Gemini Academy Innovator Track
The Orca Cohort
Leadership-level AI professional development for school leaders and senior educators — building the strategy, policy, and people-development skills to lead AI transformation across your school or district.
The Orca Cohort
Gemini Academy — Innovator Track
The Orca Cohort is the Innovator-level tier of TechTelligence Gemini Academy — built for school leaders, instructional coaches, and senior educators who are ready to lead AI transformation at a school or district level. This advanced cohort moves beyond personal Gemini practice to address the bigger questions: How do we build a responsible AI vision for our school? How do we design an AI policy that protects students and empowers teachers? How do we develop our staff and create a culture that embraces AI as a professional amplifier? Across six intensive modules, Orca Cohort participants become the AI leaders their schools need.
Program Aims
- Develop and communicate a clear, values-led AI vision for your school or district that aligns with ethical principles, equity goals, and community expectations
- Design and implement school-level AI policies covering student use, data privacy, academic integrity, and responsible technology governance
- Plan and deliver staff AI professional development — from awareness sessions to sustained coaching cycles — that builds capacity across a whole school
- Lead district-wide Gemini implementation with evaluation frameworks, success metrics, and strategies for sustaining an AI-positive school culture
Target Audience
School principals, deputy principals, curriculum coordinators, instructional coaches, and senior educators who are responsible for — or seeking to influence — school-level AI strategy, policy, and professional development in a K-12 Google Workspace for Education environment.
Prerequisites
- Completion of Gemini Academy Amplifier (Dusky Cohort) or demonstrated intermediate Gemini proficiency in a leadership role
- Current or aspiring school leadership role (principal, deputy, curriculum coordinator, instructional coach, or head of department)
- Familiarity with school policy development processes and staff professional development frameworks
- Active Google Workspace for Education admin-level or advanced educator account
Duration / Time Estimate
Total program: approximately 4 hours — deliverable as a full-day leadership workshop or split across multiple half-day sessions.
Module Structure / Agenda
Cohort Welcome & Innovator Track Overview
Leadership context, Orca Cohort expectations, connecting personal Gemini practice to school-level impact
Building Your School AI Vision
AI vision frameworks, stakeholder mapping, values alignment, communicating AI strategy to parents and governors
AI Policy Design for Schools
Acceptable use policies, student AI guidelines, data governance, academic integrity in the AI age
Staff Development & AI Coaching
PD design principles, coaching cycles, change management, supporting resistant colleagues
District-Wide Gemini Implementation
Scaling from classroom to district, evaluation frameworks, admin console tools, ROI metrics
Ethics, Equity & Community Engagement
Algorithmic bias at scale, digital equity gaps, parent and community communication, MENA context
Sustaining an AI-Positive Culture
Communities of practice, recognising AI leadership, continuous improvement cycles, the road ahead
The Orca Cohort
Ready to Lead AI Transformation in Your School?
Join a cohort of school leaders building the vision, policy, and people-development skills to make AI work at scale — responsibly, sustainably, and with real impact.