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The International Educator

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Welcome to the Voice of TIE podcast, a space for stories, insights, and conversations that uplift the profession of teaching and inspire positive change in international schools. For nearly 40 years, The International Educator has served this community through recruitment resources and a dedication to amplifying the voices of international educators around the world.

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TOP STORIES
By Liam Murphy
Stop asking what shiny new devices to buy next term. Instead, rethink learning environments to foster curiosity, critical inquiry, and student autonomy... more
By Seth Jaeger
Gifted education must pair talent with moral purpose, helping globally advantaged students use their abilities for compassion, justice, and long-term good... more
By Samuel J. Richards
Generative AI is transforming schools, prompting ISK to develop a new policy, tools, and pedagogical framework for 2026–27 through research, stakeholder input, and collaborative design... more
By Anna Azarova
BISU students step inside the United Nations in Kyiv to explore how economies recover during war, connecting classroom learning with real-world diplomacy… more
FEATURED COLLECTIONS
International school recruitment is shifting into a complex ecosystem where visibility, timing, digital presence, and networks matter as much as experience, and this featured collection explores how educators can navigate and position themselves effectively... more
International schools are complex, dynamic communities shaped by mobility and diversity, where safeguarding must remain the foundation of all learning. This featured collection explores perspectives, guidance, and practical insights to support student wellbeing... more
Multilingualism sits at the heart of international education, shaping identity, belonging, and access. This featured collection explores perspectives, tools, and strategies to support multilingual learners through asset-based, inclusive practice... more
This featured collection brings together articles and external resources that explore how international schools can respond thoughtfully in moments of conflict and tension, while staying grounded in their core commitments to safety, inclusion, critical thinking, and peace... more
THE VOICE OF TIE
At TIE, our best content begins with the questions, challenges, and ideas that matter most to international educators like you. Take the TIE survey and help shape the conversations ahead... more
The Voice of TIE Podcast
By Stacy Stephens
International recruitment expert Mark Weber examines today’s changing teaching market, hiring realities, candidate strategies, and evolving challenges facing international educators... more
By Stacy Stephens
Schools can move from theory to practice, building growth and appraisal systems that are consistent, fair, and genuinely improve teaching and learning… more
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEWS
By Andres Rodriguez
By working hand-in-hand with local leaders and teachers, we aren’t just sharing lessons; we are co-creating the future of education… more
By Kim Cofino
Educator-led communities foster collaboration, mentorship, innovation, and meaningful professional learning grounded in classroom practice and relationships... more
By Ximena Daza and Gregory Hessee
One school created large-scale, interdisciplinary PBL that changed their Classroom Without Walls journeys into meaningful, academic experiences... more
PEDAGOGY & LEARNING
By Jack George and Matthew Savage
Aiglon College explores holistic student reporting and competency-based assessment, rethinking how schools capture complex learning, identity, and growth narratives... more
By Dr. Virginia Rojas
A research-based look at how the monolingual habitus can be reframed as an opportunity to rebuild a multi- and plurilingual habitus in international school contexts... more
By David William Sheehan
International schools ask students to speak up but rarely design the conditions that make speaking safe. Voice is a system, not a sentiment... more
THE PRINCIPALS' TRAINING CENTER
By Katie Wellbrook
In this Pearl, Katie shares how recognizing her tendency toward constant motion and achievement led her to reframe success through the practice of stillness and presence… more
By Maria Camila Ardon
In this Pearl, Maria shares how leading with empathy can transform both student behavior and relationships within a school community... more
By Brianne Sheets
Each increment of time holds immense possibilities for connection, growth, and transformation… more
STUDENT VOICE
By Christina Samson, Grade 12 student
Using a Catholic missal essay format, a Filipino student in Japan explores belonging across generations through faith, language, and migration... more
By Chris Perakis and Anna Rose Sugarman
Practical strategies and classroom examples of how student voice enhances ownership, engagement, and reflection... more
By Naima Umiryayeva, Year 12 student
If students grow up surrounded by AI tools but aren’t taught how to use them intentionally, they’ll struggle to stop themselves from using AI every time... more
LEADERSHIP
By John Simpson
Effective coaching cultures normalize coaching as ongoing professional learning, assuming teachers, like students, are lifelong learners rather than needing intervention... more
By Joshua Darryl Sussex
Leaders must consider how decisions will land across different groups, and how competing interpretations may affect trust, morale, coherence, and institutional legitimacy… more
By Dr. Richard Harrold
Effective postgraduate mentoring develops confident, independent researchers while strengthening lifelong learning, research quality, and meaningful contributions… more
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
By Lydia Suslova
Universities are no longer just reading applications, they’re learning to read for AI. Authenticity is becoming the new admissions filter in 2026... more
By Nathan Haines
If we give up on this cognitive and creative work of teaching, both a source and the outcome of our professional knowledge, our profession will suffer; it may even be lost... more
By Dr. Gregory Hedger and Anshu Verma
In times of disruption, responsible use of AI supports school leaders with planning, communication, and continuity while keeping people at the center... more
LIFESTYLE AND WELLBEING
By Dr. Leila Holmyard
International schools must navigate complex child protection cases across diverse legal and cultural settings in a context of rapid technological change and increasing polarization… more
By Sandy Sheppard and Stacey Wotton
Their stories are different, yet the same; they both, at their essence, are about young people and their determination to succeed no matter what barriers are placed upon them... more
By Sarah Ssengendo
The brain is the center of learning. How might schools become places where mental health and wellbeing are learned about, practiced, and supported... more
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, JUSTICE, AND BELONGING
By Leah Montano
A student can excel academically yet still feel unseen. True multilingual belonging requires more than strong grades... more
By Janine da Silva
Elevating local voices into leadership is more than an act of equity; it is the structural integrity required to fulfill the very promises these schools were built upon… more
By Abena Eduam-Baiden
We need to reflect on the labels our institutions default to and ask whether they truly make space for the communities we serve... more
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The International Educator (TIE) is a non-profit organization committed to matching highly qualified educators with international schools around the world. For more than 30 years, TIE has been the most comprehensive service for securing a job in an international school. TIE is dedicated to advancing the highest professional teaching standards and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the international school community.