Moving abroad to teach at an international school means leaving some security behind, including family and friends. But what about pay? Do international schools pay well? Are the packages worth my time and effort? Will I be able to make ends meet or go beyond that? When we talk about international school salaries and packages, […]
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The international school space is no longer the “hidden gem” it was 40 years ago. Even then, there was a differentiation between international schools that, while informal and unofficial, continues to be widely accepted as a way to compare, evaluate, or “rank” international schools worldwide. The concept of International School Tiers is something you’ll hear
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Teaching is a profession of many dimensions. It’s a job that is equally rewarding and taxing. It’s easy to slip into a mindset of “schools are schools are schools” when there can be significant differences in the systems you’re working at. Today’s article explores this idea of “US vs International Schools” and looks at ten
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Teaching at an international school means many new experiences for you as a person and a professional, but what kind of teaching experience do you need? The necessary experience for international teaching can depend on many different factors, from schools to countries to personal preferences. Questions regarding prior experience (be it at home or abroad)
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The post explores misconceptions about teachers’ workload and underscores the challenges in achieving work-life balance amidst planning, grading, and communicating outside of contractual hours. It shares personal journeys towards improved work-life balance through strategies like setting boundaries, efficient time management, and technological separation. Suggestions include not bringing work home, selective grading, targeted feedback, using time-blocking techniques, separating work emails and devices from personal ones, and having accountability partners. The authors emphasize these approaches are flexible and not always foolproof in the demanding teaching profession.
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You’ve decided you want to move abroad to teach, but now it’s time to check out a job fair. What are they, and what can you expect from international school job fairs? This post is designed to help you understand what to expect, what you’ll need to have, and what our experiences have been like
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For the end of Season 3 of the Nomadicgregors Podcast, we’re recapping our whole academic year in travel: the places we’ve been, what we’ve looked for most consistently, our biggest travel highlights, what we’re looking forward to in the months ahead in our upcoming travels, and some sneak peeks into Season 4! Enjoy! FTC Disclosure:
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Whether you’re a first-year teacher or in your 25th year, the end of the academic year is always chaotic. Like sharks smelling blood in the water, students can physically sense summer break. It must be a trait gained and lost in adolescence. As such, teacher sanity is a real thing as you, too, know the
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Personal and professional relationships in international education. In this episode, we take a closer look at important relationships all teachers need to maintain and how those may work differently in international schools: teacher-parent relationships and the professional relationship you maintain with your school as your sponsoring employer abroad. FTC Disclosure: This video is not sponsored.
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Visiting Greece for the first time was a wonderful experience! This past February, we were able to go to Greece! We took trip to Greece. Our focus was to be able to see and experience both Greek history and Greek culture. For an average trip (for Ana and I), we would not have had tour
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