WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT?

Episode 17: Navigating International Education: Insights from Adelaide to Ulaanbaatar


Listen Later

A Quick Summary

In this episode of "Where's Your Head At" podcast, Deidre Fischer, an experienced educational leader and consultant, shares her profound insights into international education. The conversation explores her remarkable career journey, from a typing teacher to an international school leader and executive coach, while discussing critical challenges and opportunities in modern education. Deidre emphasizes the importance of preparing students for life beyond school, focusing on holistic learning, skills development, and challenging traditional metrics of success. 

We hope you enjoy this episode of WYHA, voted the number 7 international education podcast according to Feedspot. https://podcast.feedspot.com/international_education_podcasts/

Key Highlights:

  • International Education Journey: Deidre's career evolved from teaching typing in small Australian country schools to leading international schools in Mongolia, Philippines, and Bali
  • Educational Philosophy: Strong belief in preparing students for life, not just university, by developing transferable skills and helping students discover their passions
  • Community and Wellbeing: Highlighted the increased focus on holistic community wellness, especially post-COVID, involving students, staff, and parents
  • Challenging Success Metrics: Critiqued the overemphasis on numerical scores and university entrance requirements as limited measures of student potential
  • Leadership Advice: Encouraged young leaders to be proactive, volunteer, gain diverse experiences, and be open to new challenges
  • Coaching Perspective: Advocated for executive coaching as a critical support mechanism for school leaders to unlock their potential
  • Future Vision: Imagined schools as places where students genuinely enjoy learning and are equipped with skills to navigate an evolving world

 

Bio

Deidre Fischer is a seasoned educational leader and executive leadership coach with extensive experience in International Baccalaureate (IB) education. As a former Head of IB Schools, she is trained to facilitate the IB Leadership series of workshops, demonstrating her commitment to educational excellence.

In addition to her extensive head of school experience, she has set up her own education consulting company, works half-time for the Council of International Schools (www.cois.org) as a School Support and Evaluation Officer and volunteered time for the EARCOS Board of Trustees (www.earcos.org), Basketball South Australia Commission (www.basketballsa.com.au) and Rotary International.

Deidre’s consultancy business offers a range of services, including executive leadership coaching, leadership and management training workshops, and professional learning sessions, both face-to-face and online. In her practice, Deidre emphasizes the importance of modeling the attributes of the IB Learner Profile, striving to be principled, open-minded, and reflective in her approach.

Recognized as an exemplary transformational leader, Deidre is mission-driven and strategically focused on fostering innovative practices among school leaders.

Show notes created by https://podium.page

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT?By Richard Henry

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

1 ratings


More shows like WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT?

View all
Marketplace by Marketplace

Marketplace

8,500 Listeners

Dan Snow's History Hit by History Hit

Dan Snow's History Hit

4,595 Listeners

The Bill Simmons Podcast by The Ringer

The Bill Simmons Podcast

30,112 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,140 Listeners

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by DOAC

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

6,344 Listeners

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer by GZERO Media

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

718 Listeners

32 Thoughts: The Podcast by Sportsnet

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

1,944 Listeners

The International Schools Podcast by theinternationalschoolspodcast

The International Schools Podcast

4 Listeners

A Bit of Optimism by Simon Sinek

A Bit of Optimism

2,166 Listeners

Real Dictators by NOISER

Real Dictators

5,162 Listeners

SmartLess by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

SmartLess

57,101 Listeners

Future Learning Design Podcast by Tim Logan

Future Learning Design Podcast

5 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,101 Listeners

Leading by Goalhanger

Leading

894 Listeners

HBR On Leadership by Harvard Business Review

HBR On Leadership

131 Listeners