provide leaders with the tools they need to advance professional issues in their locals. This intensive experience will take place over three days as participants learn about cutting-edge issues and develop a
strategy to implement these programs.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, see the registration form for details. If you have already submitted your registration forms, send an email to dkrusema@aft.org to sign up for one or more of the academies.

Academy Topics

Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for Teachers and Students
Discover how to create a school learning environment where students feel capable, supported and challenged; where disruptions are reduced; and where academic engagement is high.
Target Audience: Teams from Local Unions; Joint Union/
District Teams

Lesson Study: Making Critical Connections
Hungry for relevant professional learning that will help you better reach all your students, focus on your own curriculum and create strong learning experiences? Site-based and teacher-led, Lesson Study emphasizes content, curriculum and students.
Target Audience: Teachers and Union Leaders

Peer Assistance and Review
Locals face enormous pressure to use test scores as a single measure of teacher competence. Peer assistance and review (PAR) provides a better answer to effectively evaluating, as well as supporting, teachers. PAR allows teachers to take control of the standards of their profession and to help new teachers meet those standards.
Target Audience: Teams from Local Unions; Joint Union/
District Teams

Response to Intervention: Addressing Implementation Across Multiple Levels
This academy will immerse union and instructional leaders in targeted discussions about Response to Intervention (RTI) and provide specific implementation strategies across multiple levels: the district, the school and the classroom. Target Audience: Union Leaders, Instructional Leaders and Trainers

Team Building and Communication: Pillars of Leadership for Academic Achievement
Improving schools and increasing student achievement require union, district and school leaders to work in teams to confront and address day-to-day realities through solution-driven strategies. If your team is beginning a partnership to improve schools or is working to strengthen an existing partnership, this introductory academy is for you.
Target Audience: School and District Union/ Management Teams