The GEBG strives to provide substantial professional growth opportunities for faculty and administrators, at member schools and beyond. Our professional learning opportunities include leadership development, global curriculum and content for classroom educators, global competency based curriculum and program design, and risk management training.
July 31-August 2, 2023 // In Person
August 2-3, 2023 // In Person
Cohort begins February 1, 2023 // 4 Virtual Sessions
Application Deadline: September 8 // Virtual
Ongoing Registration January 1 – March 31 // Virtual, via Canvas LMS
Ongoing Registration January 1 – March 31 // Virtual, via Canvas LMS
Ongoing Registration January 1 – March 31 // Virtual, via Canvas LMS
Registration Deadline: September 23 // Virtual
Registration Deadline: January 23 // Virtual
Ongoing Registration, Limited Spots Available // In Person, Cape Town, South Africa
A hallmark of the GEBG Community, our workshop for “new” global directors uses the GEBG Global Education Standards to facilitate reflective learning that empowers leaders of global-education programming. Another essential benefit of the course is the opportunity to connect with a community of committed peer educators with similar interests, opportunities, and challenges.
Participants will each receive a copy of the GEBG Annotated Guide to Global Education, and workshop sessions to address all primary focus areas of leadership of global education in schools, including
>> mission and vision,
>> leadership and governance,
>> curriculum development across disciplines and student ages,
>> communications,
>> program management, and
>> risk management.
This program is particularly suited for global directors in their first 5 years in the role or who are undertaking significant program development. Participants interested in a deep dive into travel program and risk management should consider registering for the Risk Management Leadership workshop, taking place immediately after the New Global Directors Workshop.
Facilitated by Clare Sisisky, GEBG Executive Director, and Chad Detloff, GEBG Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum with guest speakers including Damaris Maclean, Director of Global Partnerships & Community Engagement at Nightingale-Bamford (NY)
+ FORMAT: In Person
+ LOCATION: The Nightingale-Bamford School, New York City, NY: 20 E 92nd St, New York, NY 10128
+ DATES: July 31 (beginning 9AM) to August 2 (ending 12PM)
+ COST: $995 member schools, $1175 non-members; lunch and dinner on July 31, and lunch on August 1 included; housing not included (see recommendations below)
+ AUDIENCE: Global directors in their first 5 years in the role, at a new school, or undertaking significant program development
Recommended hotels within walking distance of the school:
The school is also located near multiple subway lines.
Strong risk management of overnight travel programs requires consistent practice and consideration of both longstanding and emerging risk areas. Participants in this program will engage in dialogue around model practices in managing risks associated with overnight travel programs, including emerging risk areas such as mental health, gender identity, third-party providers, and post-pandemic considerations. Participants will also leave with a series of scenarios that they can use in trainings at their own schools. The program will be facilitated by GEBG Senior Staff and include guest speakers.
Facilitated by Clare Sisisky, GEBG Executive Director, and Chad Detloff, GEBG Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum, with guest speakers including Kevin Murungi, Director of Global Civic Engagement and Social Impact, Brooklyn Friends School (NY)
+ FORMAT: In Person
+ LOCATION: The Nightingale-Bamford School, New York City, NY: 20 E 92nd St, New York, NY 10128
+ DATES: August 2 (beginning 1PM) to Aug 3 (ending 5PM)
+ COST: $445 member schools, $625 non-members; lunch on August 3 included; housing not included (see recommendations below)
+ AUDIENCE: Global directors and other overnight-travel risk-management administrators
Recommended hotels within walking distance of the school:
The school is also located near multiple subway lines.
Equipping students with the skills and attitudes to participate meaningfully in difficult conversations is an essential component of developing intercultural competence. Join this PLC to gather with other teachers and administrators who are interested in exploring various elements of developing and facilitating intercultural dialogues, for both in-person and virtual context. These dialogues might take place as part of a course, advisory, global scholars program, or international travel experience. Participants of all experience levels are welcome.
