Centering Identity, Community, and Service | TIE Newsletter 21 May 2025

21 May 2025

NEURODIVERSITY IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Diana Rosberg Connects The Dots (Autism)

By Diana Rosberg and Bridget McNamer

Understanding a personal autism constellation can empower school leaders to thrive, offering unique strengths and insights in international education settings... more

Cultivating Multilingual Ecosystems by Embracing Systematic Change

By Mayuko Perkins and Beth Puma

What if “every teacher is a language teacher” wasn’t a slogan but a schoolwide commitment to multilingual learners’ success... more

Mission Dukwi: Lessons in Service, Partnership, and Purpose

By Marta Vernet

ASB's mission to Dukwi refugee camp deepened partnerships and built a lasting impact through education, connection, and shared purpose... more

Community Partnerships Lead to Equitable Student Learning

By Amber Ham

When funding falls short, creativity must rise. Discover how one school reimagined student-centered support through MTSS, community, and collective action... more

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Go Slow to Go Fast

By Courtney Carreon

This Pearl emphasizes the importance of thoughtful, collaborative planning... more

Using Robotics and Innovation for Social Impact

By Maura Osorio Rojas, Dr. Brian Kelly, and Dr. Kulangara Jacob Johnson

Team DRIFT shows how STEM education can drive real-world impact, using robotics to teach empathy, innovation, and social responsibility... more

LEVERAGING DATA TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING

Lessons From a Data Journey

By David Walker and Suzie Boss

A case study at ISL demonstrates how data-driven tools and collaboration enhance student understanding, teacher support, and school-wide impact… more

Student Wellbeing Must Come First

By Gabriela Molina

When students feel like they belong, everything else falls into place. One educator shares insights and strategies for supporting student wellbeing… more

THE COMPLEXITIES OF HEAD OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

One Thousand Stories

By Ken Kunin

A heartfelt reflection on the power of storytelling in school leadership, and a call for educators to share wisdom from the arena... more

Nurturing Student Growth

By Rachida Dahman

Students must be given space to grow beyond rigid systems, free to express their complexity, remain true to themselves, and challenge simplification... more

EDUCATORS GOING GLOBAL PODCAST

Chapters of Our International Careers and What They Teach Us

By David Carpenter and Audrey Forgeron

We were fortunate to catch our guest, Mark Lewis, just as he was reflecting about the chapters of his international experiences, with his retirement coming up... more

Share Your Ideas and Stories With Us!

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

Global Book Recommendations: Wonderful Books About Books or Writing

By Margriet Ruurs

Readers can also be writers. And all writers should be readers. Here are some wonderful books about books or writing. Yours in Books, by Julie Falatko, lovely illustrated by Gabriel Alboroza, is the perfect picturebook for all booklovers – both in text and art. Grumpy Owl lives alone and wants peace and quiet to read books... more

Putting Peace First

By Paul Magnuson

A class of ESL students has been reading a book by Eric Dawson, Putting Peace First. He connects with them online, the teacher has done her work to make this book real. Eric, with only a short stint at Burger King on his resume, started Peace First at age eighteen. Goodness. What was I doing at age eighteen? Listening to Purple Rain. Driving a ‘71 Impala with no real destination... more

Rebalancing Curriculum Means Rebalancing Assessment

By Conrad Hughes

The 2021 Futures of Education report is a white paper on the major themes that educational providers should be focussing on as we head into the second quarter of the 21st Century. What are they? In the 1990s, the Delors report pointed to four broad global areas in which education needed to develop: learning to know, learning to learn, learning to be and learning to live together... more

Blue Skies Leadership Podcast – Episode #12

By Dan Kerr

About to invest big in your school’s future? Don’t let jargon derail your plans! Our latest Blue Skies Leadership Podcast with Ewan McIntosh explores how to create a clear vision and design learning spaces that truly work. Dan Kerr and Daniel Mendes talk with Ewan McIntosh of NoTosh about the critical need for a shared understanding between educators and architects... more