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February 2019
BUILDING & LEADING TEAMS (ML COURSE) | MADRID | 19-20 FEBRUARY 2019
In this two-day course, these questions are explored: What are some characteristics of a highly functioning team? How can I facilitate the creation of a team focused on student learning? How can protocols, structures and norms facilitate thinking and a focus on student learning? What types of conversations are critical, and when are they likely to occur? What processes and behaviours can be prepared in advance to enable difficult situations and conversations to be well managed? From the extensive body…
Find out more »Advancement Seminar: Reality Check | Hong Kong | 22-23 February 2019
Triangle Associates and ECIS are pleased to offer an exclusive retreat for international schools that are considering launching a fundraising programme, or that have questions about the efficacy of their current programme. By the end of this weekend seminar, you’ll have received no-nonsense, realistic advice from a current practitioner of international school advancement. What are the non-negotiables of starting a fundraising programme? What should your expectations be? Should you start this at your school? And how, exactly, should you start it?…
Find out more »2019 Multilingual Learning Conference | London | 1-3 March 2019
Join us in London for our 2019 conference, “Unity through Multilingualism: Growing Home, Host, and Instructional Languages." Sub-themes include home language, host country language, EAL, language acquisition/foreign language, and more! The conference will include stimulating presentations on a combination of research-based best practices and approaches, as well as opportunities for workshops, discussions and sharing from both experts and participants. Invited conference speakers include: Jim Cummins, Jean-Marc Dewaele, Lise Fontaine, Ofelia García, Fred Genesee, Mary Hayden, Paul Kei Matsuda, Victoria Murphy and Monika Schmid.
Find out more »NOTOSH’S GUIDE TO AGILE LEADERSHIP | BRUSSELS | 28 FEB – 01 MARCH
For decades, the direction of a school was decided by its Head, Board, and other leaders. Today, we know that's not anywhere near good enough. School leaders can't define a school in isolation or decide on how they want a school to develop, without involving those closest to what they do: students, parents, staff, and teachers. NoTosh partners with many of the world's leading international schools to co-design process to do just that, with an incredible scale of participation. In…
Find out more »March 2019
Rethinking Assessment Summit | Frankfurt International School | March 7-8
Join Global Online Academy (GOA) in Frankfurt for Rethinking Assessment! Rethinking Assessment is a two-day summit for educators interested in learning about and developing new assessment practices that promote durable and transferable learning. At this Summit, you will become immersed in emerging thought in the field of designing 21st century assessments and have the opportunity to apply these ideas to your own designs.
Find out more »CURRICULAR DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP (ML COURSE) | DOHA | 22-23 MARCH 2019
In this two-day course, these questions are explored: Why is a guaranteed and viable curriculum fundamental and how as a leader, can you ensure its central role with your team? What role do middle leaders play in supporting the curricular vision of the school and ensuring curricular alignment? What strategies and tools can middle leaders practice to facilitate curriculum development and review? At the centre of teacher leadership is a commitment and desire to improve student learning. We know there…
Find out more »Cultivating Mindful Leadership | Madrid | 22 -23 March 2019
Join us in Madrid for this 2 day workshop designed to help school leaders and aspiring school leaders cultivate the skills, knowledge, and dispositions necessary to develop an effective and sustainable approach to leading in complex and demanding school environments through fostering awareness, resilience and wellbeing in self and in others. Outline Educational leaders have highly demanding careers and typically report their jobs are so chronically stressful that they are often unable to renew and recuperate sufficiently. Although research on…
Find out more »April 2019
MANAGING AND EMBRACING CONFLICT (ML COURSE) | MADRID | 9-10 APRIL 2019
This two-day course focuses on the vital work leaders must do to manage and embrace conflict in their professional lives. During the course, participants learn to identify when they are in a conflict and what their roles and responsibilities are within such a situation; strategies and protocols to draw on for further conversations / dialogue / discussion to prepare for, engage in, and manage conflicts; and to explore ways to recognise and avoid conflicts.The course will address the following questions:…
