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12 October 2022

By Connor Rule, Grade 12

I wanted to focus on something close to my heart, raising awareness of colorblindness so learning can be inclusive and adjusted to suit individual needs… more

Challenging Ourselves

By Stephen Dexter Jr.

The greatest existential threat to our product is the teaching of traditional, discrete subjects… more

Lessons in Leadership Learned from the Coaching Launch

By Art Charles

It is as much the challenges we overcome as a community as the opportunities we are given that bring us together as a team… more

Successful Onboarding of New Teachers

By Cindy Adair

Our induction program aims to foster friendships and a support network among the new staff cohort… more

A Summer of Learning With the PTC

By Sue Easton

The PTC approach of intense, focused in-person learning, and relaxed, job-embedded virtual learning continues to elevate international education... more

Governance Matters!

By Chip Barder and Bambi Betts

International school board members and school heads gather in person for fresh new approaches to international school governance... more

Sidecar Summits Celebrate Female Leadership While Offering a Vision of Harmony for All

By Bridget McNamer

Daring women leaders from around the globe gathered to celebrate strengths and reimagine a leadership landscape that values and supports female attributes… more

Educational Athletics: A Playbook for Success

By Nick DeForest

When schools focus on educational athletic programs, they will see their school culture improve and their entire school community will be a better place… more

PARADIGM SHIFTS IN EAL

From Deficit Thinking to an Asset-Based Paradigm

Dr. Virginia Rojas

Explore a paradigm shift calling for us to reframe our perceptions to improve multilingual learners’ learning experiences and identities… more

CONVERSATIONS WITH AN INTERNATIONAL TEACHER OF COLOUR PODCAST

Stories From Around the World

By Dominique Dalais

Educators in international schools share their stories of discrimination and racism during their journeys… more

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Mental Health and Wellbeing

By Aleksandra Golder

A short reflection activity reminds us that simple moments can have a great impact on our students’ wellbeing... more

A Beautiful Balance

By Daniel Kerr

I gave an assignment to a group of educators who I teach as part of their international education and leadership master’s degree program. The class is titled Innovative Practices... more

The Legacy of a Queen

By Shwetangna Chakrabarty

The death of Queen Elizabeth II did not come as a surprise to many students in my school! When I got to school on the 9th of September it was business as usual for students while teachers discussed the tragic loss... more

The Business of School Classrooms

By Paul Magnuson

Covid really did a number (not just 19!) on efforts to make classrooms feel more human, and be more like home. For safety’s sake, we went back to rows, more widely spaced and rigidly adhered to than ever before, sometimes quasi-encasing students with plastic protection.... more

Global Book Recommendations: Newly Released Books Full of Fun Information

By Margriet Ruurs

Information books help kids to learn and recognize facts about the world – whatever the topic may be. And you’re never too young (or old) to learn... more

WORTH READING

Hold That Thought: Why Students Need Time To Think and Process During Lessons

Lauren Barack
K-12 Dive

Four Ways To Start the School Year Centering on DEI

Dr Linn Friedrichs and Reid Pierce
CIS

To Transform Education, We Will Need To Do a Lot of Unlearning

Wendy Kopp
Diplomatic Courier

APPOINTMENTS

Dr. Spencer Fowler has been appointed Deputy Head and Vice President, Education and Programming of Pearson College UWC in Canada.

Jennifer Le Varge has been appointed Primary Principal of Luanda International School in Angola.

Dr. Steffen Sommer has been appointed Director General of Misk International School in Saudi Arabia.

Jacqui Patrick has been appointed Primary Principal of Nanjing International School in China.

Christopher Coates has been appointed School Director of American School Hong Kong in Hong Kong.

Carla Marschall has been appointed Director of Dresden International School in Germany.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Check out the TIE Event Calendar for upcoming events, webinars, job fairs and more...

PTC-TLI Teacher Leaders: Leadership Tools (asynchronous)

Sep 3 - Oct 29, 2022

PTC-CTC University Counseling in the International School (6 Synchronous Sessions: 3/10/24 Sept, 8/22 Oct, 5 Nov)

Sep 3 - Nov 5, 2022

AMISA Board Governance Conference 2022

Oct 12 - 14, 2022

ISS Protecting Our TCK Students (10/12, 10/19, 10/26)

Oct 12, 2022

International School Anti-discrimination Task Force

Oct 14 - 15, 2022

AISH IMPACT: Building Strong Leadership Teams (asynchronous 10/15-11/15)

Oct 15, 2022

PTC Teacher Leader Institutes Online: Leading Learner-Centered Assessment (22 Oct - 17 Dec)

Oct 22, 2022

Women's Symposium-Creative Leadership Series (10/24, 11/28, 12/12)

Oct 24, 2022

AIELOC Creating a Positive Climate & Culture Conducive of iDEIJ

Oct 26, 2022

EARCOS Leadership Conference 2022

Oct 27 - 29, 2022

Embedding Indigenous perspectives into international classrooms

Oct 27, 2022

ISS SHRM: Talent Acquisition Credential - (11/1 - 11/15)

Nov 1, 2022

ISS iFair

Nov 5, 2022

ISS iFair

Nov 6, 2022

Search Associates Job Fair-Singapore

Nov 11 - 13, 2022

GRC Recruiting Fair-Dubai

Nov 12 - 13, 2022

PTC INSTITUTES

TLI - TEACHER LEADERS

PTC Teacher Leader Institutes Online: Leading Learner-Centered Assessment (22 Oct - 17 Dec)

Oct 22, 2022

PRINCIPALS' TRAINING CENTER

PTC Creating an Effective School (online)

Jun 17 - 23, 2023

PTC Curriculum Leadership

Jun 19 - 25, 2023

PTC Instructional Supervision and Evaluation

Jun 19 - 25, 2023

PTC Curriculum Leadership (online)

Jun 26 - Jul 2, 2023

PTC Assessment Leadership (online)

Jun 26 - Jul 2, 2023

PTC Leadership and Team Dynamics

Jun 27 - Jul 3, 2023

PTC Creating an Effective School

Jun 27 - Jul 3, 2023

GTC - GOVERNANCE

PTC/GTG - Measuring Your Mission: the Board’s ‘Do or Die’ Job!

Nov 20, 2022

PTC-GTC Putting Teeth and Meaning in the Head’s Evaluation

Dec 11, 2022

PTC-GTC Strategic Policy: The missing link for governing

Jan 29, 2023

PTC-GTC Who’s next on your board? Six ‘Musts’ for Succession Planning

Feb 26, 2023

PTC-GTC Put Teeth and Meaning into the Head’s Evaluation

Mar 19, 2023

PTC-GTC Becoming an Effective International School Board Chair

Apr 30, 2023

PTC-GTC Welcome to the Board!

May 28, 2023

EAL TRAINING CENTER

PTC-EAL Instructing and Assessing Multilingual Learners(IAML)(asynchronous)

Feb 12 - Apr 22, 2023

CTC - COUNSELORS

PTC-CTC Mental Health and Well-being in International Schools (six synchronous sessions)

Feb 25 - Apr 22, 2023

PTC-CTC Getting to Solutions: The Heart of Counseling

Jun 22 - 26, 2023

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