By Audrey Forgeron and David Carpenter
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Who is growing a media empire based on international teaching? Who loves going to recruiting conferences? And who writes entire books in a weekend? The answer, of course, is our fellow podcasting buddy Greg Lemoine.
Greg wrote a follow-up to his award-winning (we awarded it a gold star) first book, “Finding the Right Fit: Your Professional Guide for International Educator Recruiting Fairs and Amazing Stories of a Teacher Living Overseas.” His second book is “International Teaching: The Best-kept Secret in Education”. In this episode, we took a peek at some of those secrets. Greg also publishes the International Teacher Podcast with his partners, rounding out the offerings of his content creation empire.
The Guiding Question for this episode was: What tips, strategies, and takeaways can you share from your new book, International Teaching: The Best-kept Secret in Education?
Here are a few of the topics Greg addressed in this episode:
Greg’s Contact Information: The International Teacher podcast is available on all podcasting platforms. Contact Greg and his podcasting partners at [email protected].
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
The show was recorded on August 15, 2024.
Category: Recruiting
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We always say, "Do your research!"
In this show, David and Audrey share some fabulous resources from our Library, adding their own insights.
Here are links to the resources:
International School Community Blog - New Teacher Orientation Is Now Underway: 14 Must Haves
AIELOC Resource page
Wall Street Journal - Teachers Are Burning Out on the Job: Student Behavior and Mediocre Pay Are Taking Their Toll
GOA summer playlist 2024 and insights blog
The Economist - The Rich World’s Teachers Are Increasingly Morose (Pay Walled)
Safe Passages - Doug Ota’s work (counseling and consulting) and book
We would love to hear from you about an interesting blog post, article, podcast episode, or other resource that expanded your thinking about international education. Please email us at [email protected] with your suggested resource or if you are a member of our Facebook group, please add your resource there.
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Fellow podcaster and big-time travel blogger Caroline Makepeace joined us to share tips and insights when traveling with children. Caroline and her husband Craig usually report their travel wisdom through platforms like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure, Forbes, and the Today Show. Hence, we count ourselves fortunate to be able to tap into Caroline’s wisdom, as family travel is a significant part of being an international educator!
Caroline Makepeace is the co-founder of two successful online publications: This is Raleigh, a platform for anyone looking to explore the best of Wake County, North Carolina, and YTravelBlog, one of the world's most influential travel blogs. An avid traveler, she has lived in five countries (and taught in them), has traveled to over 50, and has traveled full-time for seven years with her two daughters. It's her mission to inspire and empower others to travel more and create a life they love.
Our Guiding Question was, “What can parents do to optimize traveling with their children?”
Here are a few of the topics Caroline addressed in this episode:
Caroline’s Contact Information: YTravel Blog
The show was recorded on August 15, 2024.
Categories: Travel | Parenting
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How do you tame your curiosity and limit your questions when talking to a man who sings opera, speaks five languages, and consults with hundreds of organizations ranging among the fields of education, financial services, beauty and fashion, non-profits, and the arts? This was our task when interviewing Dr. Derrick Gay on the topic of helping school communities flourish.
Dr. Gay is a globally recognized intercultural competency strategist dedicated to fostering cultures of dignity and respect. With multifaceted expertise as an international speaker, author, researcher, educator, and university lecturer, Dr. Gay empowers individuals and organizations to deepen belonging and empathy by cultivating shared language, raising awareness, and fostering inclusive personal behaviors and organizational practices and policies.
Drawing from his extensive international experience, Dr. Gay designs meaningful strategies that resonate across various industries and cultures. His approach, informed by research and practitioner experiences in over 50 countries, facilitates meaningful connections and promotes belonging on a global scale.
Fluent in five languages, Dr. Gay has supported a broad clientele spanning the globe, including over 800 organizations in education, financial services, beauty and fashion, non-profits, and the arts. Beyond international schools, his clients range from Yale to Oberlin Conservatory, Phantom of the Opera to Tom Ford, The Guggenheim Museum to Barilla — and Sesame Street.
Dr. Gay has served as adjunct faculty/lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia Business School, International Fashion Academy, Parsons Paris, and Teachers College at Columbia University. He has also served on several education-related boards.
Our guiding question was, “What pathways should school communities follow as they seek to flourish in terms of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging?”
Dr. Gay unpacked several topics, including
Dr. Gay’s Contact Information: Website | LinkedIn | IG
The show was recorded on July 18, 2024.
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Are you a small school wishing you could expand your course offerings? A student who has always wanted to explore a new area of study? Or maybe a teacher longing to teach about a passion topic area that is not offered at your school? Well, look no further!
The Global Online Academy, in operation since 2011, addresses all of these issues. The Academy partners with schools around the world to offer over 60 courses, many of which introduce students to areas of study to which they may not otherwise have access.
This is one of two interviews with Michael Nachbar, Executive Director of GOA. This one focuses on GOA and its approach to teaching and learning. We will soon post the second interview with Michael on his ideas for “future-proofing” education.
Our Guiding Question for this first show was, “What is the Global Online Academy (GOA), and how does it approach online learning from a humanistic perspective?”
Here are some of the topics covered:
Michael spearheads a global network of schools and educators dedicated to transforming education. His expertise lies in integrating foundational teaching principles with cutting-edge technologies and innovative pedagogies.
A sought-after speaker, Michael regularly presents at national and international conferences on topics including non-profit leadership and educational innovation trends. His thought leadership is widely recognized and respected across the educational community.
