The Inevitable Shift | TIE Newsletter 19 November 2025 | The International Educator (TIE Online)

19 November 2025

The Inevitable Shift: AI Has Already Arrived

By Cora Yang and Dalton Flanagan

This new reality calls on us to shift from being the sole source of knowledge to being the guides who help students master the learning process itself… more

MULTILINGUALISM IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

A Promising Mythconception

By Dr. Virginia Rojas

Exploring opportunities to make the often-repeated but inaccurate mantra that “every teacher is a language teacher” a potential reality… more

Inspiring Young Innovators: Inside the Design Studio

By Andrea Celestine

Fairgreen’s Design Studio shows that any school can cultivate creativity and sustainability by starting with what they have and growing from there… more

International Athletic Directors “State of the Industry” Survey 2025

By Nick DeForest

With familiar challenges topping the list, this year’s survey inspired a new approach, tackling each concern through in-depth discussions... more

Getting the Job: Advice from Recruiting Experts

By Stacy Stephens

Whether you’re a teacher, leader, or aspiring administrator in international education, this episode is packed with actionable strategies to sharpen your interview skills and stand out in a competitive field... more

PEACE YOU HAVE MY WORD

Peace Starts Small

By Uma Soleyman

In this student poem, one small daisy sparks hope, courage, and change, reminding us that peace always starts small... more

How Principals Can Grow Their Middle Leaders

By Dr. Kathryn Handy

Formal teacher leader training is valuable, but the most powerful development happens through regular, intentional Principal and middle leader interactions… more

Lead Her Higher: Elevating Women’s Voices in Educational Leadership

By Emily MacLean

Leadership, at its best, isn’t a solo climb; it’s a collective elevation. Along the way, there are women who lift us up, open doors, and help us find our voice… more

Confronting the Loneliness of International Teaching

By Mushfiqua Zabeen

International educators often face unseen loneliness abroad; by fostering belonging and intentional connection, schools can help teachers feel seen and supported... more

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

By Andrew Dutton

Thoughtful reflection helps weigh the potential benefits against the inevitable ripple effects of each choice… more

The Importance of Decision-Making in Leadership

By Shwetangna Chakrabarty

In leadership, few skills are as undervalued yet as essential as the ability to make quick, sound decisions. While strategic thinking, consultation, and data-informed planning are vital, there are moments when time itself becomes the deciding factor. The ability to act decisively, guided by intuition, experience, and a clear purpose, often determines whether a leader flourishes or flounders... more

Global Book Recommendations: Books That Celebrate Differences

By Margriet Ruurs

Celebrate differences in cultures, countries and people by using great picturebooks with all grade levels. Sundays Are For Feasts, written by Leila Boukarim and illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa, is the story of Yasmine whose other home is across the ocean and where she spends her summers. The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen, by Nadia Devi Umadat, illustrated by Christine Wei, might be one of the most beautiful picturebooks I’ve ever read… more

The Hidden Risk in Every Interview Room and How To Stop It

By Lianne Dominguez

Most interviews start with: “Tell us about your teaching philosophy.” Maybe they should start with: “Tell us about a time you made a student feel safe.” The truth is, you can have every certificate laminated, every reference polished, every acronym memorized — and still not be someone a school would trust around a child, a teenager, a colleague. We don’t talk about this enough: competence doesn’t equal character. And yet, many schools hire mainly for competence all the time… more

Blue Skies Leadership Podcast – Episode #18

By Daniel Kerr

“The world feels like it’s at a point where young people can’t just wait until after school or after university to make a difference.” That powerful reflection comes directly from one of our guests—and for the first time, we welcome students to the Blue Skies Leadership Podcast! In this episode, we hear from Maddie and Nicole, 11th-grade students currently living the Global Impact Diploma (GID) experience... more

Leadership as a Complex Adaptive System

By Paul Magnuson

Imagine a space full of options. These options are all potential factors to consider, current realities and future possibilities, or perhaps in complex systems terms, agents. The agents are all doing their own thing, and in so doing, they are having an effect (or not) on other agents in the system. Effects may be small or large, slow or fast, important or insignificant. It’s an ever-extending messy collection of variables. Into this interlocking, interactive hubbub walks a leader. What skills are going to be helpful... more