Ongoing

GOTF (Get Out of the Fire) – Online Learning Series 

CommunityBuild Ventures is a solution-focused firm committed to eliminating racial disparities by developing powerful, impactful and racial equity driven leaders and organizations. Their foundational belief is that people and communities can heal through self-care and community care practices. GOTF (Get Out of the FIRE) is an online learning series designed to inform and provide solutions to everyday people facing daily stressors that lead to burnout – feeling overwhelmed, overworked and over it. Receive FREE access with the discount code: Juneteenth. Register here.

Early 2021 – Building Racial Literacy Workshop

Deeper Than Diversity: Exploring Transformative Principles in the Quest for Racial Justice

Featuring Eric Dozier (musician, cultural activist, and anti-racism educator) and Homa Tavangar (co-founder of The Big Question Institute), this interactive workshop is meant to unlock the mindsets and skill sets that help us go deeper than diversity. Participants will focus on BIG Questions such as: What is the Diversity Deception and how does it impact schools and organizations? or How can schools move beyond lofty diversity and inclusion statements toward meaningful actions? They will also learn some key principles, techniques and talking points for embracing, not avoiding, the difficult conversations. Get notified when registration opens!

Course Starts: 11 January 2021

Strengthening Community in a Blended Environment

Relationships are the fundamental building blocks for our schools. With expert guest facilitators  Ayodele Harrison (Senior Partner of Education and Director of BMEs Talk for CommunityBuild Ventures) and Darnell Fine (Experienced Facilitative Leader and Coach, focusing on DEI, and culturally responsive teaching), you will learn how to create brave spaces and lead conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion in your school. Explore how to cultivate emotional self-care and community-care practices, implementing tools and resources that advance racial-equity-centered design.

The month-long course will take 2-4 hours per week and can be completed at your own pace. Educators who submit a class project and provide feedback to the other participants will receive 12 hours of professional learning credit. Register here.

11 – 13 January 2021

The Art of Advocacy – Virtual Summit

Day 1 – The Power of Preparation: Discover ways to develop a plan to address inequities in schools. Day 2 – The Power of Persuasion: Gain an understanding of the art of influence and creating a sense of urgency towards change. Day 3 – The Power of Persistence: Recognize how to endure challenges as they may arise.  

Participate in this FREE online event to learn ways to develop your advocacy skills in your school and community. Access over 70 sessions featuring 80+ influential equity advocates in education. Learn more/Register here.

13 January – Persisting as International Educators and Leaders of Color, hosted by Kevin Simpson & Marla Hunter of AIELOC

16 January 2021

Community Visioning – Discussion

What will it take to end racism and discrimination in the international school ecosystem? If you would like to join the discussion, register here.

Other AIELOC Initiatives:

• 2021 Book Club – Growing Up In Transit. Written by Dr. Danau Tanu, the book explores the intercultural dynamics of an international school and focuses on student voices and postcolonial perspectives. 
• New Space! Black Women In International Schools. A new space is being created for Black women educators and leaders at international schools around the world. 

To participate email AIELOC2019@gmail.com.

AASSA CONNECT: WORKSHOPS

AASSA Workshops are for AASSA Members and only offered to non-members when noted.

• Starting 25 January – Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Early Childhood and Elementary Curriculum, a 4-week series hosted by Marla Hunter.
• Starting 9 February – Beyond Performance: The Work of Equity and Justice in International Schools, a 5-week series hosted by Alyssa Perreras.
• 24 February – Racial Microaggressions and Implicit Bias, a 1-day workshop hosted by Darnell Fine.

AASSA CONNECT: PARTNER WEBINARS

AASSA Connect Webinars are for AASSA Member Schools only.

• 10 February – Cultivating the Leadership Pipeline and Fostering Diversity in Leadership hosted by Pauline O’Brien, ISS Director of Administrative Searches & Dr. Beth Pfannl, ISS Vice-President of Administrative Searches. Studies on leadership pipelines reveal where on the leadership trajectory people of different backgrounds struggle to be promoted. In this session, we will discuss the importance of mentors and sponsors and how you can use a pipeline approach to advance your career. We will also discuss how and why it is important to foster a diverse leadership team at your school. Register here. 

11 February 2021

Teaching and Learning For Intercultural Understanding

The purpose of the Institute is to engage in personal and collaborative learning to further develop intercultural understanding in ourselves, each other and the children we teach. The Institute will focus on answering these essential questions: What is intercultural understanding? How can we nurture and develop intercultural understanding? How does intercultural understanding promote inclusion, equity and social justice? How does intercultural understanding foster character and wellbeing? How can the Framework for Developing Intercultural Understanding (Rader, 2016) be integrated into teaching and learning? Learn more/Register here.

18 & 25 February 2021

Inclusive Recruitment – Advertising, Application to Appointment

One of the root causes in the gap of having a diverse staff representation at all levels is largely due to ineffective recruitment processes. The processes need to be robust in monitoring and evaluating that all outcomes through the recruitment intake cycle are fair and reasonable. The session will explore how to ensure that recruitment systems that are put in place are consistent, inclusive and aligned with the values of the organization. The series of workshops will be interactive, with anecdotes, and practice scenarios. Learn more/Register here.