This is an epic ITP episode that hits a lot of International Teaching topics. Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) is a well-known option for USA teachers that want to travel the world and teach. Rich shares his experiences with the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), including a few changes he has seen in the past decade. But we don't stop there.

Rich Walwarth has a powerful resume (CV), vitality, passion for learning, and many experiences to draw upon during interviews. His problem is getting [usually younger] interviewers to look past his age! Join us for his advice going out to those of us that are getting up there in our years!

HAM radio is one of Rich's many extra-curricular offerings at schools. If you are a HAM radio tinkerer, reach out to Rich on his call signs: (Korean) H01ZAR or (Philippines) DU1ZXO. We should all learn how to use HAM radios to be better prepared for the coming zombie apocalypse!

Nelson and Lisa File join us and share stories of living and teaching in four different countries. They started off with two years in the Peace Corps, then transitioned into International teaching at a school in Zaire (for only seven weeks). Civil unrest didn't deter them.

Instead, they spent the next three decades in three different places: India: Oman: and until just recently, Tasmania. Lisa, Nelson, and their three kids have stories to tell!

Join us to hear wisdom based on experience.

Where do YOU go on vacation for Spring Break? Join your three favorite hosts for an episode focused on our recent trips to three different regions of the world. JP reports on her Colombia trip. Kent reports on a trip to Switzerland interrupted by the flooding of Dubai Airport. Greg reports on his latest scuba trip to the magical Maldives.

International teachers cross international borders for many of their vacations. Learn from our experiences. You will want to add these countries to your Bucket Lists.

Author and Educator Neil Rosen joins us for a delightful discussion about reading. He is the children’s book author found on Amazon and known by his readers as “Professor Stork”. You can find out why at the end of the interview.

Neil joins us to celebrate his upcoming book called REDISCOVERING THE VILLAGE:Classic Strategies To Help Children Develop A Lifelong Love Of Learning, which he co-authored back in the 1960’s and 1970’s with Gail Simpson. Come August, it will probably be the last book from that time to be finally published.

Neil’s message is simple: parents should spend more quality time with their students (kids) and make sure that time includes the outdoors.

You can find Neil’s other books on his website https://professorstork.com including:

• Penelope and Jack, Together Apart by Neil Rosen

• #GrowYourCircle: The graphic novel series that nurtures purpose and empathy while building leadership skills in children (Mila on Purpose Book 1) **for Middle School Readers

Emily Cave has been in education for over 20 years. Fifteen of those overseas. She joins us from Perth, Australia to discuss Schrole and how helping teachers prepare for international positions strengthens [our] schools.

Emily's advice is based on her own experiences as a reading recovery specialist, principal, head of schools, and her current position with the Australian-based recruiting giant Schrole.

Listen to this episode to learn: how to pronounce "Schrole" (smile), differnt ways to improve your international interviews, why you should leave with a positive legacy, get a glimpse behind the scenes of Schrole and learn why you should consider attending Schrole events. This episode is jam packed with goodies!

Enjoy this episode and learn from Emily!

Here are a few of the links from this episode:

www.schrole.com

University of Northern Iowa (UNI) https://teachoverseas.uni.edu/

Ellen joins us from Daka, Bangladesh to give us insights into what it is like to be a college counselor in international schools. How does a counselor tackle world-wide college admissions programs?

Bangladesh is one of those countries that gets a bad rep in media, but there is so much more to it. Don't pass up an opportunity to teach in this country! Life is good!

You can reach out to Ellen through our email at internationalteacherpodcast@gmail.com.

Stacy Stephens is the director of one of the most widely known resources for the International School circuit: The International Educator, simply referred to as "TIE".

Stacy has been in education for almost 30 years and 20 of those have been in international schools around the globe. Now she joins us from the USA to share some of the inside story about TIE. Join us to find out what TIE has to offer you. Stacy Stephens is a wealth of information and easy to listen to!

Links from this Episode:

The International Educator - TIEonline.com

Principals' Training Center: Quality Training for International Educators

The International Social and Emotional Learning website.

We are three years old as of April 2024. Thank you, listeners, for joining us. We do this for you! This episode features Kent, JP, and Greg as they reminisce just a little bit about the past, discuss Greg's new book, celebrate JPMint's second year triumphs, and wrap up the show with some forecasts for the next year.

Since this is the 3rd birthday/anniversary of ITP and the 2nd birthday/anniversary of JPMint Consulting, there are four different versions of the birthday song in this episode. The episode opens with part of the Venezuelan birthday songs. There is a special Venezuelan song that precedes the "happy birthday". The midpoint song is in Korean. Finally, we end the episode with Arabic and English versions of the birthday song.

Thank you to all of our listeners for the past three years and many years to come!

Here are the links that are featured in this episode:

The recent book by Gregory Lemoine, International Teaching: The Best-kept Secret in Education , can be found here on Amazon.

JP's consulting services can be found at JPMintConsulting.com

Just To Know You is the other podcast that Kent produces when he his cat is ignoring him.