The International Schools Podcast

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Friday Dec 31, 2021

60 - A conversation with Liz Free CEO and Director at International School Rheintal & Viki Stiebert Director at International School of Bergen

Friday Dec 31, 2021

Liz and Viki share their journey as international school educators and school directors. Sharing and exploring their respective leadership experience over the past 18 months with the pandemic and how this is framing some of their approaches to their school year and leadership. Further exploring the challenges and silver linings of this learning as school directors.

About Viki Stiebert

Viki is Director at the International School of Bergen, having previously been Director at the International School of Panama, and Elementary Principal at Zurich International School.

Viki believes that we rise by lifting others and has been a strong advocate helping to promote young leaders.

Viki Stiebert on Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vstiebert

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viki-stiebert-94ab2930/

About Liz Free

Liz Free is CEO and director of the International School Rheintal, Switzerland. Liz is a global board member for TES, SGIS and is a global strategic lead for @WomenED with responsibility for Europe.. Liz is a Founding

Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and Fellow of the RSA. She is a passionate

advocate for continuing professional development and learning within the education

profession and in promoting education equality for all.

Liz Free on Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizAMFree

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-free

Blog: https://www.lizfree.com/

Resources:

Women In Education Special Interest Group https://www.ecis.org/wie/

WomenEd - a global grassroots movement which connects aspiring and existing women leaders in education and gives women leaders a voice in education https://www.womened.org

Swiss Group of International Schools https://www.sgischools.com/cms/index.php

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Saturday Dec 04, 2021

59 - A conversation with Derek Luebbe, CEO - Jetlag Learning

Saturday Dec 04, 2021

Derek worked in leadership roles in various international schools and then left to form an EdTech startup. We talk about Derek's company ‘Jetlag learning’ and discuss what it takes to build an EdTech company.

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Saturday Nov 20, 2021

58 - A conversation with Clive Watkins Director Of Institutional Advancement at The American School in Japan

Saturday Nov 20, 2021

In this conversation with Clive, we explore the imperatives and dynamics of fundraising at non-profit international schools, the role of Advancement, the strategies that schools have explored, and the challenges and opportunities that schools must consider in order to remain competitive in today’s global educational marketplace.

About Clive Watkins

Prior to joining The American School in Japan last year as the Director of Institutional Advancement, Clive held the same position at the International School of Prague for ten years. He has an MBA from Babson College, a background in business start-ups and Venture Capital in various countries, and is a citizen of three nations. Despite being a hands-on practitioner of international schools’ Advancement, Clive often speaks with the Boards of non-profit schools in Europe and Asia, where his realistic, no-nonsense approach to the viability of fundraising is often an eye-opener.

Clive Watkins on Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-watkins-1695551/

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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021

57 - A conversation with Tricia Friedman (Creative Lexical Extraordinaire ) & Jeff Utech (Big Dreamer & Founder)

Tuesday Nov 09, 2021

Tricia and Jeff share their journey from working in International Schools and then becoming consultants involved in founding, and running of Learning2, COETAIL, Edurolearning and Allyed.org (now Shifting Schools https://www.shiftingschools.com/). Exploring the opportunities with the changing landscape of professional development, how to engage in the learning in schools with diversity, equity and inclusion. Hosting their podcast and their collaborations together and with educators from around the globe.

About Tricia Friedman

Tricia is proud to be entering into her 20th year in education. She has worked as a classroom teacher, service-learning coordinator, and as an instructional coach. She's also served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps. She loves exploring and curating conversations between educators that directly lead to change in the classroom, and in the broader 'culture of learning.' As a proud queer educator, Tricia authors the Be a Better Ally newsletter and podcast to continue the dialogue about what an LGBTQ+ inclusive school might be.

Tricia Friedman on Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tricia_fried

Web: https://allyed.org/

About Jeff Utecht

Jeff began his career in the Elementary Classroom in Washington State. In 2001, he was the recipient of a Bill and Melinda Gates Grant, the Technology Leadership Program. This started his journey into the world of connecting students and using the world as his curriculum. From 2002 – 2012 Jeff taught at International Schools moving from a classroom teacher into technology roles and administrative positions. He has authored books, worked as a consultant for technology startups, and continues to speak at schools and educational events around the globe. He was invited by the Prince of Bahrain to participate in conversations to reimagine teaching and learning in that country. In 2018, he was invited to the Global Knowledge Summit in Dubai to be part of global conversations about the future of education in this Knowledge Economy. Today, Jeff makes his home in Seattle, WA having worked with and supported over 20 1:1 deployments, both within the US and Internationally. As you can tell, Jeff brings a very global perspective to his trainings and conversations. His passion is working long-term with schools and districts in changing the teaching and learning culture to help prepare students for their future not our past.

Jeff Utecht on Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jutecht

Web: http://www.jeffutecht.com/

Podcast: http://sospodcast.org/

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