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Conference Events

Conference Events
AISA’s special events – such as the annual AISA conference – reflect the innovative spirit of an association committed to ongoing growth and improvement. Edit me
2023 AISA Conference

2023 AISA Conference

Facilitator: AISA Consultants

Date: 7 October 2023 — 9 October 2023

Audience: All School Leaders, Educators and Co-Professionals

Cost: Based on Membership Category

Umoja: Oneness through Community – Connections – Stories

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AISA School Counsellor’s Pre-Conference

AISA School Counsellor’s Pre-Conference

Facilitators: Dr Alyssa Clayden, Chanel Worsteling

Date: 5 October 2023 — 5 October 2023

Audience: AISA School Counsellor's

Cost: US$150

This PLI will explore how self-acceptance and knowing can play a significant role in creating inclusive communities of belonging and the role counsellors can play in aiding this process.

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Leveraging Generative AI across K-12: An Inclusive Design Sprint

Leveraging Generative AI across K-12: An Inclusive Design Sprint

Facilitator: John Burns

Date: 4 October 2023 — 5 October 2023

Audience: ALL SCHOOL LEADERS, EDUCATORS AND TECHNOLOGY COORDINATORS

Cost: US$200

The integration of generative AI in K-12 education is vital as it has the potential to revolutionise teaching and learning experiences. By participating in this design sprint, educators can collaboratively explore the transfo‌rmative power of generative AI across various educational domains.

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AISA Service Learning Symposium: Service Learning for Deep & Authentic Engagement

AISA Service Learning Symposium: Service Learning for Deep & Authentic Engagement

Facilitator: AISA Service Learning Design Team

Date: 5 October 2023 — 5 October 2023

Audience: ALL AISA LEADERS AND COORDINATORS

Cost: US$150

In this pre-conference, you will have an opportunity to meet other service learning educators and leaders from the region, participate in hands-on workshops about curriculum, and be part of the launch of our new Service Learning Self-Assessment Tool for Teachers and Schools.

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AISA Student Support Coordinators’ Symposium

AISA Student Support Coordinators’ Symposium

Facilitators: Stacy Shipman, Heidi Laws

Date: 5 October 2023 — 5 October 2023

Audience: ALL AISA COORDINATORS

Cost: US$150

This pre-conference symposium will provide time for SSS Directors and Coordinators to discuss governance and leadership structures and to agree o‌n major components for a research-based SSS program aligned with good practices.

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DEIJ Symposium and Launch of DEIJ Guide

DEIJ Symposium and Launch of DEIJ Guide

Facilitator: Dr. Nneka Johnson

Date: 6 October 2023 — 6 October 2023

Audience: All leaders and educators

Cost: US$150

The DEIJ Symposium will bring together contributors to celebrate the release of the AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation - A Guide to Unlocking the Power and Potential of International Schools Grounded in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging.

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Emergency Preparedness Symposium

Emergency Preparedness Symposium

Facilitators: Graham Carlini Watts, Bridget Davies

Date: 9 October 2023 — 9 October 2023

Audience: AISA School Leaders

Cost: Free

The sudden and rapid evacuation of personnel from two AISA schools in Khartoum have been a stark reminder that we all need to be prepared for critical incidents. As well as updating our emergency/critical incident plans, recent experiences have shown the need for close connections with embassies, communication networks, sources of support in-country and out, and a mindset of resolve and determination.

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Professional Learning Institutes

Professional Learning Institutes
A Professional Learning Institute (PLI) is a one or two-day focused and high-impact workshop designed to impart practical learning experiences that participants can implement at their schools. PLIs are based on our members' needs and embrace the unique qualities of teaching and learning in an international school setting.
Innovate-EDU Africa

Innovate-EDU Africa

Facilitator: Ken Shelton, Ben Whitaker, Kevin Sherman, plus five others

Date: 3 November 2023 — 4 November 2023

Audience: All Educators, Instructional Coaches, STEM subject teachers, curriculum coordinators, and principals

Cost: Early-bird Rate $350; Normal Rate $395

This STEAM-subject professional development conference is designed to empower educators with knowledge of technology-infused pedagogy to enhance teaching and learning.

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Empowering Teacher Leaders: Fostering Excellence in Our Schools

Empowering Teacher Leaders: Fostering Excellence in Our Schools

Facilitator: Stacy Stephens

Date: 4 November 2023 — 5 November 2023

Audience: Teacher leaders, Aspiring teacher leaders & Directors

Cost: Click for More Info.

The AIM of this event is to explore the essential qualities and skills that define effective teacher leadership, including collaboration, communication, and effective team management.

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Moving Inclusion: Physical Education For All

Moving Inclusion: Physical Education For All

Facilitator: Angela Respecki

Date: 4 November 2023 — 5 November 2023

Audience: Physical Education & Learning Support Teachers and Assistants, Occupational Therapists

Cost: Click for More Info.

