Many teachers want to make changes, but feel confined by the requirements of curricula and assessment. In this episode, our round table guests discuss their goals for the future of assessment, and how you can effect change even within the current system.
Tia Court-Smith (she/her) - A love of learning and facilitating learning for all ages brought me to teaching later than many. Recipient of the Ted Wragg Award during my PGCE I was trusted to lead a team in a wonderful school during my (then) NQT year. An amazing leader gave me the opportunity to question, collaborate and make things better for our amazing young people. I strive to do the same as a school leader who is now learning, working and loving life at an international school in Bangkok.
Elizabeth Solomon is an Anglo-Indian Jew raised raised between Mumbai, London, and Jerusalem. With over 20 years of IB teaching experience, she has lectured on postcolonial literature and taught IB English and Individuals & Societies in Japan and China. Currently working at the ISF Academy in Hong Kong for 14 years, she leads the International Mindedness PLC and is also an IB assessment author. Elizabeth is pursuing DEIJ certification and is an active member of AIELOC and the International School Anti-Discrimination Task Force. Speaking as a classroom teacher and mother of twins navigating the IB Diploma, she focuses on the realities of assessment for IB students.
Originally from Glasgow, Dariush Saheli began his teaching career in Bolton, England. In 2019 he and his young family moved to Kerala, India, where he rose to Head of Senior School at GEMS Education. He now leads the Seria Campus at International School Brunei.
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