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ECIS/ICMEC 3-part webinars on Keeping Children Safe in Education: The importance of handling low-level concerns to safeguarding children in schools When facing a case of child abuse and exploitation, schools must make increasingly hard decisions that involve the protection of the children involved, the rights of the offender, and even understanding whether the incident has indeed happened or what can be done. In addition, Individual case management can directly affect the culture within the school community, impacting how peers interact…

ECIS World Language Workshop: Incorporating SEL Learning into World Language Units As the new school year begins, teachers recognize the need to focus on the well-being of students and the entire community. This workshop will explore ways in which social-emotional learning could be incorporated in language classes. Presenters will use examples of units from the AERO WL curriculum. Participants are invited to share ways in which they incorporate SEL and adapt the units to the context of their schools. Participation…

ECIS/ICMEC 3-part webinars on Keeping Children Safe in Education: How normal is "sexting" and how can I provide guidance for my students on sharing nudes?  20 January, 15:00 GMT How much are children indeed sharing nudes? How much of all youth-produced sexual material is really voluntary? Is the sharing of intimate images a crime? How can I deal with students that are viewing pornography or sharing nudes? Are there any advice for how I can guide my students? If you…

ECIS/ICMEC 3-part webinars on Keeping Children Safe in Education: Peer on Peer abuse: the importance of changing school culture 10 March, 15:00 GMT The way in which schools handle the different incidents of peer-on-peer abuse and sexual behavior, including the sharing of intimate images, can directly affects the culture of the school. If handled poorly, an unsafe and unhealthy set of norms can be created which enable peer-on-peer abuse and this can also prevent other children and young people from…

Elephant in the Classroom Update Facilitated by: Create-Positive 07 April: 13:00-14:00 BST (UK) Audience: Those who have taken the “Elephant in the Classroom“ course and those who have not done so yet. Dr. Doug Walker is one of a few global experts whose deep understanding of education during and post-disaster is unparalleled. Join us as we host a one-hour “Elephant in the Classroom” update with Doug on the new elephant which students and staff globally are struggling to address: Russia’s…

ICMEC Webinar: A 1:500,000 Roadmap to a Comprehensive Child Protection Program in International Schools 05 May 2022 | 15:00 BST (London) Presented by: Ian Russell This workshop will help support and complement the work of schools in the area of child protection. By articulating the comprehensive nature of child protection and helping participants identify possible areas for growth, we hope that this workshop will inspire and guide participants on their next steps in child protection. Participants who seek to implement…

Todd Shy webinar 17 May 13:00 (London) Facilitated by Sarah Kupke, Head of Professional Learning, ECIS Todd has taught for more than twenty-five years in Cary, North Carolina, San Francisco, California, and New York City. He is the author of Teaching Life: Life Lessons for Aspiring (and Inspiring) Teachers and is currently Head of Upper Division at Avenues The World School in New York. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Raleigh News and Observer, where he…

Beyond a Buzzword: What is Agency? How Might We Nurture It Within Small School Communities? 13 September |  13:00 BST As small schools, we often have even more opportunities to honor and leverage student agency. Yet, if we’re not careful, these can become missed opportunities as we are swept into the whirlwind of the school year. Join Dr. Jeremy Majeski, Principal of Frankfurt International School’s Wiesbaden Campus, and Tonya Gilchrist, International Learning Strategist, to explore what it means to support…

Mentoring Webinar 13 September Choose from either session (registration links below): 08:00-09:00 (London time) 16:00-17:00 (London time) Faciliated by: Ed Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder, PushFar Mentoring is a partnered conversation that invites the mentee to clarify where they are, so as to envisage and articulate where they want to be. Our ECIS mentoring platform was launched at our annual leadership conference in 2021, with the aim of providing equal access to mentoring opportunities for everyone. The PushFar tool provides a…

Data for Wellbeing: Using assessment data to help secure positive wellbeing in schools Faciliator: Matthew Savage This brand-new course will be delivered virtually over 3 separate sessions, with intersessional learning tasks: 26 September 2022 10:00-11:30 03 October 2022 10:00-11:30 10 October 2022 10:00-11:30 (All times are shown in London time) Course facilitator, Matthew Savage, loves data and believes passionately in the need for a paradigm shift towards greater student agency and healthier student wellbeing. He loves helping schools to join these dots - using student-level data to put wellbeing first.…