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Purposeful Pathways: Deep-Dive Learning Month : Teaching & Learning
Session Four: Inclusive curriculum: Co-Constructing Inquiry
How can we ensure that learners feel 'seen' in the curriculum?
In this short workshop, we will explore and discuss strategies for building an inclusive unit - bring a unit to guide your reflection and use for practical implementation of our discussion. Through co-constructing unit questions and building the unit collaboratively together during the finding out / engage / investigating phase, teachers can build a more inclusive curriculum where students have a voice in agency about the content and case studies, allowing them to feel included and seen in the curriculum.
As a result of attending this workshops you can expect to have:
Strategies and thinking routines for co constructing curriculum
Understand how opinion, experiential and discussion based strategies build inclusive curriculum
Develop inquiry questions: Individual, Local and Global Lenses
DATE | TIME | LEARNING COMPONENT
Wed 04 Mar. 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00 GMT | Tier 1 Doesn’t Have to Be Scary: Collaborative Tools for Inclusive Problem-Solving
Wed 11 Mar 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00 GMT | Ensuring every learner thrives in every classroom
Wed 18 Mar 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00 GMT | Development and curation of African resources to support an inclusive curriculum
Wed 25 Mar 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00 GMT | Inclusive curriculum: Co-Constructing Inquiry
Target Audience: School Leaders, Educators, Student service team members
Fees: No cost for AISA Members
Facilitators:
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Amber is an education leader with over 18 years of experience in teaching, leadership, and systems design, with a strong focus on inclusive education and student support in international school settings. Her work centers on helping schools build practical, sustainable systems that support learner variability while keeping teachers and students at the heart of the process.
Currently, Amber serves as the Primary School Student Support Coordinator and Learner Support Teacher at the American International School of Mozambique. She works directly with students while leading the development of Student Support Services and collaborating with secondary colleagues to strengthen a cohesive, whole-school approach to inclusion.
Amber also contributes to the international school community through her work with AISA, expanding educational support initiatives with the U.S. Office of Overseas Schools, and serving as a NEASC visiting team member. She is passionate about helping schools create inclusive practices that are realistic, shared, and sustainable.
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Joshua Smalley is an innovative international educator with eighteen years of experience across AP, IBDP, and MYP curricula. Known for moving students into the "driver’s seat" of their own learning, Smalley specializes in high-leverage differentiation and systematic scaffolding, ensuring every student thrives regardless of their starting point. His classroom practice is defined by making learning feel alive, relevant, and deeply personalized.
His professional journey is as eclectic as his teaching style; Smalley’s background includes work as an author, tour guide, wildlife tracker, investor, painter, fashion model, actor, journalism consultant, photographer, and even a plumber. This "life-hacking" spirit informs everything he does.
At his core, Smalley is a devoted husband and father. Whether he is finding snow leopards, walking with wild lions, or painting a company mural, his family remains the heartbeat of his inspiration. He holds degrees from Western Washington University and SUNY Buffalo State.
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Cecê Ovelar is the Global Citizenship Coordinator at the International School of Dakar and teaches Visual Arts, I&S, and TOK. With multicultural roots in the USA, Paraguay, and Brazil, Cecê is a multilingual educator experienced in cultural anthropology, strategic initiatives and arts-based community projects. His educational philosophy centers around shared group inquiry and helping others develop a flexible growth mindset which can help them decipher the world around them.
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Monique is currently the Upper School Vice Principal and MYP coordinator at the International Community School of Abidjan. Monique is passionate about curriculum development, and coaching teachers in developing conceptual units of inquiry and authentic assessment. She has led schools in Japan and Ethiopia in their MYP IB journey and navigating change. She is an IBEN workshop leader, examiner and curriculum developer for the IB.