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 Ross Cameron
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By embracing the snapshot model and prioritizing peer-to-peer reflection, we can strip away the anxiety that has plagued teacher evaluations for decades… more |
By Ethan Van Drunen
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A Board meeting, thoughtfully hosted, ensures attendees can fulfill roles and responsibilities, requiring the same meticulous planning as a murder mystery dinner party… more |
By Dr. Leila Holmyard
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The International Taskforce on Child Protection developed and launched guidance specifically focused on the screening of external consultants… more |
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A survey of 343 educators shows recruiting is shifting from qualifications to positioning, where visibility, networks, and strategy increasingly determine hiring success... more |
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, JUSTICE, AND BELONGING
By Ahmad Fadli
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When Global Perspectives shapes curriculum but not policy, a disconnect emerges between what students are taught and how education systems operate... more |
By Amin Hussain and Sagda Khalil
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Creating welcoming, inclusive schools during Ramadan means honoring Muslim students’ faith through empathy, access, understanding, and thoughtful support... more |
By Rachida Dahman
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Ethical classroom attention shapes judgment; repeated omissions erode trust, turning institutional commitments into contradictions rather than lived realities… more |
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THE VOICE OF TIE
The Voice of TIE Podcast By Stacy Stephens
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Hear Kyle Wagner and Grade 7 students share how Montessori learning builds independence, confidence, and real-world skills through authentic voice and responsibility... more |
By Stacy Stephens
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Teaching quality does not improve through compliance architecture. It improves when schools build cultures where professional growth is expected, supported, evidence-based, and sustained over time... more |
By Stacy Stephens
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This episode of the Voice of TIE podcast features international school counselors discussing how geopolitical shifts are reshaping post-secondary counseling in international schools... more |
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEWS
By Katherine Deutsch, Kim Bentley, and Will Kirkwood
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Zurich International School shared a collaborative framework for aligning accreditation with strategic vision... more |
By Mick Amundson-Geisel
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Collaboration and connection opens pathways and opportunities for students across the Myanmar community... more |
By Nick DeForest
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With familiar challenges topping the list, this year’s survey inspired a new approach, tackling each concern through in-depth discussions... more |
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PEDAGOGY & LEARNING
By Loretta Fernando-Smith and April J. Remfrey
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Designing for belonging, identity, and access transforms classrooms, helping all students feel seen, valued, and able to thrive... more |
By Kathryn T. Berkman, Meredith Robinson, and Megan Vosk
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When students apply their learning through a principled lens, they stop seeing the community as a project and start seeing it as a partner they are working with, not for... more |
By Jomar Conde
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The R.I.S.E framework centers belonging to reduce othering, empowering multilingual learners with confidence, engagement, and academic competence… more |
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 | THE PRINCIPALS' TRAINING CENTER |
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 |
By Brianne Sheets
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Each increment of time holds immense possibilities for connection, growth, and transformation… more |
By Michelle Simpson
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In this Pearl, Michelle shares how a simple mindset shift turned burnout and doubt into renewed purpose and leadership growth... more |
By Bryan Dennie
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Grounded in the reminder that “somebody is learning how to be a person by watching you,” the true measure of leadership lies in the emotional imprint we leave on others... more |
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STUDENT VOICE
By Chris Perakis and Anna Rose Sugarman
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Practical strategies and classroom examples of how student voice enhances ownership, engagement, and reflection... more |
By Naima Umiryayeva, Year 12 student
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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 |
By Veronica McDaniel
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Students around the world are taking action against human trafficking. Your school can join a powerful global movement and lead meaningful change... more |
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LEADERSHIP
By Sandy Sheppard
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An inside look at how the International School Yangon continues to evolve its admissions approach through relationships, connections, and family experience... more |
By Dr. Cathy White
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Small, unacknowledged tasks create invisible workloads for teachers in international schools. Leaders can help reduce the burden... more |
By Christian Polizzi
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Mission and vision statements are omnipresent at every school and looking at them closely allows us to better understand the communities we serve... more |
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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 |
By Cora Yang and Dalton Flanagan
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We need to treat AI integration like any other pedagogical strategy, with backward design. The C.R.E.A.T.E. framework transforms your ideas into reliable educational assistants… more |
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LIFESTYLE AND WELLBEING
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 |
By Mushfiqua Zabeen
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What began as structured activities for community projects grew into powerful acts of empathy and purpose... more |
By Anthi Patrikios and Jemo Ergen
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How one school in Kenya engaged parents to strengthen their safeguarding work by focusing on emotional wellbeing and safety through relational practice... more |
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