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.
September 2024 Newsletter
Invitation to Collaborate on Key Projects
from the Diversity Collaborative Team of Facilitators
- Objective: Developing a guide for school-based mentoring projects aimed at educators in early or middle management stages of their careers. This initiative aims to address challenges such as stereotypes hindering certain individuals’ leadership roles.
- Project Lead: Madeleine Maceda-Heide
- Objective: Documenting stories of BIPOC leaders to amplify their experiences, successes, and challenges. This project seeks to raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by BIPOC leaders while avoiding the perpetuation of false narratives.
- Project Leads: Adrienne Waller and Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi
- Objective: Compiling a repository of questions for schools to assess their DEIJ efforts. Drawing inspiration from existing frameworks, this initiative aims to provide a comprehensive resource that enhances equity evaluation in educational settings.
- Project Lead: Dr. Kimberley Daly
Upcoming Events & Member News
Diversity Collaborative Members' Meeting
October 7, 2024
Save the date for our upcoming Diversity Collaborative Members’ Meeting with our ignite team of speakers from the George Mason University, Center for International Education.
Diversity Collaborative Members' Meetings
October 7, 2024 • February 15, 2025 • May 5, 2025
Save the dates for our upcoming Diversity Collaborative Members’ Meetings.
Book Launch: Dr. Nadine Richards’ book, Roses from Concrete: A Black Feminist Leadership Model for School Reform
Exciting News! Dr. Nadine Richards’ book, Roses from Concrete: A Black Feminist Leadership Model for School Reform, is launching this September with Peter Lang International Academic Publishers! In Roses from Concrete, Dr. Richards shares her research and experiences to explore the unique challenges Black women face in education and offers a transformative leadership model. This book is a must-read for school leaders, boards, and recruiters aiming to build more inclusive environments. Pre-order now » Join Dr. Richards in celebrating this important release! Nadine Inspires LLC »
AAIE Online CONVERSATIONS
Thursdays, beginning September 19, 2024
Bringing International School Leaders Together: Throughout the year, AAIE offers leadership learning, conversations, partnerships, institutes, retreats, seminars, and webinars, and our flagship event, the annual Global Leadership Conversation. We hope to see you at one or more of these fantastic learning and networking opportunities!
Learning to Action: Advanced SY24-25
September 23, 2024 - April 29, 2025
The L2A Advanced program is a comprehensive and transformative learning experience for leaders in international schools and organizations dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. It builds upon the foundation of the L2A Foundation program, offering more advanced and in-depth learning opportunities. This year-long program is designed to be flexible and accommodates various learning modes, including online sessions, in-person collaboration, self-directed study, coaching, and mentoring. It emphasizes anti-racism and anti-oppression, and it incorporates case studies and research to demonstrate best practices in fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.
Whiteness Accountability Group for International Schools
September 30, 2024
Guest Facilitated by: Karen Killeen (she/they)
At our September 30th Whiteness Accountability Group for International Educators gathering, we will ask: How do we (re)connect and (re)commit to a/nother year of striving towards being antiracist educators?
AI Literacy: A Pathway that Positions All Learners as Leaders
October 12, 2024
Presented by: Tricia Friedman
How might we ensure our conversations about AI Literacy center human connection first and foremost? In this session we will: Identify key principles and practices for fostering meaningful human-centered dialogues about the societal impacts of AI. Develop strategies for amplifying diverse human perspectives and lived experiences in AI discourse. Explore a strategic approach for ensuring AI literacy efforts are accessible, inclusive, and responsive to community needs.
New Book Announcement: Learning to Relearn by Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
Kwame Sarfo-Mensah’s latest book, Learning to Relearn, challenges educators to embark on a transformative journey toward creating classrooms that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rooted in the principles of antibias, antiracist (ABAR) education, this book offers a dynamic roadmap for teachers seeking to dismantle systemic biases and foster inclusive spaces that honor intersectional student identities. Sarfo-Mensah skillfully weaves together theory and practice, providing accessible strategies for cultivating antibias, antiracist pedagogies that address the unique experiences of students navigating multiple layers of identity. From inclusive curriculum development to fostering empathetic classroom discussions, this book empowers educators to navigate the nuanced landscape of supporting identities with intentionality and sensitivity. Order Here »
CIS Community Preview
October 15, 2024
You are invited to a first-look of the latest materials and tools to support the development of socially responsible leadership via three strategic growth areas – Global Citizenship, Inclusion via diversity, equity, & anti-racism (I-DEA) and Intercultural Learning. This session focuses on resources that support the development of Intercultural Learning. This CIS Community Preview is an opportunity for all CIS Community Members to engage with an initial preview of upcoming resources, provide feedback, and learn how these materials can benefit you.
NESA 2024 Fall Leadership Conference
October 17-20, 2024 • Dubai, UAE
Join fellow educational leaders at this year's Fall Leadership Conference for a transformational journey in support of professional growth. Explore "Vantages and Viewpoints" as we face our narratives – the stories we tell and the actions we take – through four lenses, and together cultivate new perspectives on education.
AISAConference
October 31 to November 3, 2024
The AISA Conference is for educators, leaders, co-professionals, sponsors and exhibitors who share a passion for international education in Africa. The 2024 AISA Conference is a members-only learning event and will take place from 31 October - 03 November 2024 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Learning to Action: Foundational SY24-25
October 28, 2024 - May 12, 2025
The ISS DEIJ Learning to Action Foundational Institute for international school leaders is a yearlong, inter-community, diverse and representative learning to action cohort. The Foundational Institute is designed to provide flexible, collaborative, sustained learning engagements for international education leaders and ultimately to effect systemic transformative action to ensure equitable and just learning environments for all students and adults. We welcome all leaders of schools and communities who are taking actions on DEIJB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging) in their contexts.
Pathways to Transformation – A Guide to Unlocking the Power and Potential of International Schools Grounded in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging
An important resource led by AISA with contributions from many educators from across international schools.
“Pathways to Transformation – A Guide to Unlocking the Power and Potential of International Schools Grounded in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging” is a comprehensive DEIJ Guide for educators and administrators who are committed to creating inclusive and equitable learning environments for all students. The guide is a product of AISA’s “Wellbeing for All” programme, which seeks to enhance the effectiveness of member schools in supporting and embodying diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) and mental health for all educators and students, promoting a sense of belonging.
We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: Building a Conceptual Understanding of DEI or Missteps
November 2, 2024
Presented by: Darnell Fine
In this interactive session, school leaders, HR professionals, and educators will reflect on how to use Cultural Competence Scorecards to manage bias and close diversity gaps within their organizations. Participants will explore six specific areas: Job Postings, Recruitment, Hiring, Onboarding, Retention, and Offboarding. Through the application of these scorecards, participants will examine real-world scenarios and artifacts to foster culturally competent hiring and recruitment processes. This session aims to equip all participants with actionable strategies to increase and advocate for cultural competence, not only in hiring and recruitment but also in retention, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
AIELOC and Women of Color in ELT Virtual Conference
November 3, 2024
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.
Middle Leader Certificate: Inspiring and Sustaining DEIJ Breakthroughs
February 13-14, 2025
Presented by: Nunana Nyomi, University Advisor and DEIJ Coordinator, Leysin American School
Middle Leaders are often at the forefront of observing & experiencing the myriad of inequities that exist, such as the lack of affirmation of certain student identities within the school culture & curriculum, staffing barriers relative to educator backgrounds, & more. How might we equip ourselves & our institutions to break through these challenges? Join this course to explore these themes & co-create actions that lead to breakthroughs which will enable yourself, your institutions, & the international education community to flourish.
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