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7 May 2025

By Stacy Stephens

Educators must reflect early, plan strategically, and use modern tools to navigate today’s international job search... more


TIE is excited to welcome Lianne Dominguez as the newest contributor to our blog space... more

By Donica Merhazion

When decoding blocks learning, students disengage. Educators need to rethink access and use inclusive strategies to reach every learner... more

By Skye Thomson, Grade 12 student

A student examines the hardships of facing social exclusion while also grappling with the need to define his place within diverse cultural spheres... more

By Megan Vosk

As teachers, we often stress the importance of learning by doing. Perhaps we should also stress the importance of learning by listening… more

By Jeremy Majeski

Leading with vulnerability helps school leaders build trust and connection—especially during the emotional final stretch of the school year... more

By Tara Gabriel

When we proactively teach students how to care for their mental and emotional health, we lay the groundwork for stronger learning, connection, and growth… more

By Tammy Dang-Le

Not having resilience and emotional regulation will leave our students unprepared for life’s setbacks, no matter how intelligent they may be... more

By Coert van Zijl

CIS Pathway 2 facilitated significant cultural change for our school, cultivating a more reflective and cohesive community... more
PEARLS OF WISDOM

By Nicholas Pitt

In this Pearl, Nicholas emphasizes the importance of questioning outdated school practices and embracing fresh perspectives... more
FUTURE LEARNING DESIGN PODCAST

By Tim Logan

Can we unlearn traditional schooling to imagine new possibilities for education? Manish Jain shares radical, global visions for de-schooling... more


The International Educator (TIE) provides a platform that brings together the diverse voices, experiences, and knowledge of the international school community... more
By Shwetangna Chakrabarty

At a recent conference, I listened as the keynote presenter passionately and powerfully analyzed data on youth well-being, closely linking it to national education systems. While the presentation was compelling on the surface, it made me uncomfortable as I noticed that a major flaw existed: the complete absence of data from China and India, two countries that together represent over 35% of the global population... more
By Paul Magnuson

A drama class at Wellington College, England. I haven’t been briefed, I don’t know what they’re rehearsing, but I grab some phrases attributed to Shakespeare and give myself permission to just be the poet / non-poet that I am. Hopefully teacher Nick will forgive me for indulging myself, it’s an experiment, for sure. So is his theater piece, for that matter, so is each and every one of our days on Earth, I suppose, when you think about it... more
By Conrad Hughes

Bill Gates recently claimed that humans won’t be needed for teaching within a decade. What makes him say that, and how true is it? Like most people looking at AI, Gates is almost definitely referring to the substantive forecasts that are increasingly widespread on the exponential growth of AI power, complexity, and reach between now and 2030. The detailed June 2024 paper, “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead,” by the 23-year-old AI researcher wunderkind Leopold Aschenbrenner, is a central piece of writing to this effect... more
By Matthew Piercy

The conversation no longer should be about the world our students will enter. Rather, it needs to be about the new world we awake to each day. The telephone, radio, airplane all impacted the world. The ability to connect in new ways. Next was the internet. Now, not only connection but the quickened pace and high rate of change is mainly because of new technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation... more
CURRENT CONVERSATIONS

Pamela Cantor
The Hechinger Report
Robyn Chapel has been appointed Middle School Principal of the American School of Barcelona in Spain.
Dereck Durocher has been appointed High School Principal of Colegio Interamericano in Guatemala.
Eric Semler has been appointed Head of School Concordia International School Shanghai in China.
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Check out the TIE Event Calendar for upcoming events, webinars, job fairs and more...
AAIE Global Leaders Conversation with Dr. Kristen Moreland
May 8, 2025
 
AMISA Enhancing Behavioral Support through Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans (part 1)
May 14, 2025
 
AAIE Global Leaders Conversation with B. Dequanne, K. Timmerman & A. Hearn
May 15, 2025
 
PTC-GTC Welcome to International School Governance!
May 18, 2025
 
AMISA Enhancing Behavioral Support through Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans (part 2)
May 20, 2025
 
AAIE Global Leaders Conversation with Dr Olson-Wyman and Dr Bettney Heidt
May 22, 2025
 
PTC Assessment Leadership in the International School (online)
Jun 14 - 20, 2025
 
PTC Creating an Effective School
Jun 16 - 22, 2025
 
PTC Instructional Supervision and Evaluation
Jun 16 - 22, 2025
 
PTC Curriculum Leadership in the International School (online)
Jun 23 - 29, 2025
 
PTC-EAL Int’l Teachers: EAL in the Mainstream Classroom
Jun 24 - 28, 2025
 
PTC Assessment Leadership in the International School
Jun 24 - 30, 2025
 
PTC Leadership and Team Dynamics
Jun 24 - 30, 2025
 
PTC-CTC Intensive Skills Practice
Jun 26 - 29, 2025
 
PTC Leadership and Team Dynamics (online)
Jul 2 - 8, 2025
 
PTC Curriculum Leadership in the International School
Jul 2 - 8, 2025
 
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