CoSN is pleased to offer the first-ever project management course that focuses on the unique needs and challenges of school system technology leaders. Using thought leadership resources and best practices, this course is aligned to CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills for the K-12 Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the foundation for the nationally-accredited Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) program. Its structure and content are also based on the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition – a global industry standard for project management and the most widely recognized project management model for business and government.
The pedagogical approach in the design of this course offers learners rich content, including prerecorded class instruction that may be viewed before online class sessions. This approach provides greater opportunities to learn in a dynamic, interactive learning environment where project management concepts may be applied to current education projects that are underway or planned soon. As a result, class learners are actively involved in knowledge construction that is personally meaningful and can be used in their current job.
This course meets online every *Tuesday from Oct 13th – Dec 8th, 2026, from 2:00- 3:30 PM ET. (There is no meeting on 11/24)
Co-instructors Cory Stokes, Jim Stewart and Frankie Jackson regularly update this course with current information. Read more about Cory here, Jim here, and Frankie here.
Read the course syllabus for more information.
Sessions are recorded if you are unable to make an individual session.
You will have access to the course content for one year.
This content covers areas of the CoSN Framework of Essential Skills of a K-12 CTO which guides the study and test for the CETL® Certification.
You are eligible for 14 CEA hours for CETL® recertification and district professional learning needs by completing live sessions and the independent offline work. If a school emergency arises and you miss a session, you are expected to watch the recording and notify the instructor. Certificates will be issued once the instructor verifies final participation at the conclusion of the course.
Educator: Members $649; Non-Members $849
Corporate: Qualifying Members $849; Qualifying Non-Members $1049 Bulk pricing for same organization registration 2-4 10% discount, 5-10 15% discount, 11+ 25% discount.
This opportunity is eligible for CoSN Professional Learning Packages. If you want to purchase several professional development courses or workshops at the same time for use throughout the year, please contact jbrown@cosn.org for custom options.
