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TIE NEWSLETTER

15 March 2023

By Eda Go

In this Pearl, Eda encourages us to ask clarifying questions before assuming intent and inspire growth instead of reflecting on defeats… more

IMPRINTED ON OUR IDENTITIES

What Comes After the Third Year

By David Rojas, Grade 10

In this series, students share poems that explore their experiences as multi-locals whose many moves have imprinted on their identities… more

Do You Have the DEIJ Support You Need During Recruitment Season?

By Dominique Dalais

Ideas and thoughts that might help educators of color as they navigate recruitment season in the international school system… more

Getting Back to the Why: Why is History Such a Key Subject?

By Jeremy Hoover

The shift from the role of a historian being a “fount of knowledge” to a “teacher of historical skills” demands a re-evaluation of the why of history… more

College Counseling Countdown: Part Four

By Shwetangna Chakrabarty

Data management and a whole school college counseling program are two key components to being an effective college counselor… more

Below the Tip of the Iceberg: Rethinking Social-Emotional Learning in International Schools

By Rose Marie Dzugan and Christopher Corby

Now more than ever, our children need help processing emotions, building relationships, and connecting with others in meaningful exchanges... more

Express, Heal, Advocate, and Overcome Through Digital Storytelling

By Megan Vosk and Shafali

Digital storytelling is a powerful way to foster project-based, deep-inquiry learning in the classroom and give students voice and choice, valuing their ideas… more

EMPATHY TO IMPACT PODCAST

A Student-Led Focus on Wellbeing

By Scott Jamieson and Sophia, Grade 10

A student shares how she has an impact on her community through a personal project teaching wellness to underprivileged children in her area… more

What is School Leader Burnout and Why Does it Matter?

By Dr. Helen Kelly

Around half of international school leaders say that work-related stress affects their ability to do their job well… more

Onboard the Corporate Express

By John Frame

Education already has enough of its own jargon with which teachers need to grapple without corporate language infiltration adding more complications… more

Making the Move to Leadership

By Kim Cofino

Four ways you can consider using your current experience as a bridge into formal leadership… more

Gifted Education

By Conrad Hughes

You know those stories about revelations: threshold concepts that change the way you see the world, like the day you were on your way to work and you realized that it’s not about what you teach, it’s about what the students learn... more

Know Thy School, Design for Excellence

By Matthew Piercy

“People are status-seeking monkeys,” purports Eugen Wei, former product leader at Amazon, Hulu, and Oculus. This status-seeking links with an understanding that identity is a fundamental aspect of our very human nature... more

Pause > Reset > Play

By Paul Magnuson

This week I’m attending Outstanding Schools Europe, a two-day conference in London. Ger Graus gave the opening keynote with the full title: Pause > Reset > Play: Reimagining Education 2023: Views Through a Different Lens... more