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TIE NEWSLETTER

27 April 2022

What Happens to the Experience of School When the Masks Come Off?

By David Willows

What was the experience of school now that faces were back on show? And what were some of the most important lessons that our students had learned throughout the pandemic? more

Internet Courage: Is This the Biggest Challenge Facing School Leaders?

By Megel Barker

The issue is the level of preparedness that teachers have in a fast-changing technology space to handle matters of digital citizenry... more

Why Should I Stay at My School?

By Michael Iannini

If we embrace our inner tiger, we have an opportunity to constructively address grievances and take control of our professional development... more

Is Your School's Mindfulness Initiative Working?

By Andrew Mitchell & Eleni Vardaki

A genuine sense of care for your students' wellbeing, as an educator, and for the members of your community, as a leader, is needed for mindfulness initiatives in schools to work... more

PODCAST

Shifting Our Schools: The Power of Stories to Heal

By Jeff Utecht

In this episode, Jeff interviews Kristina Pennell-GÃ¶tze about supporting each other, as well as our students, through the lens of equity and inclusion... more

The Future We Want: Videos for Change

By Cassie Cooke & Alysha Heller

Students from Zurich International School in Switzerland harness the power of short-form video storytelling to build awareness and inspire action towards the future they want... more

A Portrait of Global Perspectives

Student Artwork, International School of Geneva

Art provides a unique insight into student voice, allowing us to reflect on the human condition by seeing the world through the lens of the student... more

GUIDANCE FOR GLOBAL FAMILIES

How Much Help is Too Much Help?

By Natasha Winnard

Just as you have only so many hours in the day, your students too can only take on so much before all that help becomes the problem, not the solution... more

We DON'T Need to Supervise Our Teachers

By Kevin Bartlett

I don't know about you, but I never did good work because someone was "supervising" me. We do good work for its own sake, or perhaps even more significantly, for the sake of the learners... more

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Positive Intent

By Stefanie Bell

Stefanie reminds us that the idea of presuming positive intent is STILL an essential ingredient for effective, productive teamwork... more

FOCUSING YOUR LENS

Who's Your Champion?

By Vickie Swann

Recognize your champions, make an effort to champion others, and give yourself the time and space to recognize all the positive and beautiful differences you make each day... more

Nine Essentials to Guide Search Committees to a Successful Hire

By Dr. Deborah Welch

A high-functioning Search Committee is key to running a successful leadership search. Use these best practices to help ensure the best outcome for your school community... more

GLOBAL BOOK REVIEWS

Great (Picture) Books for Older Readers

By Margriet Ruurs

I'm a firm believer in picturebooks as being everybody-books. In fact, some picturebooks are not for little readers but lend themselves perfectly for older students, especially to illustrate classroom discussions or for new language learners. Here are some picturebooks as well as novels for older students. more

Above and Below

By Matthew Piercy

Though there are not as many students enrolled in school as there are cups of coffee consumed daily, there are more varieties of education than just robusta or arabica. Some however might argue that we still lean on simplification and the labels "traditional" and "alternative" when speaking about education. more

Trapped in Echo Chambers?

By Shwetangna Chakrabarty

Purpose of education as quoted by John Dewey, "The aim of education is growth; the aim of growth is more growth."... In the current context, this quote is challenged by the ever-growing dominance of echo chambers. Echo chambers can be explained as self-created ecosocial habitats where one encounters like-minded people with similar perspectives, ideas and opinions. more