Transitioning Approaches | TIE Newsletter 16 July 2025 | The International Educator (TIE Online)

16 July 2025

VOICE OF TIE PODCAST

Montessori for the Middle Years: A Bold New Vision - With Kyle Wagner

This episode offers a rich, behind-the-scenes look at how transformative learning environments are created, and why they matter now more than ever... more

From Under the Local Mango Tree to a Global Classroom

By Ahmad Fadli

Global education is about building bridges between cultures, between hearts, and between the kind of world we have and the kind of world we hope to create… more

NAVIGATING IN POLARIZING TIMES

Suspending Certainty

By Jennifer Abrams

How can we suspend our certainty that we have the right answer and how can we continue to engage with the other person in a respectful manner... more

Transitioning From Monolingual to Multilingual Approaches

By Megan Vosk and Shafali

Embrace multilingualism with inclusive practices and practical strategies that empower learners, support teachers, and celebrate language diversity... more

A PORTRAIT OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Fostering Artistic Agency Through Ceramics

By Regina Maniaci and Grade 5 students

Grade 5 students at the American International School of Lagos embarked on a student-driven ceramics unit rooted in the Teaching for Artistic Behavior methodology... more

Ethical Framework for Teacher Use of Generative AI

By Kelly Mekdeci

Explore key questions and practical frameworks to help school leaders guide ethical, collaborative faculty decisions on using Generative AI... more

Repurposing Robots: Embedding Technology, Sustainability, and Agency

By Adika Cremet and Neal Clark

A showcase of how technology, sustainability, and ATL skills were aligned in the early years through a collaborative project at UNIS Hanoi... more

NEURODIVERSITY IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Mare Noble Pays Attention (ADHD)

By Diana Rosberg and Bridget McNamer

Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, Mare transforms self-understanding into powerful, inclusive educational leadership in international schools... more

Maximizing Career Capital as a Middle Leader in International Schools

By Nicholas Forde

Lateral career moves can build valuable skills and experience for future senior leadership roles... more

WHAT SCHOOL COULD BE PODCAST

Dr. Jason Van Heukelum's Passion for Multiple Choices

By Josh Reppun

From canoe trails to bold school redesign, meet a visionary leader proving trust, purpose, and community can transform education today... more

PEARLS OF WISDOM

As a Leader, You Don't Have to Know It All

By Brianne Sheets

In this Pearl, Brianne shares how leaning into vulnerability, not perfection, is the key to authentic leadership... more

Unfreezing the Moment: A Tribute To Growth, Gratitude, and the Gift of Stillness

By Lianne Dominguez

There’s a moment—just a few seconds long—when the air is filled with weightless caps and wide smiles. Cameras are raised. Parents are leaning forward. Graduates stand still, arms mid-toss, their faces lit with joy. Time holds its breath. And in that stillness, I find myself wishing I could stay. Just a little longer... more

Global Book Recommendations: Favorite Recent Reads

By Margriet Ruurs

Summer is the time when educators might be lucky enough to curl up with a good book that is not work related. So here are some of my favourite books I recently read. Most will have something of interest to people who travel and work in different countries. Happy reading... more

“Eklo Chalo Re” the Lonely Path of Visionary Leadership

By Shwetangna Chakrabarty

Rabindranath Tagore wrote the words “Ekla Chalo Re,” which translates to “Walk Alone” or “Go Your Own Way.” In his song, written in Bengali (my mother tongue), the complete sentence translates to “If no one responds to your call, then go your own way alone.” It has provided a sense of confidence and courage in the darkest of times... more

Digital Citizenship

By Conrad Hughes

The great 20th Century philosopher Hannah Arendt argued that it is not really possible to be a global citizen, as citizenship is necessarily tied to a nation-state. Of course, she was right: claiming one is a global citizen as a philosophical position is all very well, but our actions and their repercussions tend to resonate within the confines (or liberating) parameters of one’s passport—an altogether different state of affairs... more