SEMINARS & WEBINARS

Planning for the Future
A PAIS program for Heads, Board Members & Senior Leadership Teams
November 14, 2025, 9:00am-3:00pm • Penn State Allegheny, McKeesport, PA
 

When Thinking Becomes Routine
Using Thinking Routines as More than Activities
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Series Program
November 18, 3:30-5pm, Part 1 • December 2, 3:30-5pm, Part 2 • Virtual
Audience: PreK - 12th grade educators and academic leaders

Unpacking Evidence-Aligned Writing Instruction: How to Integrate Writing to Support Reading Comprehension Across All Disciplines
A PAISTA Pittsburgh Program
December 3 • In-PersonPittsburgh Location TBD 
8:30-11:30am Session One: Focus on PreK-Grade 3 • 12:30-3:30pm Session Two: Focus on Grades 4-8
Audience: Teachers 

Classroom Strategies for Anxiety Management
Learn how anxiety impacts learning and leave with useful strategies to implement in the classroom
Part of the PAIS Teaching & Learning Series
December 8, 3:30-5pm • Virtual
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Series Program
Audience: Teachers of all students, counselors, learning specialists, academic leaders

Building a Compelling Future Position
How to Achieve Valued Differentiation in Independent Schools
December 9, 12:00-1:15pm • Virtual
Audience: Heads of School, Board Members, CFOs

Meeting Medic: 4 Workshops in January
January 8: Workshop #1 • Steering a Meeting Through Stormy Waters
January 15: Workshop #2 • How to Avoid Hostile Meeting Takeovers by Knowing Your Meeting Types
January 22: Workshop #3 • Chart a Course for the Destination Using Processes That Work
January 27: Workshop #4 • Caring for Your Crew by Designing Meetings That Matter
All workshops are 9:00-9:30am
Audience: All educators who lead or facilitate meetings in their schools

From Insight to Action: Harnessing Student Voice to Drive Meaningful Change
Learn strategies to amplify student voice, in the classroom and in your school community
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Series Program
January 13, 2025, 3:30-4:45pm • Virtual
Audience: Teachers of students of all ages, academic leaders

Elevate Learning
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Conference
January 29 & 30, 2026, full-day • The Inn at Villanova University, Villanova, PA
AUDIENCE: PreK-12 Teachers, Division Directors, Counselors, Learning Specialists

Developing Strategies for Resilience & Well-Being
A workshop focused that introduces skills and practices for promoting resilience and well-being
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Series Program
February 5, 2026, 3:45-5pm • Virtual
Audience: All educators, counselors, learning specialists, and academic leaders

Curriculum Reimagined
A virtual series in the Spring of 2026
5 Workshop Sessions: February 18, February 25, March 4, March 18, April 15
All sessions from 3:30-5:00pm ET. 1-2 hours of asynchronous engagement between sessions
Audience: Best for school teams of Academic Administrators and Leaders (HOS, Associate HOS, Division Directors, Assistant Division Directors, Deans of Studies), Teacher Leaders (Department Chairs, Grade Team Leaders), and Classroom Teachers

The Science of Reading: Bringing All the Pieces Together
SoR and how it connects with EF, SEL, and learning outside the reading classroom
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Series Program
February 11, 3:30-4:45pm • Virtual
Audience: Teachers of all students, learning specialists, and academic leaders

Cultivating Belonging with Culturally Responsive Curricular Design and Teaching
A PAIS Teaching & Learning Series Program
March 3, 3:45-4:45pm • Virtual
Audience: Teachers of all students, DEI Directors, academic leadership

Making Injustice Visible: Encouraging Conversations about Power & Representation
Exploring oppression, power, and the need to act
March 6, 9:00am-3:00pm • In-Person at Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, PA
Audience: Middle School & Upper School Teachers & Academic Leaders

SAVE THE DATE: JOY Diversity Conference
Sunday, April 12, 10am-3pm • George School, Newtown, PA
AUDIENCE: Students in grades 8-11
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