The Diversity Collaborative Team of Facilitators wish to express their sincere appreciation to each and every one of you for your unwavering dedication and contributions to the Diversity Collaborative.
October 2025 Newsletter
2025-2026 MEMBER MEETINGS
The Diversity Collaborative (DC) is committed to creating and sustaining a more diverse, inclusive, equitable, and just international school community through our focus on leadership.
September 30, 2025 | January 27, 2026 | May 5, 2026
Professional Development for All: Embracing Diversity in Leadership
A NOTE FROM ISS
At the Diversity Collaborative (DC), we believe that professional development (PD) is essential for everyone in our community, including teachers, coaches, school management, and board members. To truly reflect our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, it is vital to consider the diversity of ISS presenters. By featuring a wide range of voices and perspectives, ISS PD sessions become more enriching, representative, and responsive to our diverse community.
Explore our ISS EDUlearn® sessions led by diverse facilitators and discover how ISS PD offerings align with our mission to foster diverse leadership.
AIELOC and Women of Color in ELT Virtual Conference
11/2/2025 (7:00 AM EST)
AIELOC and Women of Color in ELT Conference aims to provide high quality professional development for educators and leaders focused on representation, social justice, and equity studies in international education.
A Worthy Book Study on "Learning to Relearn"
11/5/2025 (4:30 PM EST)
I’m partnering with The Worthy Educator to host a LIVE one-day book deep-dive study on my latest book, “Learning to Relearn”. This event is open and welcoming to all educators, advocates, and lifelong learners, whether they already own a copy of the book or not.
Refresh & Reconnect: SEL Strategies for Educator Wellness
11/6/2025 (9:00 AM EST)
Support your staff with simple, restorative practices that center emotional regulation, mindfulness, and rhythm. Designed to strengthen community and prevent burnout.
Say Less, Teach More: Building Boundaries to Beat Burnout
11/13/2025 (9:00 AM EST)
Help educators reclaim their time and peace with restorative communication strategies. Learn how to set clear boundaries with compassion—inside and outside the classroom.
AIELOC Meet Up
11/15/2025 (9:00 AM EST)
The Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color (AIELOC) is hosting a one-day gathering for members, educators, and leaders. The event will focus on discussions, collaboration, and community building around dismantling systemic barriers, advocacy, and advancing equity and justice in international schools.
African-ISE RE-IMAGINED 3 - Amandla Awethu: Understanding Empowerment to Help African Educators Trust Their Wisdom
11/13/2025 (9:00 AM EST)
African-ISE RE-IMAGINED is now a yearlong series of community visioning sessions focused on healing, accountability, and transformation through African values. Participants are invited to join as partners in learning to support and enrich African Indigenous ways of being, with registration required for access to each session.
'From Harm to Healing’: Detoxifying data and assessment through a DEIB lens
11/24/2025 (3:30 PM EST)
Training and supporting DEIB leaders around the world, we are often asked to support them in harvesting, analysing, and presenting their DEIB data to demonstrate impact to a range of strategic stakeholders. We have called in data guru Matthew Savage, from The Mona Lisa Effect, to deliver a virtual webinar on Monday 24th November 2025: ‘From Harm to Healing’: Detoxifying data and assessment through a DEIB lens.
Leading DEIB in Schools Network Meeting: 2025-26
12/8/2025 (5:30 PM EST)
Are you leading on DEIB in your school, or wider? Join us for the next meeting of our Leading DEIB in Schools Network where we help DEIB leaders to connect, to collaborate, and to share best practice. The network is free to attend, and the next meeting will be held on Monday 8th December 2025.
Creating Brave & Accountable Classrooms
12/10/2025 (8:00 AM EST)
Training and supporting DEIB leaders around the world, we are often asked to support them in harvesting, analysing, and presenting their DEIB data to demonstrate impact to a range of strategic stakeholders. We have called in data guru Matthew Savage, from The Mona Lisa Effect, to deliver a virtual webinar on Monday 24th November 2025: ‘From Harm to Healing’: Detoxifying data and assessment through a DEIB lens.
African-ISE RE-IMAGINED 4 – Duafe: Amplifying Student Expression Through Culturally Rooted Approaches
1/10/2026 (9:00 AM EST)
African-ISE RE-IMAGINED is now a yearlong series of community visioning sessions focused on healing, accountability, and transformation through African values. Participants are invited to join as partners in learning to support and enrich African Indigenous ways of being, with registration required for access to each session.
Leading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging in Schools Programme
1/13/2026 (3:30 PM EST)
Join the next cohort of our leading DEIB in Schools programme, which supports schools who want to develop their DEIB efforts and who are ready to nominate, develop and remunerate a DEIB leader. The programme is delivered virtually through a series of interactive workshops, beginning on Tuesday 13th January 2026.
Culturally Responsive Routines: Starting Strong Every Day
1/30/2026 (8:00 AM EST)
Discover how morning meetings, warmups, and entry routines can reflect student identity and belonging. Ground your classroom in joy, rhythm, and cultural resonance from the first five minutes. Designed for PreK–12 educators looking to embed culturally affirming practices into their daily flow without adding more to their plates.
AIELOC Conference 2026 - Humanizing and Indigenizing Our Pedagogy
2/26/2026
This conference invites international educators to center Indigenous voices, traditions, and wisdom in order to humanize and indigenize pedagogy, creating more inclusive and liberatory learning environments. The gathering will provide hands-on, co-constructed sessions that build on teacher expertise, offer actionable strategies, and foster collective healing, growth, and justice-focused practices, with limited spots available for attendees.
10th annual ELLSA Conference: Centering a Multilingual Ecology
3/7/2026
The ELLSA conference is the largest gathering of English language specialists in Asia, featuring thought-provoking keynotes, practical workshops, and dynamic peer-to-peer learning. This year’s theme, Centering a Multilingual Ecology, invites us to look beneath the surface to discover and honor the rich multilingualism that exists within all our schools. Together, we’ll explore how educators and schools can create spaces where diverse languages, identities, and experiences are seen as vital and interconnected.
Mathematics + Identity: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Practice
1/16/2026 (9:00 AM EST)
Discover how to reframe math instruction to foster student confidence, connect to culture, and disrupt the myth of the “math person.”
LGBTQ+ Affinity Group for International Educators
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Whiteness Accountability Group for International Educators
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