The aim of this learning institute is to empower teachers and staff to better support all learners in performance-based classes.

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Mindsets in Mathematics Teaching & Learning and Equitable Assessment Practices

Mindsets in Mathematics Teaching & Learning and Equitable Assessment Practices

Facilitator: Megan Holmstrom

Date: 1 December 2023 — 2 December 2023

Audience: K – G12 Math Teachers, Numeracy Coaches, Curriculum Coordinators

Cost: Click for More Info.

The aim of this learning institute is to help participants build their understanding of the essential principles of school mathematics.

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AISA Admission and Marketing Institute: Raising the Profile of School Advancement

AISA Admission and Marketing Institute: Raising the Profile of School Advancement

Facilitators: Jessica Fortin, Chris Clark

Date: 4 November 2023 — 5 November 2023

Audience: Admissions, Communications, Community Relations, Marketing

Cost: US$ 160

The aim of this event is to support the development of school advancement professionals in the AISA region, with a focus on admissions, communications and community relations.

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Building a Collaborative Culture: Working Together for Student Success

Building a Collaborative Culture: Working Together for Student Success

Facilitators: Ellen Mahoney, Homa Tavangar, Dr. Paul Bloomberg, Dr. Colleen Fletcher, Jasmine Howell

Date: 17 February 2024 — 18 February 2024

Audience: All International School Educators (administrators, teachers, teaching assistants)

Cost: Click for More Info.

Join expert voices from across the spectrum of collaborative work in schools to gain a renewed sense of collective efficacy and inclusive community.

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Learning Through Wellness

Learning Through Wellness

Facilitator: Dale Sidebottom

Date: 24 February 2024 — 25 February 2024

Audience: Classroom and specialist teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Well-being Officers and Directors, Pastoral staff.

Cost: Click for More Info.

The aim of this learning institute is to help participants explore learning experiences that integrate mental health and wellness into classroom and groups.

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Cultivating Flow Translanguaging for Dynamic Multilingual Ecosystems in International Schools

Cultivating Flow Translanguaging for Dynamic Multilingual Ecosystems in International Schools

Facilitator: Beth Puma

Date: 2 March 2024 — 3 March 2024

Audience: Classroom Teachers, EAL Specialists, Instructional Coaches.

Cost: Click for More Info.

The aim of this event is to create a community of practitioners dedicated to linguistic equity as they learn how to cultivate dynamics multilingual classroom ecosystem with translanguaging pedagogies.

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Next Generation Assessment

Next Generation Assessment

Facilitator: Tom Schimmer

Date: 19 April 2024 — 21 April 2024

Audience: All International School Educators (administrators, teachers, teaching assistants)

Cost: Click for More Info.

The aim of this event is to highlight seven critical competencies (critical thinking, collaborative thinking, creative thinking, communication, social competence, digital citizenship, and self-regulation) and the assessment practices and processes that make their authentic development possible.

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Virtual Workshops

Virtual Workshops
Virtual Workshops are 60 - 90 minute online sessions designed in an interview format with each session covering a specific topic or area of interest around current thinking and best practice in international education.
The AISA-NESLI Online Staff Wellbeing Toolkit

The AISA-NESLI Online Staff Wellbeing Toolkit

Facilitator: Chanel Worsteling and Graham Watts

Date: From 11 September 2023

Audience: All school staff (teachers, teacher aids, admin and support staff)

Cost: US$69/Person & US$1,810/Group of 10 or more

The NESLI Online Staff Well-being Toolkit is a self-paced programme that assists people in proactively managing their wellbeing and provides strategies for schools to support each other.

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AISA Wellbeing for All Book Club

AISA Wellbeing for All Book Club

Facilitator: Dr Graham Carlini Watts & Chanel Worsteling

Date: 15 November 2023

Audience: All School Leaders, Educators and Co-Professionals

Cost: Free

The purpose of the book club is to provide another space for the AISA community to connect and learn about issues that matter to us.

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – FIRST STEPS

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – FIRST STEPS

Facilitators: Constance Collins , Joel Jr. Llaban

Date: 27 September 2023

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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Leading Schools into the Future with Fearless Inquiry

Leading Schools into the Future with Fearless Inquiry

Facilitators: Homa Tavangar , Will Richardson

Date: 28 September 2023 — 28 March 2024

Audience: All Middle and Senior Leaders

Cost: US$ 300

The aim of this learning series is to build capacity, confidence, culture and camaraderie among AISA leaders to confront and navigate big challenges through a series of big questions.

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Online Consultation Groups for Counselors

Online Consultation Groups for Counselors

Facilitator: The Truman Group

Date: 2 October 2023 — 31 May 2024

Audience: School Counsellors

Cost: US$ 150 per person

Online Consultation for Groups of Counselors with the Truman Group

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – STRATEGIC THINKING

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – STRATEGIC THINKING

Facilitator: Peter Bateman

Date: 18 October 2023

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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Oral Language and Literacy Development in the Early Years

Oral Language and Literacy Development in the Early Years

Facilitator: Liz DenHartigh

Date: 25 October 2023 — 22 November 2023

Audience: Early Years Teachers and Instructional Assistants

Cost: USD 250

The aim of this learning series is to develop and share strategies that support oral language and literacy development in the early years (Ages 2-6).

