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. LISTEN NOW ON YOUTUBE
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TOP STORIES
By Lesley Tait
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A thoughtful onboarding program can reveal a school’s values, build belonging, and help new educators feel genuinely welcomed from day one... more |
By Neila Steele
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A trauma-informed lens helps educators look beyond behavior, regulate themselves, and use curiosity, compassion, and connection to create safer school communities... more |
By Dr. Nigel J Winnard
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FIFA’s leadership crisis offers international school boards a cautionary lesson: strong governance systems, not perfect leader selection, sustain effective leadership... more |
By Tricia Friedman
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As humanoid robots reshape our imagination of the future, educators are challenged to broaden their thinking, embrace complexity, and imagine what comes next… more |
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FEATURED COLLECTIONS
| In this featured collection, you’ll find practical ideas for building classrooms where students can connect, see themselves reflected, navigate transitions, and develop a stronger sense of belonging... more |
| 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 practices... more |
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THE VOICE OF TIE
By Stacy Stephens
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International school recruitment is shifting from qualifications to impact. Learn how strategic preparation and evidence can help candidates stand out and get hired… more |
With Scott Jackson and Lianne Dominguez
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What if teacher appraisal could move beyond compliance? Hear how leaders are rethinking instructional supervision to create meaningful, differentiated systems for teacher growth... more |
By Stacy Stephens
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What if finding, hiring, and growing great educators could work as one connected system? Explore how TIE is reshaping support for international schools… more |
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEWS
By Andres Rodriguez
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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
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Educator-led communities foster collaboration, mentorship, innovation, and meaningful professional learning grounded in classroom practice and relationships... more |
By Ximena Daza and Gregory Hessee
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One school created large-scale, interdisciplinary PBL that changed their Classroom Without Walls journeys into meaningful, academic experiences... more |
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PEDAGOGY & LEARNING
By Osman Tuncel
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Some of the best learning happens beyond the curriculum, where students explore interests, build skills, take risks, and discover future pathways... more |
By Mushfiqua Zabeen
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IB Inquiry and PBL share student-centered foundations but differ in purpose, structure, and pedagogy, with important implications for assessment, implementation, and AI-enhanced learning... more |
By Nathan Haines
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The CoRe protocol helps teachers make their pedagogical reasoning explicit, encouraging deliberate reflection that strengthens professional knowledge and instructional practice... more |
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 | THE PRINCIPALS' TRAINING CENTER |
By Chris Galaty
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Embracing the gray means staying flexible, listening to others, and finding collaborative solutions when leadership decisions do not have clear-cut answers… more |
By Anthony Perry
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Leading with vulnerability through grief created space for others to be human, build trust, and turn loss into lasting action… more |
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As international schools face rapid change, the PTC is rethinking professional learning to help educators adapt, grow, and improve student learning... more |
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STUDENT VOICE
By Mira Rai, Grade 5 student
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A student reflects on abstract art, creative choice, perseverance, and how taking risks helped them grow into an independent artist... more |
Empathy to Impact Podcast By Scott Jamieson
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On this episode high school students and community artists talk about a project that they chose to be involved in that connected to their changemaker superpowers and addressed an authentic need of one of their local community partners... more |
By Somang H. Choi, Grade 12 student
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A reflective and deeply personal essay exploring language loss, cultural identity, and the emotional distance that can emerge within multilingual immigrant families across generations... more |
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LEADERSHIP
By David B Hawley
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A Head can be surrounded by people and still be alone. Mentorship matters for seeing what we can no longer see ourselves... more |
By Leticia Daza
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A practical framework helps new school leaders slow down, read the community, question assumptions, and understand what to preserve before deciding what to change... more |
By Nico Gysbers
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Good leadership professional development counters burnout, renews purpose, inspires aspiration, and models the culture of continuous growth leaders seek across their schools... more |
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
By Jacob LaPlante, Jason Boll, Andrew Cajina, and Manuela Penalosa
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Classroom examples show how intentional AI design can deepen student thinking, maintain academic rigor, and strengthen learning across subjects and contexts... more |
By Lydia Suslova
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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
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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 |
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LIFESTYLE AND WELLBEING
By Audrey Parker and Sandra Sheppard
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Strengthen school safety by using language that builds trust, reduces anxiety, and helps students respond confidently during emergencies... more |
By Sandy Sheppard and Stacey Wotton
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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
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The brain is the center of learning. How might schools become places where mental health and wellbeing are learned about, practiced, and supported... more |
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, JUSTICE, AND BELONGING
By Laura Cox
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How do inclusive schools move from good intentions to meaningful action? Start with leadership, admissions, and systems designed for every learner... more |
By Leah Montano
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A student can excel academically yet still feel unseen. True multilingual belonging requires more than strong grades... more |
By Janine da Silva
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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 |
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