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Seesaw is running a “last chance” Administrator Back-to-School webinar — worth a quick registration decision if Michael or another Seesaw admin wants a live walkthrough before the two remaining sessions (Tue 25 Aug or Thu 3 Sept). Also this week: CIS’s member update on socially responsible leadership and start-of-year transitions, plus its Evaluator Bulletin flagging 2027/2028 changes to volunteer accreditation evaluator eligibility; Canva’s August “Click.Share.Inspire” Back to School pack for staff; Seesaw’s free “Connect 2026” CPD bundle (18+ on-demand sessions with certificates); and Day of AI’s new free PreK–12 AI Literacy Curriculum with a launch webinar on 2 September.
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Seesaw is running a “last chance” Administrator Back-to-School webinar covering new features, admin workload tips, and Q&A, with two remaining sessions: Tuesday 25 August or Thursday 3 September. Worth a quick registration decision if Michael or another Seesaw admin wants a live walkthrough before the year gets underway.
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Seesaw is offering free access to its “Connect 2026” bundle — 18+ on-demand sessions (~30 min each) led by educators, with a certificate for each one completed. Low-effort, flexible CPD worth flagging to teachers looking for self-paced professional learning.
CIS (Council of International Schools)
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CIS’s latest member update (“Giving yourself permission to learn”) focuses on start-of-year transitions and socially responsible leadership, with four quick practices for embedding inclusive leadership from day one. Also flags a new free school-profile review service for university admissions, a CIS Taskforce piece on AI/emerging-tech and social responsibility, four patterns of multilingual-learning practice from accreditation data, and a safeguarding-priorities checklist for the new school year. Keynote speaker Dr Varaidzo Kativhu announced for the Global Forum on International Admission & Guidance (Prague, 19–20 Nov).
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CIS’s Evaluator Bulletin announces eligibility changes for volunteer accreditation evaluators: from 2027, evaluators must be employed at a current CIS Member School to serve on visits, and from 2028 team leaders (chairs/co-chairs/peers) face added experience and engagement requirements — relevant if Michael or ICS colleagues serve as CIS evaluators. Also features thought-leadership pieces on AI and social responsibility in international schools (a new CIS taskforce on emerging tech), four patterns of strong multilingual-learning practice drawn from 299 accreditation reports, and a school PD story on social capital.
Canva Education
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Canva’s August “Click.Share.Inspire” pack is a Back to School resource bundle for school leaders to forward to staff with zero extra work: a pre-written teacher email, newsletter-ready blurb, and a preview of hands-on webinars, guides/courses, and plug-and-play classroom activities.
DayofAI.org
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Day of AI has launched a new free PreK–12 AI Literacy Curriculum, a grade-by-grade learning pathway with classroom-ready lessons, plus a companion Scope & Sequence document and a Planning & Implementation Guide for teachers, coaches, and school leaders. A free launch webinar walking through the new materials runs 2 September, 4:00 PM ET (Wed 3 Sept, ~12:00am Amman) — relevant for ICS’s AI literacy planning across Y1-13.