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November 2023
#ISLECISLoft: Fostering Generations of Changemakers: 29 November
#ISLECISLoft: Fostering Generations of Changemakers 29 November 2023 16:00 London Presented by Michael Johnston, Assistant Head, Frankfurt International School, and students from Frankfurt International School About this session A Changemaker, is a person, child, adult, student, teacher... EVERYONE, who works to make the world a better place. They take actions to change the world, whether it is a small action like saying thank you, or something larger like creating an organization. Changemakers actively learn and practice skills for change, seek…
Find out more »December 2023
Early Childhood Connect & Converse: Wellbeing and involvement: 05 December
Wellbeing and involvement - using the Leuven scales | Fiona Carter 05 December 17:00 (London time) The ECIS Early Childhood Special Interest Group invite you to join us in our connect and converse sessions to revisit and rethink Early childhood education. Each month we will explore one aspect of an overarching theme. We will begin our next series of connect and converse sessions, focusing on creating cultures where educators and children can thrive. In these sessions, we will spotlight research…
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ECIS Teaching and Pedagogy Certificate: Modelling and scaffolding for learner success: 09 January
Modelling and scaffolding for learner success 09 January Facilitated by Helen Morgan Online Fees: Individual Ticket: £30 | 10-course Certificate Package: £240 Two timings available on the same day in order to accommodate multiple timezones: Timings are listed in London time. 09 January 09:00-10:30 09 January 15:00-16:30 In order to achieve success, learners need to know what excellence looks like-whether that be an excellent serve in tennis or an excellent story in English. Modelling is a brilliant way to achieve…
Find out more »Middle Leader Certificate: Coaching & Leadership @ International School Eindhoven: 12 & 13 January 2024
Middle Leader Certificate: Coaching & Leadership 12 & 13 January 2024 @ International School Eindhoven Facilitated by: Helen Morgan Coaching is an important leadership approach for teacher leaders because it focuses on getting the best out of people by unlocking and unleashing their potential. In an educational context, coaching is about developing people so that they are empowered to solve problems and navigate their way through challenge and change. It supports well-being and gives people the skills and confidence to…
Find out more »ICMEC Level II Child Protection Workshop: Child-on-child abuse: 16 January
ICMEC Level II Child Protection Workshop: Child-on-child abuse 16 January (12:00 - 13:30 London) Training for School Child Protection Team Members: Level II (Synchronous) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) Description How can we recognise and address child-on-child abuse? In this workshop, we’ll work through the definitions of child-on-child abuse, especially sexual abuse and exploitation, and the indicators that abuse might be occurring. We’ll also work through best practices for preventing and addressing bullying and abuse between students,…
Find out more »#ISLECISLOFT: School Leaders Matter Book Study: 17 January
#ISLECISLOFT In Partnership with School Leaders Matter Book Study A three-part series Part 3: 17 January 2024 16:00 - 17:00 (London) In September, Dr. Helen Kelly will be returning to the #ISLECISLoft to begin a three-part book study of her recently published work School Leaders Matter: Preventing Burnout, Managing Stress, and Improving Wellbeing. During all three sessions, Helen will be available to guide readers through the main points of her book and answer questions. Dr. Helen Kelly provides schools with…
Find out more »Middle Leader Certificate: Curricular Design & Leadership: 18 & 25 January 2024
Curricular Design & Leadership Facilitated by: Nancy Lhoest-Squicciarini 18 & 25 January 2024 09:00-14:00 on both days | London time | Break between 11:00 and 12:00 At the centre of middle leadership is a commitment and desire to improve student learning. We know there are several factors that impact student learning and at the top of the list of school-related factors is a guaranteed and viable curriculum. For it to have real impact, it needs to be far more than…
Find out more »Technology for UDL series session 3: Embedding in Practice: 18 January
Technology for UDL series session 3: Embedding in Practice 18 January 2024 | 14:30 London time Join the Texthelp duo of Paddy and Carrie-Ann for round three in the Texthelp Technology for UDL series. In this workshop we’ll take a practical, hands-on and actionable approach to implementation of UDL in practice. After a quick reflective task on our current practice, we’ll help you develop a sustainable simple approach to increasing your use of technology to support UDL. Explore, develop and…
Find out more »LUDIA: Your AI-powered UDL tool: 23 January
