What Is an International School? | TIE Newsletter 31 January 2024

31 January 2024

Not a Real International School?

By Gavin Kinch

Can a school still be considered “international” if it retains a strong cultural identity from another country… more

VIDEOS FOR CHANGE

We Are More Than

By an international school student, USA

Ever since I was little, I always noticed how women are thought of as less than men… more

Fashioning Identities: How Fashion Shows Can Stimulate Learning in Your Classroom

By Timothy Fuller Bazin, Jungmeen Lee, Calvin Kamphuis, Kasia Martin, and Vasile Lozneanu

Seoul Foreign School shares the student learning as well as practices that made it possible to create a project-based learning fashion show… more

Are Our Students Ready To Receive Teacher Feedback?

By Anna Hasic-Wallis

We assume that students are as engaged with their learning as we are, that they understand feedback is integral for improvement and growth… more

PEARLS OF WISDOM

The Win-Win Strategy

By Ngozie Okorie

Relationships are important and valuable. When faced with certain leadership challenges, the win-win strategy is effective... more

THE VOICE OF TIE

Why TIE? Why Now? A Message From the Director

By Stacy Stephens

I want to be a part of something that looks to the future of education, that strives to make a better and more impactful stance on the profession... more

Content and Language Integrated Learning: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Best

By Scott Eder

Exploring the key advantages, potential drawbacks, and striking a balance to maximize the effectiveness of Content and Language Integrated Learning… more

Coaching for Leaders: Four Misconceptions

By John Roberts

There are persisting misconceptions about what executive coaches actually do in a school setting. It’s important to raise awareness and set the record straight… more

Super Skilled EAL Teachers

By Susi Pucci

A peek into the deep skillset of the English as an Additional Language Specialist… more

TIE PODCAST | Standard 1: Fosters Collaborative Culture in and Between Professional Learning Teams

By TIE and the PTC

The KAUST school in Saudi Arabia school implemented standards-based strategies to ensure robust professional learning for teachers… more

Do You Favor Retesting?

By Jaya Ramchandani

At its heart, retesting is not about making things easier for students; it’s about making education more meaningful… more

AAIE Announces Superintendent of the Year

Rachel Caldwell has been selected as the recipient of the Association for the Advancement of International Education Superintendent of the Year... more

Student Voices: Talking Education in the Swiss Alps

By Paul Magnuson

Nine students in their final semester of high school, the teacher, a visitor to the school, and me, seated around tables that make a rectangle in the room. The teacher invited us, the visitor and me, because he knows we’re interested in how we do school. That’s the topic today. The students have watched a film about homeschooling. The teacher suggests an open discussion, an informal Socratic Seminar... more

Global Book Recommendations: Stories as Tools

By Margriet Ruurs

Books can help children understand the world around them. Nonfiction information or fictional stories can help a reader make sense of his own or others’ situations. Books can be tools to deal with life. These new titles are good examples of stories as tools... more

What To Read in 2024!

By Daniel Kerr

So it’s that time of the year again when I get to order books for my birthday, which is my favorite gift ever because it keeps on giving for months and months and months. The deal is that I have to finish reading all of last year’s books before I get to order new ones, and I’m excited about ordering the list below in the next few days... more