Digital Badge Offerings 2026-2027

Early Childhood Social Emotional Development
Young children bring their whole emotional world into the classroom, and teachers are often the first to help them navigate it. This three-part workshop series equips international school teachers with practical, research-informed strategies for supporting social-emotional development in early childhood settings.
Date(s):
Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7
Facilitator:
Dr. Amber Green
Member Price:
$99.00
Non-Member Price:
$199.00

AI for Diverse Learners
This badge equips educators with practical AI-powered strategies to differentiate instruction, create accessible learning experiences, develop responsive assessments, and streamline planning for diverse learners.
Date(s):
Sept. 15, 22, 29
Facilitator:
Derek Skaggs
Member Price:
$99.00
Non-Member Price:
$199.00

Workforce Planning for International School Human Resources Administrators
Winning the Talent Game is a practical, hands‑on workshop designed for international school HR administrators who want to strengthen recruitment, improve retention, and build a data‑driven workforce planning strategy that supports instructional excellence.
Date(s):
October 8, 2026
Facilitator:
Zeal Education Group
Member Price:
FREE
Non-Member Price:
$99.00

Teaching Vocabulary
This badge explores how to choose powerful words for vocabulary instruction, how to teach the meaning of new vocabulary in a fun, engaging way, and how to make sure that vocabulary takes root in our students reading, writing, and speaking.
Date(s):
October 15, 22, 29
Facilitator:
Vincent Ventura & Shannon Hickey
Member Price:
$199.00
Non-Member Price:
$299.99

Translanguaging in Practice
This badge bridges research and practice by engaging with contemporary research specific to international school contexts, and exploring strategies to scaffold content and design flexible language pathways without losing academic rigor. Participants will leave this experience with a toolkit of evidence-based, intentional strategies designed to foster student agency and elevate learning across each school’s unique linguistic ecosystem.
Date(s):
Oct. 13, 20, 27
Facilitator:
Esther Bettney
Member Price:
FREE
Non-Member Price:
$199.00

Upper School Spelling and Grammar Strategies
This quick and practical badge will highlight the key role of phonics in spelling, how understanding prefixes, suffixes, and roots unlocks longer words, and how to explicitly teach syntax through the lens of the “super sentence.
Date(s):
February 9, 16, 23
Facilitator:
Vincent Ventura & Shannon Hickey
Member Price:
$199.00
Non-Member Price:
$299.00

Supporting Twice Exceptional Learners
This one-hour badge provides strategies for supporting twice exceptional (2e) learners, students who demonstrate advanced abilities alongside learning differences such as ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism, or other neurodiverse profiles.
Date(s):
February 16
Facilitator:
Shelley Hawkes