LUDIA: Your AI-powered UDL tool 23 January 2024 13:00 -14:00 LUDIA was created as a new kind of entry point and scaff old for developing a Universal Design for Learning mindset, intentionally designing to reduce learning barriers, and discovering the power of Artificial Intelligence. The name “LUDIA” is a remix of the acronyms AI and UDL. Ludia means “play” in Greek. LUDIA (they/them) is non-binary; reimagining, not reinforcing, gender assumptions in the “AI helper” context. LUDIA was created by Beth…
Find out more »#ISLECISLoft: Juxtaposing Practices that Reinforce Social Differences: A sense-making exercise to promote inclusivity: 24 January
#ISLECISLOFT In Partnership with Juxtaposing Practices that Reinforce Social Differences: A sense-making exercise to promote inclusivity 24 January 2024 16:00 - 17:00 (London) Schools are often microcosms of society, reflecting and amplifying existing social differences and identities. Practices such as organizing class lists by gender are common and yet can contribute to social differentiation. How do schools organize class lists based on social identities such as race, nationality, religion, language, or neurodiversity? How do they compare and contrast? This session…
Find out more »ECIS Mentoring Four-Part Virtual Series: Part 3 – Mentorship at your school: 30 January
ECIS Mentoring Virtual Series September, November, January, & May All timings are listed in LONDON time Mentoring is the act of one individual sharing their knowledge, skills and experience, to help another person to develop and grow. This can either be professional or personal growth. A mentor can support with a number of aspects of an individual’s career, their challenges and their achievements. ECIS is thrilled to offer a four-part Mentoring Series facilitated by the Women in Education Special…
Find out more »Inclusive Organisation Culture and Leadership in a PolyCrisis Era: 31 January 2024
Inclusive Organisation Culture and Leadership in a PolyCrisis Era: Child Protection, Crisis Management Protocols and Leadership Lessons 31 January 2024 12:00 -13:00 (London) With Eleni Armaou ( ECIS Inclusive Education SIG member, ALN coordinator at Metropolitan School of Frankfurt) About this session: Crisis in Greek, means decision: κρῐ́σῐς • (krísis) Decision making, when support and crisis teams in schools are found in the eye of the storm of a crisis event, can become particularly challenging. When designing a crisis management…
Find out more »February 2024
Middle Leader Certificate: The Culture of Leadership: 01, 08, 22, & 29 February 2024
The Culture of Leadership 01, 08, 22, & 29 February 2024 15:00 – 17:00 on each day (London Time) Facilitated by: Jimena Zalba and Cindy Gause Vega In an organisation, leaders make the weather and create the culture. This shapes how the organisation works and feels. The Culture of Leadership is an exciting core course that gets to the heart of this by focusing on international teacher leadership at the middle level, exploring the relationship between culture, context and leadership.…
Find out more »ECIS Teaching and Pedagogy Certificate: Developing independence and agency in learners: 06 February
Developing independence and agency in learners 06 February Facilitated by Helen Morgan Online Fees: Individual Ticket: £30 | 10-course Certificate Package: £240 Two timings available on the same day in order to accommodate multiple timezones: Timings are listed in London time. 06 February 09:00-10:30 06 February 15:00-16:30 As teachers, our goal for all learners is to support them to be independent and be able to show initiative. However, building the bridge from dependence to independence can be a real challenge.…
Find out more »MLIE Conference: 16-18 February 2024
Multilingual Learning Conference From Borders to Bridges: 40 Years of Breaking Boundaries 16-18 February 2024 | The British Library, London The 2024 MLIE Conference Theme, "From Borders to Bridges", invites educators and researchers to share their findings, journeys, experiences, strategies, successes and challenges, teaching others and learning from each other to help us all as we strive to support our students to be successful multilingual learners. By transcending boundaries, multilingual learners thrive academically and emotionally. In this MLIE conference we…
Find out more »Navigating the Ethical Landscape of AI: Unraveling Bias and Ethics: 22 February
ECIS Educators and Students Workshops: Navigating the Ethical Landscape of AI: Unraveling Bias and Ethics 22 February 2024 16:00 -17:00 (London) Free | Online Embark on a captivating exploration of the intriguing and complex intersection of AI and ethics. Immerse yourself in the critical issues surrounding bias in AI, and how it can affect our daily lives. This presentation will stimulate your curiosity as we examine the ethical considerations surrounding AI development and implementation. Learn how to adopt a healthy…
Find out more »Middle Leader Certificate: Managing & Embracing Conflict: 23 & 24 February 2024
Middle Leader Certificate: Managing & Embracing Conflict 22 & 23 February 2024 09:00-14:00 on both days | London time | Break between 11:00 and 12:00 Delivered virtually via Zoom you will need to attend all 4 virtual sessions in order to gain the certificate Facilitated by: Helen Morgan Being able to manage and embrace conflict effectively is an essential part of middle leadership if teams and individuals are to maintain a shared sense of purpose and direction. As a…