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Expanding Inclusion Action Lab: Changemaking Using AISA’s DEIJ Handbook

Expanding Inclusion Action Lab: Changemaking Using AISA’s DEIJ Handbook

Facilitator: Mary Powell

Date: 8 November 2023

Audience: All School Leaders, Educators and Co-Professionals

Cost: Free

The aim of this hands-on workshop is to empower school leaders, teachers, and counselors, to design a tangible plan to expand inclusion and equity in your school’s unique context using the AISA DEIJ Handbook as a key resource.

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – TEACHING & LEARNING

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – TEACHING & LEARNING

Facilitator: Maipelo N'Guessan

Date: 15 November 2023

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND STAFF

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND STAFF

Facilitator: Elmeka Henderson

Date: 21 February 2024

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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Reciprocal Community Partnerships

Reciprocal Community Partnerships

Facilitators: LeeAnne Lavender , Shei Ascencio

Date: 27 February 2024 — 9 April 2024

Audience: Service Learning Co-ordinators, CAS Co-ordinators, Curriculum Co-ordinators and Global Citizenship Co-ordinators

Cost: US$ 498

The aim of this master class is to offer AISA service learning & global citizenship educators an opportunity to evaluate existing community partnerships and create new ones that align with critical and sustainable models of community engagement.

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – CRITICAL ISSUES IN DEIJ & DEIJ CASE STUDIES

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – CRITICAL ISSUES IN DEIJ & DEIJ CASE STUDIES

Facilitator: Chanel Worsterling

Date: 20 March 2024

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – TOOLS AND RESOURCES & POLICY TEMPLATES

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – TOOLS AND RESOURCES & POLICY TEMPLATES

Facilitator: Calley Connelly

Date: 17 April 2024

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – HOW CAN WE MEASURE THE PROGRESS WE’RE MAKING?

AISA DEIJ Guide: Pathways to Transformation – HOW CAN WE MEASURE THE PROGRESS WE’RE MAKING?

Facilitator: Shelly Maldonado

Date: 15 May 2024

Audience: Anyone in an AISA Member School who shares an interest in moving the DEIJ work forward

Cost: Free

The aim of this series is to introduce AISA members to the new AISA DEIJ Guide.

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Practice Groups

Practice Groups

Elevate your practice by joining an AISA Practice Group today!

AISA Practice Groups provide support through collaboration and education by sharing information and best practices via peer-to-peer learning.

Based on key AISA programme areas that promote culturally responsive practices and equity, our Practice Groups provide a shared learning framework that leads to sustainable, systemic change. Membership is free to everyone in AISA member schools. The following Practice Groups are available for 2023-24:

Child Protection Practice Group 

  • The group offers AISA school Child Protection/DSL’s a supportive environment in which to discuss child protection policy and practice in your school, review serious child protection concerns, share resources and learn from leading experts from across the region and around the world. This group meets via zoom on the last Wednesday of each month.
  • The audience: Child Protection/ safeguarding leaders and team members from AISA member schools meeting virtually on the last Wednesday of the month at 8.00 GMT
  • Facilitator: Chanel Worsteling, AISA Wellbeing for All Programme Coordinator, chanel@aisa.or.ke for more information.

Service Learning Practice Group

  • The Service Learning Practice Group involves service learning educators and leaders from across the AISA region who want to engage in peer learning discussions about topics relating to the development and growth of our service learning programs. We meet three times each semester via Zoom and share resources on a community Padlet. The aim of the Practice Group is to give educators a chance to connect, share and learn from one another as we engage in this purposeful and impactful work with students and communities.
  • The audience: Service learning and global citizenship educators and leaders from our PreK-12 AISA member schools meeting virtually on the last Tuesday of the month at 16:00 GMT
  • Facilitator: LeeAnne Lavender, AISA Service Learning Program Coordinator, llavender@aisa.or.ke for more information

Tech Integration & Blended Learning Practice Group 

  • The AISA Tech Integration and Blended Learning Practice Group is a dynamic and interactive online community created for all educators associated with AISA. It’s a platform where you can openly exchange insights, experiences, and innovative ideas about incorporating technology in educational environments. The group’s primary focus lies in enhancing student learning outcomes through blended learning models. Here, educators can discuss their successes, address challenges, pose questions, and provide support to peers, making it a supportive ecosystem for tech-integrated teaching and learning.
  • The audience is open to all educators within an AISA member school.
  • The facilitators are Maciej Sudra (ISK) & Felix Malombe (Rusinga)

Register your interest in joining a Practice Group here.

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