Education 2035: A Fellowship for School Leaders
A 40-hour ACT 45 Program for Forward-Thinking Educational Leaders
Lead with Vision in a Time of Uncertainty
The map is fading. Familiar routes of school leadership no longer match the landscape. Education 2035: A Fellowship for School Leaders is a 40-hour, Act 45-approved learning experience designed for Pennsylvania school and district leaders who are ready to move beyond traditional leadership development and reimagine what’s next.
Over six months, through a mix of live online seminars, job-embedded projects, and an in-person summit, fellows will explore how to design, pilot, and scale innovations that connect near-term action to long-term transformation.
Why This Fellowship Matters
Artificial intelligence, demographic shifts, and global change are reshaping education faster than ever. Education 2035 equips leaders with the foresight and practical tools to guide their systems through disruption with confidence and integrity.
This is not about predicting the future. It’s about shaping it. Through strategic foresight, design thinking, and collaborative inquiry, participants will:
- Make sense of rapid change and emerging AI trends
- Diagnose and redesign outdated systems for the decade ahead
- Build trust and governance around ethical innovation
- Design pilot projects that connect daily practice to long-term vision
- Create a roadmap that ensures their school or district is ready to lead, not just react
What You’ll Gain
- Future-Ready Leadership Skills: Learn foresight practices like environmental scanning, scenario thinking, and systems mapping to anticipate and adapt to change.
- Practical Frameworks for AI and Innovation: Understand how AI, ethics, and governance intersect with leadership, culture, and communication.
- A Personalized Action Roadmap: Develop your Education 2035 Roadmap—a tangible, context-specific plan connecting vision to action.
- Collaborative Learning Community: Engage with peers across Pennsylvania in reflective, inquiry-based dialogue that blends strategy and imagination.
- Artifacts of Practice: Complete job-embedded projects like an AI Impact Thesis, system map, pilot proposal, and trust-building communication tool you can implement immediately.
Course Format
- Five 90-minute online seminars (monthly)
- One full-day in-person/online capstone workshop
- 26.5 hours of job-embedded learning tied to your school or district
- 40 Act 45 hours approved by PDE
- Total Duration: Six months
Course Fee: $125
Course Synchronous Meeting Dates
- January 28
- February 25
- March 25
- April 29
- May 27
- June 24