Welcome to ECIS
Founded in 1965, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS), is a non-profit global membership organisation. ECIS exists as a professional life-force for members, a vibrant network of thoughtful doers and change-makers. Our membership represents 500 membership communities and 40,000+ passionate educators and leaders in over 80 countries on six continents.
ECIS members are privy to an abundance of strategy, inspiration, bright ideas and daringly innovative projects that can help shape and enhance your own objectives. By becoming a member, you remain at the forefront of trends and big picture thinking that affect the education sector, and you have quick access to cutting-edge products and services that support education.
500+
Membership communities
50k
Educators
100
Countries
Upcoming ECIS Events
30 September @ 09:00 – 16:30
Teaching and Pedagogy Certificate – Literacy across the curriculum: creating better readers: 30 September 2024
02 Oct @ 15:00 – 23 Apr @ 17:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Digital Fluency for Middle Leaders: 02, 09, 16, & 23 October 2024
07 Oct @ 05:00 – 14 Oct @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Building & Leading Teams: 07 & 14 October 2024
ECIS Membership
“Current, interesting, inclusive membership designed to challenge and engage thinking whilst developing relevant professional relationships. ECIS actively demonstrates an outwardly diverse outlook in every sense. A willingness to go the extra mile.”
Claire Nuttall, Headteacher, St.George’s International School, Luxembourg
Insightful Articles
Storytelling as a way of mapping student learning
Jonathan Butcher, Deputy Head, Frederick Irwin Anglican School (Formerly the Primary School Principal at Berlin Brandenburg International School when this article was first published in 2022.) Aisha Kristiansen, Head of Innovation and Technology, Kardinia International College (Formerly the EdTech Integrator at Berlin Brandenburg International School when this article was first published in 2022.) Like any… Continue reading Storytelling as a way of mapping student learning
LAST but not least: The adaptive work of the teacher
Jonathan Butcher, Deputy Head, Frederick Irwin Anglican School. In dialogue with Anne van Dam and Fiona Zinn. The adaptive work of the teacher is much to be admired. The acronym LAST – Looking ‘closely’ At Student Thinking, is the prerequisite to: conferring with a child, directing them to take their next steps, modelling strategies and… Continue reading LAST but not least: The adaptive work of the teacher
Nurturing Student Agency in Secondary Mathematics: Challenges and Opportunities
Carol Lai MYP/DP Mathematics Teacher; CAS Coordinator International School of Debrecen, Hungary Student voice has been widely discussed in educational research and practiced in everyday classroom settings since the 1990s and the 2000s (Cook-Sather, 2020). While many scholars define student voice as “to identify and analyze issues related to [students’] schools and their learning that… Continue reading Nurturing Student Agency in Secondary Mathematics: Challenges and Opportunities
Taking the long view: Sustainability for global citizenship transformation
LeeAnne Lavender Many educators and leaders in international schools around the globe recognize the value and urgency of global citizenship education (GCE) and the need to empower PreK-12 students to engage in authentic community engagement and active local and global citizenship. To this end, many educators use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to… Continue reading Taking the long view: Sustainability for global citizenship transformation
