Joe LumsdenWhat to expect from 2024 as an International School LeaderWith only five days to go until 2024 arrives, it’s time to look into the crystal ball to see what’s probably in store over the coming…Dec 26, 20231Dec 26, 20231
Joe LumsdenGlobal Citizenship 2.0On Tuesday February 28th, the Leadership Team and Governing Council at Stonehill International School took the first step in developing a…Mar 12, 2023Mar 12, 2023
Joe LumsdenAdapting your approach to teaching for times of unpredictable and inconsistent attendance (of…Despite the warnings of dystopian novelists and doomsday heralds, I don’t imagine any of us seriously imagined that we would be teaching…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Joe LumsdenEducation for Social Change — Challenges and Opportunities in International Schools“The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then…Jul 21, 20212Jul 21, 20212
Joe LumsdenThoughts on the IB Results — A Dive into the Numbers this yearSince IB results were published on Monday, many students and teachers around the world have been scratching their heads trying to figure…Jul 10, 202017Jul 10, 202017
Joe LumsdenMoving Online: Lessons we’re about to learn as educatorsAs schools around the world move to a distance learning model due to the outbreak of Covid-19, we, as educators, are about to come…Mar 15, 20202Mar 15, 20202
Joe LumsdenGenuine Teacher Appraisal — How do your students spend their time when they get to choose?I don’t know whether or not Malcolm Gladwell’s claim that it takes 10’000 hours to become competent or an expert in a particular field is…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Joe LumsdenSorry Boris, Nigel, Donald and friends. A new English-speaking educated elite is on the rise.For me, watching from a distance, the Trump administration’s desperate, futile defense of whiteness, nativism and masculinity over the…Jul 12, 2019Jul 12, 2019
Joe LumsdenOpening Doors, Timing it Right, Digging up Stories and Valuing People — What I’ve learned from…Most of the things I’ve done or had to do over the past eight years as a Vice Principal and Principal in a private school have involved me…May 29, 20191May 29, 20191
Joe LumsdenThe Wheat and the Chaff: Promising Pathways and Probable Pitfalls in Progressive EducationMaybe I’ve ended up in an echo chamber following various proponents of progressive education on twitter. I feel as though I’m constantly…Mar 2, 20191Mar 2, 20191