Teacher Tales #44 – International curriculum, global citizenship and the power of “disruption” in education:  Brantley, East Asia Education Director Dwight Schools, fluent in Mandarin and education “disruptor”

July 01, 2023 00:34:40
Teacher Tales #44 – International curriculum, global citizenship and the power of “disruption” in education:  Brantley, East Asia Education Director Dwight Schools, fluent in Mandarin and education “disruptor”
Teacher Tales
Teacher Tales #44 – International curriculum, global citizenship and the power of “disruption” in education:  Brantley, East Asia Education Director Dwight Schools, fluent in Mandarin and education “disruptor”

Jul 01 2023 | 00:34:40

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Show Notes

In this episode, we will gain great insight on education from an international perspective. My guest, Brantley, is the East Asia Education Director of Dwight Schools, and she shares with us the great need for students to be exposed to an international curriculum, to develop intercultural skills and to strive for global citizenship through their education. More importantly, she talks about how we are operating within an educational framework that contains “restraints” and that we need to “disrupt the reality of our context” in order to bring about innovation, ideation and change. Brantley explains that we need to get “out of the box” in our thinking and doing in order to bring to light what is really needed for teachers and their students. She also shares some ideas on how to avoid teacher burnout, how to value teachers more and how to treasure and celebrate what is truly wonderful about the American education system. We can all use that pep talk and inspiration, so please share! You can also check out more about Brantley and the Dwight School here.

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