Find out more »Middle Leader Certificate: Building & Leading Teams: 26 February & 04 March
Building & Leading Teams 26 February & 04 March 2024 09:00-14:00 on both days | London time Facilitated by: Nancy Squicciarini We know that building and leading an effective team is an important step in enabling individual and collective success. This course explores how middle leaders can create cohesive and collaborative teams that are focused on student learning. The course draws on the extensive body of literature and research in order identify what is most useful, practical and productive in…
Find out more »ECIS Teaching and Pedagogy Certificate: Metacognition: taking control of learning: 27 February
Metacognition: taking control of learning 27 February Facilitated by Nancy Lhoest-Squicciarini Online Fees: Individual Ticket: £30 | 10-course Certificate Package: £240 Two timings available on the same day in order to accommodate multiple timezones: Timings are listed in London time. 27 February 09:00-10:30 27 February 15:00-16:30 Metacognition or ‘thinking about thinking’ is about helping learners to take control of their learning. Metacognitive learners are knowledgeable about themselves as learners; they know the right strategies to use and how to use them…
Find out more »March 2024
ECIS Teaching and Pedagogy Certificate: Moving up a gear – increasing the level of challenge in lessons
Metacognition: Moving up a gear - increasing the level of challenge in lessons 05 March Facilitated by Helen Morgan Online Fees: Individual Ticket: £30 | 10-course Certificate Package: £240 Two timings available on the same day in order to accommodate multiple timezones: Timings are listed in London time. 05 March 09:00-10:30 05 March 15:00-16:30 As teachers, we need to teach to the top and believe that all of our learners are capable of great things. We know that some students…
Find out more »ICMEC Level II Child Protection Workshop: Online safety: 12 March
ICMEC Level II Child Protection Workshop: Online Safety 12 March (12:00 - 13:30 London) Training for School Child Protection Team Members: Level II (Synchronous) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) Description In this workshop we'll discuss various forms of online child sexual violence, exploitation, and bullying, examining child vulnerabilities and potential indicators of online maltreatment. We'll talk about the dynamics of online sexual abuse and exploitation and the health and mental health impact of these forms of harm. …
Find out more »ECIS Teaching and Pedagogy Certificate: Making the weather: Creating the conditions and climate for learning: 19 March
Making the weather: Creating the conditions and climate for learning 19 March Facilitated by Nancy Lhoest-Squicciarini Online Fees: Individual Ticket: £30 | 10-course Certificate Package: £240 Two timings available on the same day in order to accommodate multiple timezones: Timings are listed in London time. 19 March 09:00-10:30 19 March 15:00-16:30 Metacognition or ‘thinking about thinking’ is about helping learners to take control of their learning. Metacognitive learners are knowledgeable about themselves as learners; they know the right strategies to use…
Find out more »Middle Leader Certificate: Coaching & Leadership: 21 & 22 March 2024
Middle Leader Certificate: Coaching & Leadership 21 & 22 March 2024 09:00-14:oo (London time) both days Delivered virtually via Zoom; you will need to attend all 4 virtual sessions in order to gain the certificate of course completion. Facilitated by: Helen Morgan Coaching is an important leadership approach for teacher leaders because it focuses on getting the best out of people by unlocking and unleashing their potential. In an educational context, coaching is about developing people so that they are…
Find out more »April 2024
ECIS & NEASC Leadership Conference 2024: 25-27 April, Windsor, U.K.
ECIS & NEASC Leadership Conference 2024 25-27 April, Windsor, U.K. Sponsored by NHL Stenden University and Pearson The 2024 Face to Face Conference theme, Living Your Mission, welcomes school leaders and other educators to conversations and collaborations that reflect what we do best: learn from experience. We are delighted to partner once again with our friends at NEASC, and for 2024, we are at the stunning De Vere Beaumont Estate in Windsor. We are adding lots of rich content to…
Find out more »May 2024
ICMEC Child Protection Response Team Member Workshop: 08, 15, & 22 May 2024
ICMEC Level I Child Protection Team Member Workshop Debbie Downes, Director of Global School Initiatives International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) Supported by NESA Wednesday 08 May (12:00 - 14:00 London) Wednesday 15 May (12:00 - 14:00 London) Wednesday 22 May (12:00 - 14:00 London) Summary This foundational course enables deep training of school-based child protection (CP) team members, and covers 6 essential synchronous modules: 1) Rights-Based Child Protection 2) Online Safety 3) Policies and Procedures 4) Establishing…
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