TIE Podcast for International Educators The International Educator (TIE)

In the fifth episode of the Standards of Practice podcast series, Sue Easton, Director of Programs at the Principals' Training Center, discusses the practical application of International School Teacher Standard 1: Fosters collaborative culture in and between professional learning teams with a focus on student learning, collegiality, trust, and respect.

Julian Edwards, Associate Director of Academic Affairs at the KAUST school in Saudi Arabia, shares some key standards-based strategies his school implemented to ensure robust professional learning for teachers, including a successful coaching and mentoring professional development program. He discusses a collaborative culture that was implemented in his school to support teachers in their professional growth and empower them to be the best version of themselves.

"But we also believe that when teachers sit down and talk about their inquiries together, focused on student learning, there's a great improvement in student learning." - Julian Edwards

In the fourth episode of the Standards of Practice podcast series, Sue Easton, Director of Programs at the Principals' Training Center, discusses the practical application of International School Teacher Standard 1: Effectively apply the most up-to-date, research-based strategies to address the needs of diverse learners.

Lianne Dominguez, Secondary School Principal and Director of Career and College Counseling at Shattuck-St. Mary's Forest City International School in Malaysia, shares her school's model of applying the teacher standards of practice. She explains the key strategies that helped her school ensure student centered teaching is facilitated whilst catering to multilingual learners. Lianne discusses a few examples of how they collected evidence of best practices with standards as the key driving force.

"As a new school, we recognize the importance of having teacher standards in place to ensure that every classroom has a consistent, competent, caring teacher." - Lianne Dominguez

In the third episode of the Standards of Practice podcast series, Sue Easton, Director of Programs at the Principals' Training Center, discusses the practical application of International School Teacher Standard 5: Share relevant research and model systematic inquiry.

Lisa Michelle Nnadozie, Secondary Principal, and Pete Goodman, Middle Years Program Coordinator, both at Nagoya International School, Japan take us through a journey of implementing best practices in their school based on standards that empower teachers. They share deep insights and key features of their standard based approach for modeling inquiry in classrooms, ensuring that teachers are measuring the impact of using these standards for supporting student learning.

"Encourage schools to focus on the process and ensure that the learning for the teachers is in place and evident and measurable, and that learning also transfers to the students."

- Peter Goodman

In the second episode of the International Standards of Practice podcast series, Sue Easton, Director of Programs at the Principals' Training Center, guides a discussion on the practical application of International School Teacher Standard 9: Think systematically, reflect on, and learn from practice.

Jeff Farrington, Head of Secondary, and Azra Pathan, Director of Learning, both from the International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), join Sue to discuss their practices and systematic approach to using teaching standards. They share the ISKL story, highlighting how these teaching standards come alive in an international school and their impact on student learning.

"Standards provide a common language and a common expectation so that our teachers can perform and measure their performance in relation to student learning, having growth conversations, not just with administrators, but with each other." - Azra Pathan

Our inaugural episode dives deep into a question that underpins the quality of education: "What are international school standards of practice, and why are they so vital for ensuring quality teaching and learning in international schools?" Host, Sue Easton, Director of Programs at The Principals' Training Center, engages a panel of thought leaders in a compelling conversation, where they share their thoughts and experiences on the "why" behind international school standards.

Join us as we welcome James H. Stronge, President and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting; James Dalziel, Head of School at NIST International School in Bangkok; Bambi Betts, Executive Director of The Principals' Training Center; and Brittany Betts, CEO of The International Educator. These educational leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, and a passion for the topic of this first episode.

“Standards will anchor us across the 20 000 schools that we have or are anticipating by the year 2030. They are essential to give us the framework in which we can operate with everything that we do.” -- James Stronge