Sample driving questions might include the following: What are some key models of intercultural dialogue? How might I best design and structure a virtual or in-person dialogue? What are some model practices in preparing for, facilitating, and debriefing intercultural dialogues
Session Details
4 meet-ups, 1 hour each, all from 12-1PM Pacific // 3-4PM Eastern // 9-10PM Central European
Wednesday, January 25: Introductions, PLC Objectives, and Models of Intercultural Dialogue
Wednesday, February 22: Competencies and Curricula for Intercultural Dialogue
Wednesday, March 15: Model Practices in Dialogue Preparation, Facilitation, and Debriefing
Wednesday, April 26: Culminating Symposium
+ FORMAT: Virtual
+ DATES: 1.25, 2.22, 3.15, and 4.26 // All sessions take place over Zoom from 12-1PM Pacific / 3-4PM Eastern / 9-10PM Central European
+ COST: $195, members only
+ AUDIENCE: Classroom teachers, advisors, curriculum leads, department chairs, DEI practitioners
GEBG’s PLC on Teaching Global Writers supports educators in bringing more global voices and perspectives into the curriculum and empowering the voices of their students through writing. Participants will explore the ways in which classroom educators can effectively utilize literature and creative writing to explore diverse people, places, and issues near and far, ultimately fostering global competencies like perspective-taking, open-mindedness, and empathy.
Monthly sessions will include guest speakers/authors, sharing of models, readings, and discussion. Topics may include literature selection/review, scope and sequence development, models of global teaching and learning, and addressing identity and ethics through literature and writing.
Session Details
4 virtual meet-ups, 1 hour each, all from 12-1PM Pacific // 3-4PM Eastern // 9-10PM Central European
+ FORMAT: Virtual
+ DATES: February 1, February 28, March 28, and May 17 // All sessions take place over Zoom from 12-1PM Pacific / 3-4PM Eastern / 9-10PM Central European
+ COST: $275/participant; includes visiting writers as guest speakers
+ AUDIENCE: English/literature educators teaching within Grades 5-12, Curriculum Leaders, Travel Program Leaders, and Global Directors
Stories, books, and literature can provide students a meaningful way into another culture or way of life, and help them understand perspectives and cultural contexts vastly different from their own. Writers, both established and emerging, can help both provide additional access points for students into the texts as well as connect students with writing and reading for global understanding.
The Global Writers Initiative at GEBG has significantly influenced educator exposure to writers with global perspectives, experiences, or identities. This has led to an increase in the number of global books taught and the number of schools inviting these authors as visitors to campus. This initiative supports the writers, the educators, and the students.
As many schools focus on training leaders in risk management of overnight travel programs in domestic and international settings, we will be offering a fully virtual, asynchronous, self-paced training course this fall.
Leaders of overnight programs in schools are usually teachers, coaches, and other members of the school community. While the skill set necessary for leadership of overnight programs has many overlaps with the competencies of these school professionals, there are other essential understandings and skills necessary to manage the many risks associated with domestic and international learning experiences. This custom training is catered to support these busy school leaders and to support your continued work in developing and improving your school’s risk-management policies, procedures, and capacity.
Course Essential Questions:
>>What is risk management (RM)? Why is it important to teacher-leaders of overnight programs, domestic and international?
>>What are some of the relevant model practices in managing risk for overnight travel? What does pre- and post-travel risk management entail—in addition to on-site risk-management for domestic and international programs?
>How can I as an educator and trip leader best keep students, leaders, and the institution safe from both wellbeing and liability risks before, during, and after an overnight travel program?
Microcourse content to include some recorded presentations, video content, scenarios, and related resources. Participants who complete all required components of the course will receive certificate of completion.
