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 Jacob LaPlante, Jason Boll, Andrew Cajina, and Manuela Penalosa
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Research and classroom experience reveal that instructional design can strengthen both AI literacy and academic rigor... more |
By Dr. Denise Brohm
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Every woman’s story is different, yet common themes emerge about ambition, belonging, and what international schools can do to support future leaders... more |
By Megan Vosk and Shafali
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What can we do to shape culture, community, and collaboration with purpose and intention, to seize the promise of a new beginning and set ourselves up for success… more |
By Iyabo Tinubu and Elizabeth Palathra
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Why do students learn best when they feel safe? Explore practical strategies for building trust, belonging, and inclusive classroom communities... more |
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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 |
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THE VOICE OF TIE
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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
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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
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Schools can move from theory to practice, building growth and appraisal systems that are consistent, fair, and genuinely improve teaching and learning… 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 Jack George and Matthew Savage
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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
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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
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International schools ask students to speak up but rarely design the conditions that make speaking safe. Voice is a system, not a sentiment... more |
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 | THE PRINCIPALS' TRAINING CENTER |
By Yasmine Hashmi
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In this Pearl, Yasmine reflects on how a whole school belonging audit revealed the difference between the values leaders intend to uphold and how those values are actually experienced... more |
By Katie Wellbrook
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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
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In this Pearl, Maria shares how leading with empathy can transform both student behavior and relationships within a school community... more |
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STUDENT VOICE
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 |
By Scott Jamieson
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How might we work together to create a culture of service within our own schools and empower students to take action for a more just, equitable, joyful, and sustainable future... more |
By Christina Samson, Grade 12 student
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Using a Catholic missal essay format, a Filipino student in Japan explores belonging across generations through faith, language, and migration... more |
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LEADERSHIP
By David Sheehan
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Admissions is a school's first act of institutional honesty. Families read who belongs from how they're received, not the mission statement... more |
By Jenny-Lee Moore
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Leaders can move beyond reactive responses, understand context, and create calmer, more connected school communities during times of tension… more |
By John Simpson
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Effective coaching cultures normalize coaching as ongoing professional learning, assuming teachers, like students, are lifelong learners rather than needing intervention... more |
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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 |
By Dr. Gregory Hedger and Anshu Verma
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In times of disruption, responsible use of AI supports school leaders with planning, communication, and continuity while keeping people at the center... 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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