TT53 - Shifts, pivots and adjustments in teaching: Alexandra, international teacher and world traveler

November 24, 2025 00:28:16
TT53 - Shifts, pivots and adjustments in teaching: Alexandra, international teacher and world traveler
Teacher Tales
TT53 - Shifts, pivots and adjustments in teaching: Alexandra, international teacher and world traveler

Nov 24 2025 | 00:28:16

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Show Notes

In this episode, we meet an international teacher, Alexandra, who started out teaching in the USA, but has now taught in China, Viet Nam and Saudi Arabia. Through these experiences, she has learned to shift, pivot and adjust not only what she teaches, but how, where and who she teaches. Alexandra is a fabulous example of how much the teaching profession expects and relies on teachers to be able to be flexible, “multi-dimensional” and skilled enough to be able to teach whatever subject and levels are needed, to create and develop their own curriculum, to find their own resources, AND…

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