INTRODUCING ACCELERATE ONLINE

Leadership PD. By leaders. For leaders.

Accelerate Online gives you access to flexible sessions that address the needs of school and team leaders to support today’s schools—and increase student success.

Get full access to Accelerate Online for a year for just $249. Includes:

  • 20 on-demand training courses
  • Access to tools you can use immediately
  • Certificates of completion and PD credit hours

Many other PD programs charge you by the course. But Accelerate Online gives you full access to all courses and tools immediately. Imagine how valuable a program like this will be for the upcoming school year.

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“If I had to describe this program in one word, it would be TRANSFORMATIVE.”

– Adam Sparks

Accelerate Online tackles relevant PD topics that address current challenges

  • How do leaders achieve more by doing less?

  • How do leaders effectively share responsibility? Whose job is it anyway?

  • How do leaders decide what to say no to when everything feels important?

  • How to talk so people listen

  • What are strategies you can use to fix a toxic culture?

  • What are the 5 steps to hire like a pro?

  • What is the trick to faster people development?

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Busy schedules require flexible options

With the overwhelming demands on a school and team leader’s schedule, leaders are forced to deprioritize their own development. Accelerate Online gives you access to flexible PD offerings through on-demand training with ready-to-use tools that support your learning on your schedule.



On-Demand Training

  • 30-minute virtual training sessions that are designed for leaders with limited time but who still want high-quality training.
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  • Access to professional development courses across 20 topics, for K-12 grade levels, for leaders in a variety of roles.



Ready-to-Use Tools

  • Downloadable, proven, with samples
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  • Increase skill and career advancement by applying what you learned the next day to support your school, team and students.



Track and Clock PD Hours 

  • Access to downloadable transcripts that can be applied to your credential renewal
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  • Certificates of Completion when pathways have been completed

Who is this for?

Accelerate Online makes it possible to align your school's vision

  • Principals looking to improve team performance and align your school’s vision.

  • Assistant principals in search of professional development to position themselves better as future principals.

  • Leadership team members and assistant principals who want to gain a greater understanding of leadership skills that will benefit the team they lead.

  • Network or district staff who supervise school leaders.

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"It gave me a foundational understanding and tools and strategies I immediately began implementing."

– Alex Wazny

"Just what I needed to reinvigorate my soul
and passion
to continue to do this work."

– Liz Jamison-Dunn

"It was very informative, intentional, and transferrable. I learned alot of the right stuff and can apply it."

– Zakiya Williams

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Pathway 1: Time Management

Powerful tool to help you master time and reduce stress

  • How Leaders Achieve More by Doing Less
  • Mastering the Art of Prioritization
  • How Leaders Keep the Urgent from Eclipsing the Important
  • Find time to Get it all Done
  • Shared Responsibility: Whose Job is it Anyway?
  • What You Say No to is as Important as What You Say Yes To
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Pathway 2: Clarity

Communication tactics to build high-functioning teams

  • Leading with Your Why
  • How to Talk so People will Listen
  • Stop the Telephone Game
  • Chief Reminding Officer
  • How to Fix a Toxic Culture
  • What’s the State of your School?
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Pathway 3: Hiring

Building your high-performing team through recruitment, hiring, and onboarding

  • Get the Right Team on the Field
  • Top Talent Treasure Hunt
  • 5 Steps to Hire Like a Pro
  • Welcome Aboard
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Pathway 4: Staff Culture

Leading people and teams to build a strong staff culture

  • Your Solution for Team Misalignment
  • The Trick to Develop People Faster
  • 4 Steps to Give Behavior Changing Feedback
  • The Power of Positive Leadership

Accelerate Online is just $249 for a full year. You get complete access to all courses and tools, and you can work at your own pace.
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Meet your facilitators

Velia Soto

Velia Soto
Senior Director of Curriculum and Assessment

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Erica Eichleay

Erica Eichleay
Director of Curriculum and Assessment

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Erin Slack Senior Director of Curriculum and Assessment

Erin Slack
Senior Director of Curriculum and Assessment

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Keelin Philippe

Keelin Philippe
Senior Director of Professional Learning

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Dr. Catherine Burns
Chief Academic Officer
Accelerate Institute

Dr. Catherine Burns
President and Chief Academic Officer

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The way schools should operate when they are serious about closing the opportunity gap. The course reveals the information you don't learn in grad school on how to execute in the field.

– Past Program Participant

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FAQs

How much does it cost? Accelerate Online is affordably priced at just $249 for a full year of access. Unlike other courses that may charge you by the course, you can get started on all 20 courses immediately. Plus, you work at your own pace and on your own schedule. That alone is valuable, but what makes Accelerate Online truly unique is you can go back to the courses and tools again and again whenever you want. Just imagine a school year where you're prepped and ready to get things done from day one. Accelerate Online makes that possible.

Who are the instructors? Click here.

What are the courses? Click here.

How long is my membership? 1 year.

What technology do I need? You can use your mobile device or your computer.

Do I receive PD hours I can apply to my credential review? Yes, you have access to downloadable transcripts that can be applied to your credential renewal and certificates of completion for each pathway.

How would I use this on my resume? You receive certificates of completion for each leadership pathway you complete.

Looking for more information?

Support and contact info:

support@accelerateinstitute.org