ACE Leadership

Hi Bobbie! 🩷 So glad you asked this and thank you Meredudd and Nicole for jumping in! 🙌

Since you're already one of our amazing ACE Innovators, you don’t need to apply for that again right now — you're all set there! 🙌

The ACE Leader program, which is currently open to US and UK K–12 educators, runs a bit differently. ACE Leaders are educators who actively use Adobe Express (and other Adobe tools!) to spark creativity with students and fellow teachers in their school communities. This program has ongoing signups — which is the link you spotted. 💡

Think of it this way:

• ACE Leaders = K12 educators who comprise a community of passionate educators activating creativity in their schools/districts
• ACE Innovators = a selective cohort of educational thought leaders who use Adobe tools in transformative ways. Innovators help shape the future of creativity in education through mentoring, conference leadership, and direct collaboration with Adobe’s team.
  
  

Some of our Innovators also choose to participate as ACE Leaders as a way to stay engaged with local initiatives or school-based leadership efforts — totally optional, but you're welcome to do both if it aligns with your goals!

Let me know if you’re curious about any upcoming ACE Leader activations — we'd love to highlight the work you're already doing and help amplify it across the community! 🎉

– Martha