In addition to his role at GOA, Michael serves as a Lakeside School trustee. He has served on the boards of many other organizations, including the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), as a founding board member of the Mastery Transcript Consortium, Summer Search, the Independent School Association Network (ISAnet), and JUMP! Foundation.
Michael holds a B.A. in English and Psychology from Indiana University and earned an M.A. in Education Leadership from the Klingenstein Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College. His career in education began as a Teach For America corps member, laying a strong foundation for his ongoing commitment to educational excellence, innovation, and equity.
Michael’s Contact Information: LinkedIn | Global Online Academy (scroll down for contact info)
Categories: Online Learning | Pedagogy | School Life
The show was recorded on June 27th, 2024.
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What is bullying? What are the roles we see in a bullying situation? What can we do to help reduce the incidence of bullying in schools and on social media and to arm students with the social skills to help them avoid becoming victims? Alain Pelletier joined us for this episode to talk about his work in schools to raise awareness around bullying.
Alain is a professional Canadian public speaker. Since 2008, he has given over 1400 conferences, presentations, and workshops on bullying to over 900 schools.
Our Guiding Question was, “How can we recognize bullying? What can educators, parents, and other students do to prevent it? How can they respond to it when it happens?”
Here are a few of the topics that Alain spoke to regarding bullying:
Alain’s Contact Information: Website
The show was recorded on March 5, 2024.
Categories: School Life | Bullying | Wellness
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We were so happy to interview fellow podcaster Nick DeForest!
One of our wishes has been to have a guest who could explain what co-curricular programming looks like at international schools after school and on weekends. Nick, with his GLOBETROTTIN’ ADs podcast and website, is at the center of a global network of athletic directors and activity coordinators. As such, he can speak to what this programming looks like in international elementary, middle, and high schools.
Nick DeForest is the Assistant Director of the Events Office at AIS Vienna, Austria. He is the founder of the Globetrottin’ ADs and the author of A Global Playbook, which can be found on Amazon. Originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Nick has been in Austria since 2000 and is passionate about connecting international school Athletic Directors, Coaches, Teachers, and Students from around the world.
Our Guiding Question was, “What does co-curricular programming look like in international schools?”
Nick addressed several topics:
Nick’s Contact Information: Globetrottin’ ADs Website and Podcast | Facebook Group | X - Nick_GTADS
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Nick’s Book - A Global Playbook: How Every International School Can Raise Its Game
International Coach: State of the Industry Survey 2023
International Athletic Director: State of the Industry 2023
The show was recorded on April 12, 2024.
Categories: School Life | Wellness
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Wouldn’t it be great if everyone, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity, and belief system could have a champion? Well, they do! It’s the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color, founded by Kevin Simpson. Kevin joined us to speak to his efforts through AIELOC to expand DEIJ learning in international schools.
Kevin is a native of Flint, Michigan. He owns and operates KDSL Global, an international education consulting company launched in 2016 in the USA and the United Arab Emirates. He and his team have served thousands of schools, educators, and leaders worldwide in over 60 countries. The majority of his work in education has centered on American curriculum schools overseas. Kevin is the founder of the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color (AIELOC) and Co-Founder of Resourceya.
Our Guiding Question was, “How are you and your team working to fulfill the mission of AIELOC?”
Here are a few of the topics covered in this episode:
The show was recorded on March 21, 2024.
Kevin’s Contact Information: LinkedIn
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
KDSL Global
Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color (AIELOC)
Resourceya
Categories: School Life | PD | Change Management | DEIJ
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This was a special episode as we caught up with some of our previous guests who are finishing either their first or second year of international teaching. As expected, they had many lessons and tips to share! Tonya Busse joined us from Kingston, Jamaica. Jessica Simmons connected from Abuja, Nigeria. And Mel Idema and Cole Savage dialed in from Abu Dhabi.
You can listen to their individual interviews if you missed them. Mel & Cole, a married couple in their second year were on for Episode 13, Tonya Busse, a single teacher in her first year was our guest for Episode 29, and Jessica Simpson, a married teacher with a trailing spouse husband, joined us for Episode 31
Our Guiding Question was, “Based on the past school year, how is your experience of international teaching going?”
To help answer this question, our no-longer “newbies” answered the following subquestions:
The show was recorded on May 11, 2024.
Contact Information:
Tonya - Instagram @tonya_busse
Jessica - Jessica writes about her adventures on Medium. Here is a direct link to her account.
Mel and Cole - Their blogs: The Global Traveler’s Wife and The Wandering Learner.
Categories: School Life | Recruiting | Transitions | Travel | Wellness
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"Mr. Data, make it so"
For the non-Trekkies out there, meet Chris Smith, academic data analyst.
Chris joined us to speak about the importance of using data to improve multiple aspects of our schools.
Through his 25 years in international education, Chris noticed schools and educators collecting data but seeming overwhelmed by it or needing help knowing what to do with it. So, he began coaching, teaching, and consulting with schools and educators to help them discover what data they needed and how they could turn it into information that led to useful insights and informed decision-making. Chris has engaged with school districts in the United States and international schools worldwide through this work. Chris is passionate about helping educators and school leaders save time and make sense of their data.
Here are a few of the topics covered in this episode:
Our Guiding Question was, “Why is data gathering and analysis so important in our schools? Second, how are technology and information processing integral to teaching and learning in our schools?”
The show was recorded on March 27, 2024.
Chris’ Contact Information: LinkedIn
Categories: School Life | Data | Instruction
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
ISTE Standards
Information and Communication Literacies (ICL)
Smith Visualizations
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