Educational Partners

Antioch collaborates with a range of educational partners to bring you continuing education programs of the highest quality. Selected for their unique expertise, these partners are endorsed by Antioch for offerings that make an especially valuable contribution to the Office of Extension and Continuing Education.

inviteCHANGE is sanctioned as an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) by the International Coach Federation (ICF); is a licensed vocational school in the state of Washington; serves as an active member of the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO), and upholds and honors the ICF Ethics and Standards of coaching. inviteCHANGE's mission is first to deliver innovative, unparalleled coach training products and services, then to empower a thriving community of successful coaches, clients and associates. As you train with inviteCHANGE you: associate with a community of professionals committed to the highest ethics and standards; are empowered to apply your coaching skills in a broad spectrum of contexts; and gain greater access to your unique essence and personal power. Whether your focus is in the area of internal and external executive coaching, leadership, life-balance, career, health, spirituality, parenting, counseling or consulting, your inviteCHANGE training supports you to effectively facilitate others to achieve their goals, increase their potential and excel in their personal and professional performance and fulfillment. For more information, visit Antioch's coach training program page or the inviteCHANGE website.

Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish, Island and Skagit Counties (DRC) is an alternative justice center with extensive experience offering mediation training programs. In 1986, it became the first such dispute resolution center in Washington pursuant to state legislation RCW 7.75. Since that time, the DRC has been instrumental in the development of other dispute resolution programs in Washington and is nationally recognized for its training program in alternative dispute resolution. Trainings include the highly rated Professional Mediation Training, Family Mediation Training, Large Group Facilitation Training, School Trainings, Conflict Management in the Workplace and other Specialized Trainings. For more information, visit the Antioch's mediation program page.

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations, with 250 projects around the globe. Founded in 1958, EDC has long been a leader in curriculum development, professional development, educational research, and innovative uses of technology in education. EDC conducts research and develops programs in early childhood development, K–12 education, workforce preparation, learning technologies, institutional reform and other areas. Headquartered in Newton, Mass., EDC has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. EDC's Center for Online Professional Education (COPE) focuses on the use of technology to support ongoing communities of education professionals. COPE works with education leaders in the areas of technology for teaching and learning, mathematics education, cultural diversity and web-based education. For more information, visit EDC's website.

Heinemann is a publisher of professional resources and a provider of educational services for teachers, kindergarten through college. Their mission is to give voice to those who share deep respect for the professionalism and compassion of teachers and who support teachers' efforts to help children become literate, empathetic, knowledgeable citizens. Heinemann's authors are exemplary educators eager to support the practice of other teachers through books, videos, workshops, online courses and most recently through explicit teaching materials. A member of the Reed-Elsevier family of professional and educational publishers, Heinemann is today the leading name in professional development books and resources for teachers. Heinemann also has a professional development division, which presents its authors and educational experts at workshops and seminars, and offers online training courses through HeinemannU. The focus is bringing quality professional development to teachers. Teachers who participate in a Heinemann course or workshop may earn graduate-level quarter credit that can be used for their professional development through Antioch University Seattle. To register download this registration/syllabus form (PDF). For more information, visit Heinemann's website.

The Heritage Institute (THI) has been a leader in progressive continuing education programs for K-12 educators for more than 25 years. Beginning in 1977 with a handful of field studies on the natural history of Washington, programs have grown to include courses in most subject areas and teaching methodologies across the K-12 curriculum. THI is dedicated to the philosophy that educating for humanity is a necessity if we are ever to achieve meaning, heart, peace and sustainability for the human family. We must support wholeness within each person as a foundation to create unity among individuals, communities and nations, and among humans and the great natural web of life of which we are a part. Workshops and field studies are offered throughout the four Northwestern states of Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, while distance education programs reach teachers around the U.S. and the world. Global travel studies take groups of teachers to Asia, Hawaii, Europe and Central America for immersion studies in the natural and social history of other cultures. Many online courses for teachers and other education professionals are available from Heritage, as well. For more information, visit The Heritage Institute's website.

Next Chapter of Puget Sound is a consortium of Seattle-King County area nonprofit organizations and government agencies that provide services and resources to those in mid-life and beyond. The framework for the program comes from Civic Ventures and their Next Chapter initiative. Next Chapter of Puget Sound offers workshops, classes, seminars, one-on-one coaching, retreats and volunteer opportunities through consortium partners that include Antioch University Seattle, Area Agency on Aging for Seattle and King County, Centerpoint Institute, Executive Service Corp Washington, Small Business Administration - Seattle District Office, Leadership Tomorrow, Senior Services, Washington State Bar Association Lawyers Assistance Program and King Country Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). For more information visit Next Chapter's website.

Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI) is a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for people to support themselves and their families through living wage careers. SJI designs programs to eliminate barriers to good-paying, long-term work. They creatively align support services – including housing, childcare, transportation and counseling – with job skills training and job placement assistance. SJI's policy work supports legislative changes that improve access to training and services for low-income individuals. Through partnerships and innovative approaches, SJI helps people chart a path to economic self-sufficiency. Their work in the field of case management development is geared toward improving access to services for the population and community. SJI has partnered with Antioch's Office of Extension and Continuing Education to provide the Case Management: Best Practices certificate program. For more information on that program, visit the Antioch website's case management program page.

Staff Development for Educators (SDE) was founded by two educators with a revolutionary idea: teachers learn best from other teachers. Jim and Lillian Grant held their first teacher get-together in a school lunchroom in tiny Temple, N.H., more than two decades ago. Educators gathered from across New England to learn the best techniques from the best teachers in the region. Since then, SDE has grown to become one of America's leading providers of professional development resources for pre-K through grade 12 educators. Today, SDE provides timely solutions to teachers' staff development needs through seminars and conferences offered locally, regionally and nationally, presenting timely topics and classroom-proven strategies geared specifically to educators in grades K-12. Teachers attending an in-person SDE workshop or conference or an online SDE course may earn continuing education credit through Antioch University Seattle's Office of Extension and Continuing Education. For details on registering for credits, please download one of the following syllabi:

For more information, visit SDE's website.