This week we are lucky to have guest writer, Dakota Murphey, sharing her wisdom on innovation in education. She takes us beyond the buzzword and into practical ways to innovate in the classroom. Enjoy this informative read, we sure did! It may sound like a cliché, but kids really are our future, so it’s imperative… Read more »
Posts with category: Culture and community
Continuing our series of Ask the Expert posts, we chat with members of the Teacher Horizons team who share their valuable insight into the world of International Teaching. Teacher Horizons staff are often teachers themselves, so they’ve been in your shoes. This week we chat with Caroline, our lead Recruitment Adviser, about her role, inspiration… Read more »
It is a fascinating time for international education, as we engage more diversity and build truly global citizens in an increasingly connected and moving world. International teaching is an exciting prospect for blending a respected career alongside a global lifestyle. Is it really a great time to take to international teaching? We think so, and… Read more »
Forget lines or standing outside the principal’s office, detention has started to look a little different for a school in the US using meditation and mindfulness as an alternative to detention. You can read the full article here if you didn’t catch our recent Facebook post. You don’t need to adopt a whole new program to… Read more »
We continue to share our valuable school visits in this week’s blog. Our team at Teacher Horizons have a thorough understanding of what makes a school desirable from a teacher’s perspective. We travel to our schools and check in with the quality and environment of the place often so that we can share this wealth… Read more »
Is ‘Global Citizenship Education’ just another fad or tagline in international schools? Aren’t international school students by default Global Citizens, and if not what role does the school or teacher have in creating or shaping Global Citizens? There are many questions surrounding the subject of what it means to be a Global Citizen and even… Read more »
Continuing our new series of Ask the Expert posts, we chat with the Teacher Horizons team who share their valuable insight into the world of international teaching. This week I chatted with Emily, the Operation Manager, who enjoys the simple things in life like hanging with her friends and family over a cup of tea,… Read more »
I remember the first time I arrived in South Korea to teach at 23, feeling completely overwhelmed and underprepared. Jet lag also doesn’t help with the nerves! I look back on this daunting feeling of being submerged in new surroundings with great fondness, with each new place nothing is quite the same as the first time… Read more »
Continuing our new series of Ask the Expert posts, we chat with the Teacher Horizons team who share their valuable insight into the world of international teaching. Teacher Horizons staff are teachers themselves, so they’ve been in your shoes. This week I chatted with Jo, a Teacher Horizons Recruitment Adviser with a penchant for simple-living,… Read more »
Last year we posted a blog about our recent school visits here. In this week’s blog, we continue to share this valuable feedback. Our team at Teacher Horizons have a thorough understanding of what makes a school desirable from a teacher’s perspective. We travel to our schools and check in with the quality and environment of… Read more »