+ FORMAT: Virtual, fully asynchronous online course through Canvas LMS // 4-6 total hours (self paced)
+ DATES: Course runs asynchronously from Fall: September 19 – December 31 // Winter: January 1 – March 31 // Spring: April 1 – June 30
+ COST: $195, members only; discount for schools with more than 10 participants
+ AUDIENCE: Travel program leaders, global directors, school administrators
Virtual exchange provides students in a class or activity an essential opportunity to continue to make connections with others, near and far, developing global competencies. This independent, self-paced course provides teachers, program leaders, and school curriculum developers with model practices in virtual exchange, advice for establishing and sustaining exchanges, and guidance on developing exchanges that are integrated into preexisting programming or coursework. Learning modules include videos, readings, and curated resources.
+ FORMAT: Virtual, fully asynchronous online course through Canvas LMS // 10-12 total hours (self paced)
+ DATES: Course runs asynchronously from Fall: September 19 – December 31 // Winter: January 1 – March 31 // Spring: April 1 – June 30
+ COST: $300 member schools, $375 non-members
+ AUDIENCE: Classroom teachers of all subjects and grade levels, program leaders, and school curriculum developers
This microcourse helps participants identify aspects of their current practices that they want to expand as well as areas for new development through collaborative efforts. Through a series of recorded conversations with experts across the international risk-management field, participants will be able to identify the core practices relevant to their school at this time and to learn about how these experts are thinking about and managing COVID-related risks at this time. Curated resources support participants’ ability to look deeper into topics of particular relevance and interest, and the self-paced, fully asynchronous model provides flexibility and independence during this particularly busy time.
Guest speakers include
+ Katie Baum Mettenbrink, Associate Director of Operations, National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
+ Jeff Baierlein, Director, Viristar
+ Sara Boisvert, Director of the Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship, Collegiate School, VA
+ Felipe Correa, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Envoys
+ Dr. Clare Dallat, Director of Risk Resolve and adjunct member of the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
+ Dr. Mark Fischer, Medical Director, International SOS
+ Bill Frederick, Director of Safety at the Guarini Institute at Dartmouth and Founder of Lodestone Safety International
+ Liz Gray, Consultant, Remote Area Risk International (R2Ri)
+ John Hughes, Director of Experiential Education, The Lawrenceville School, NJ
+ Justin Kollinger, Risk Management Consultant, United Educators
+ John Nordquist, Cross-Perspective Consultant, AEE Accreditation Council
+ Bobby Riley, Vice President, Fred C. Church Insurance
+ Steve Smith, Founder, Outdoor Risk Experiential Consulting
+ Henning Snyman, Security Director, International SOS
FORMAT: Virtual, fully asynchronous online course through Canvas LMS // 12-15 total hours (self paced)
DATES: Course runs asynchronously from Fall: September 19 – December 31 // Winter: January 1 – March 31 // Spring: April 1 – June 30
COST: $300 for members; $375 for non-members
AUDIENCE: School administrators, global directors, travel program leaders
July 22 – August 2 // Cape Town, South Africa with optional add-on to Johannesburg/Kruger Park Area
Program Overview
This program will support educators to grow and develop their intercultural skills and understandings by examining topics related to the complex and diverse histories and cultures of modern day South Africa. Educators will engage in a workshop with local educators and arts leaders to explore the way that arts in South Africa played and continue to play a pivotal role in racial justice movements. Teachers, School Administrators, and Education Professionals will also better understand the context of South Africa and the various opportunities that are available for international education programming and partnership. Specific emphasis will be placed on introducing participants to sites, contributors, and experiences in South Africa that embody pertinent themes in global education with a particular emphasis on engaging the arts. Additional themes will include social justice, cultures and perspectives in diverse societies, social history, and conservation and sustainability.
Learning Outcomes
> Identify specific programmatic opportunities and program needs for your students
> Understand the general cultural, geographic, and environmental contexts in South Africa
> Explore health and safety issues relating to studying Cape Town (and Soweto with optional add-on) as well as how to mitigate them
> Analyze the global role and value of in-person study in South Africa
In partnership with EDU Africa, click here to learn more
REGISTER HERE – Registration will remain open until filled or until April 30 (limited spots available)
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