Transitions Experiences For Educators & Advice on Making Them Smoother
Transitions for professionals, students & families can hurt from one school to another, but how do you make the experience smoother? In the episode, we have Pilar Cabeza de Vaca (a partner with Educators Collaborative), Ettie Zilbert ( a transition consultant), & Tom Hawkins ( the Vice President for school start-up management & operations at ISS) join us to share their experiences transitioning between schools and insights on the family’s role in the transition. We kick off the episode with Pilar’s experience as a woman head of school in the ’90s, transition programs in the '90s versus now, and the culture shock that comes with transitions. Moreover, Tom shares the positives & downsides of transition for the kids and spouses, as well as opportunities that come along with transitioning from one school to another. Ultimately, the panelists share the best advice for teachers & administrators going to new schools. Tune in for more insights! Timestamps [02:02] Introducing the panelists [06:58] Defining transitions [07:55] Pilar’s experience with transitions & what she does as a consultant [12:11] Leadership/Hiring orientations in the 90’s versus nowadays [14:40] Ettie’s experience with transitions & culture shock [17:53] Tom Hawkins's experience transitioning with his family from one international school to the other [20:55] Positives & downsides of transitioning with your family [26:30] Transition challenges more so with spouses [33:15] Navigating the transition with kids [36:41] Pilar’s obstacles as the first Latin woman head of school in the ’90s in Paris [42:13] The ideal time to go back to your home country [46:45] Transition to university challenges for Third Culture Kids [48:41] Advice for teachers going to a new school & for school administrators [52:43] How to connect with the panelists Quotes ● “Transitions hurt.” ● “Overseas assignments fall because of family issues. That’s the biggest reason for failure in foreign assignments in all industries. Not because of incompetency or making mistakes, but because of family issues.” Let’s Connect Connect with Ettie Zilber on; ● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ettie-zilber-89717227/ ● Website: https://www.ettiezilber.com/ Connect with Tom Hawkins; ● Email: [email protected] Connect with Pilar Cabeza de Vaca ● Email: [email protected] Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan More resources ● Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ● Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative ● Please visit inspirecitizens.org to register for the Global Citizenship ● Head over to https://www.seniainternational.org/ to check out inclusion education practices for individuals with disabilities and ensure their potential is fully maximized.