Find out more »2019 Physical Education Conference | Barcelona | 15-18 April 2019
The Barcelona Team wants to guide you in the next ECIS PE Conference "Towards an Active World." Our theme this year was inspired by the need to promote a more active and healthier lifestyle. Innovative and inspirational PE teachers can promote this change in attitude which in turn can lead to an improvement in the learning process, healthy habits, and overall well-being of our students. Let us share with you new ideas and methodologies to inspire students, and staff, in embarking on…
Find out more »STREET ART EXTRAVAGANZA | ABERDEEN | 19-21 APRIL
OVERVIEW The event kicks off Friday morning when you will meet your hosts in Aberdeen city centre to attend Nuart Festival events including panel debates, discussions, and presentations. Have a look at last year's schedule for a glimpse of everything they have to offer! More exciting events at Nuart on Saturday, followed by work time and conversations at the International School Of Aberdeen. For those staying until Sunday, you have the option to attend an amazing workshop based around 'Non-press colour…
Find out more »2019 Leadership Conference | Lisbon | 24-27 April 2019
We are about to explode into an era of exponential learning. In this era, schools should be embracing a transformative purpose of a scale that will keep pace with exponential learning. From artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and data science to synthetic biology, nanotechnologies, networks, and more, schools are environments for cultivating and constructing an appropriate intersection with society, in order to ensure our young people (and our own institutions) are at the forefront of relevance. This new era…
Find out more »BUILDING AND LEADING TEAMS (ML COURSE) | LONDON | 27-28 APRIL 2019
In this two-day course, these questions are explored: What are some characteristics of a highly functioning team? How can I facilitate the creation of a team focused on student learning? How can protocols, structures and norms facilitate thinking and a focus on student learning? What types of conversations are critical, and when are they likely to occur? What processes and behaviours can be prepared in advance to enable difficult situations and conversations to be well managed? From the extensive body…
Find out more »June 2019
BUILDING & LEADING TEAMS (ML COURSE) | SAN FRANCISCO | 20-21 JUNE 2019
In this two-day course, these questions are explored: What are some characteristics of a highly functioning team? How can I facilitate the creation of a team focused on student learning? How can protocols, structures and norms facilitate thinking and a focus on student learning? What types of conversations are critical, and when are they likely to occur? What processes and behaviours can be prepared in advance to enable difficult situations and conversations to be well managed? From the extensive body…
Find out more »July 2019
CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP (ML COURSE) LAKE FOREST ACADEMY, USA | 1-2 JULY 2019
This core module focuses on the unique and crucial aspect of effective operation of international teacher leadership at the middle level. During the course, participants explore critical aspects of the middle leader role, enhancing understandings, developing knowledge and building and practising skills aimed at strengthening their effectiveness as middle leaders. Participants leave the course with clear plans to assist them in the practical and effective application of their learning. The course will address the following questions: What does research claim…
Find out more »MANAGING & EMBRACING CONFLICT (ML COURSE) LAKE FOREST ACADEMY, USA | 1-2 JULY 2019
This two-day course focuses on the vital work leaders must do to manage and embrace conflict in their professional lives. During the course, participants learn to identify when they are in a conflict and what their roles and responsibilities are within such a situation; strategies and protocols to draw on for further conversations / dialogue / discussion to prepare for, engage in, and manage conflicts; and to explore ways to recognise and avoid conflicts.The course will address the following questions:…
Find out more »September 2019
Special Needs & Learning Support Conference | Luxembourg | 27-28 September 2019
Organised by our Special Learning Services special interest group, this conference brings together counselling, student services, and other areas of student support. We anticipate around 120 student support staff to join us in September 2019. Please visit this site again, as we anticipate providing further details regarding registration by December 2018. For now, if you would like to register your interest, please visit the link below.
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