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Registration is open for this year’s ELSA Teacher Development Day 2025: Pathway to Progress: Empowering Educators for Today’s Classrooms. We have a fantastic lineup of expert speakers ready to share their insights, strategies, and practical ideas with you. Please take...

Webinar with Beth Stark on Thursday, January 16th, 2025 from 5pm-6:30 pm, to be delivered on Zoom. A 90 minute Universal Design for Learning (UDL) overview with high-impact low prep approaches for leveraging LUDIA for identifying and reducing barriers for language learners. 

Join us on January 16th, for an engaging and interactive virtual webinar with Beth Stark, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Consultant for International Schools. UDL, a theory and framework for identifying and reducing barriers to learner agency, was developed by Harvard professors forty years ago. Today, the United Nations and inclusive organizations around the world are encouraging educators to develop our understanding of UDL, and to embrace it as our shared approach to designing for all learners. During our virtual workshop, we will explore the mindsets and practices of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and learn how to leverage AI for reducing barriers for language learners with LUDIA, your AI-Powered UDL Thought partner. Discovering new support strategies, creating scaffolds, and developing contextually-specific resources has never been easier!

Beth is passionate about inclusive learning design and partners with international schools as a professional learning facilitator specialising in UDL implementation. She is dedicated to igniting inclusive inquiry for all learners and is the co-creator of LUDIA, the AI-Powered UDL thought partner, used by educators in one hundred countries, and counting. Beth has sixteen years of IB international school experience and holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education and a Certificate of International School Leadership from the Principals’ Training Center. She lives in Germany, and serves as the Co-Chairperson of the UDL-IRN Implementation Special Interest Group, is an ISTE certified educator, and a CPACC certified member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.

An enriching and enjoyable experience for students and their teachers. Starting at primary level through high school. The overall winner is invited to the UK final in London.

To register: https://elsa-france.org/poetry-by-heart/

ELSA welcomes two member schools:
Ecole Koenig and Sainte Marie de Neuilly.

Misha Simmonds, American School of Paris
Antoine Delaitre, International School of Paris

ELSA Poetry by Heart France is now into its 10th year and what a year it has been. The competition here in France has continued to grow since we began way back in 2015 with just a handful of Parisian schools taking part in the High School competition. We now have more...

Union school in Paris joins ELSA on 2023. We are pleased to welcome the head of school, Barbara de Baudry d'Asson, and her team to our network.

Join a vibrant community of dedicated professionals in international education, grow professionally and share your expertise.To apply, fill in the online form on the "Become a volunteer" page. To volunteer in 2023-2024, please write to: info@elsa-france.org

The TDD Program Committee is accepting speaker submissions for the March 23rd 2024 annual conference. Please submit proposals including a brief bio and abstract to Antony McDermott: a.mcdermott@ejm.net Deadline October 15th 2023

Brian Brazeau, Head of the American Section, Lycée International St. Germain en Laye Rachel Leonard, Head of International School of Toulouse Adam Rickards, Kingsworth International School

Every year, leaders of member schools convene with the Board for ELSA’s AGM and Lunch.   

Member schools have been invited to renew their membership for the school year. Please be sure to do so before the end of September so that you can attend the AGM and Lunch.