Panther Spotlight

TED and its younger cousin TEDx, are powerful platforms designed to help us share “ideas worth spreading.”  In this episode, we talk with two high school students that presented at the worldwide event, and shared their thoughts with our ISB community. Emily Merritt discusses apathy and the voice of youth in politics. Meanwhile, while Todd […]

The illegal wildlife trade is a persistent and still growing problem faced by our planet. As the world population continues to expand, the demand for exotic animals expands as well. ISB marketing expert, Kayleigh Ghiot, discusses and shares her passion for countering the illegal wildlife trade.  Using the power of images and video, Kayleigh highlights […]

Are you an Obliger, or a Rebel? Maybe you identify as a Questioner and not an Upholder? Looking at personalities, we discuss ambiverts, the accuracy of categorizing, and how compatible the results may or may not be. Comparing the classic Meyers-Briggs test with a new 4-category indicator, how do we know if our roles in […]

Description As we progress through life and work to do interesting and helpful things, natural obstacles appear along the way.  Sometimes we know those obstacles will be there and other times we are surprised by them. Rob Tyler, ISB’s business development specialist, encountered both expected and unexpected obstacles and he worked to climb Denali in […]

From Movember manscaping to stay-at-home hipsters, the ‘typical male’ identity is changing. But how does that change the household power dynamics?  We look at care-taking, shared responsibilities, and how empathy affects gender roles.

A DC movie that’s actually an Oscar-contender??!! You gotta be JOKING.  We take a look at the critically-acclaimed film, “The Joker” and its award-winning performance by Joaquin Phoenix.

To-do lists, GTD, timers and schedules…! Multitasking is part of our busy daily lives, but are people really any busier? Do we just feel busy?  We talk about how to use tech tools and change perceptions in managing your ‘busy-ness’.

Borders can provide us with a surrounding sense of pride, but is nationalism a good thing? Looking at communications and social media influences, we talk about the human tendency towards tribalism. In a global identity, can we “support our own” without the detriments of supreme exclusion?

Planning for life’s events, how confident are you that everything will be PERFECT? Are creative skills or logistical skills more important for success?    We share moments of building confidence and how imperfections can actually help. Strive for excellence, but plan for –and learn from– mistakes.

As a learning support teacher, you may have heard and used a variety of techniques to help your classroom run more efficiently and effectively.  Yet maybe you felt the need for a specific system that organizes student learning and increases student feedback. Phil Bowman, my guest today, talks about this Mario Framework. A framework designed […]

On today‘s episode, we feature two special guests, Ashley and Kaden as they summarize what went wrong in their last Season 1 IASAS ever. Kaden talks us through how he decided to play rugby and Ashley talks about her 4 year-long knee injury.   

Erin “Stan” Stanley and Ryan Moran lead the Wild Panthers program. They take Middle School students out to ISB’s adventure camp near a reservoir and provide fantastic experiential learning experiences for our students. You may have wondered what a typical day “out there” looks like.  Stan and Ryan share the mission behind the program along […]

Social Thinking is a social skills curriculum developed by Michelle Garcia Winner. A few teachers here at ISB have taken the training and are helping to spread its ideas across the school.   Lori Boll and Beth Sauers help us to understand what Social Thinking is and how it can be used in our classrooms to […]

As parents, we think about our children all the time and as they become older, we may feel less connected to their inner thoughts and feelings.  Are they, for example, stressed out more than we know? Are they experiencing very strong negative, or even positive, feelings? Amy Smith, my guest today, provides us with a […]

Many schools have a PTA and ISB is no exception. Some of us have a strong understanding of how the PTA functions, yet many of us would like to learn more about their inner works of this great program functions. Or maybe you just want to know more about Friday popcorn. Either way, President Selma […]

For a long time when we thought of who has a marketing department businesses and startup companies came to mind.  Today, however, schools are increasingly investing time and resources into marketing their mission, brand and more.  In this episode, I talk with ISB Marketing Director Shelley Bragg about how marketing works at ISB. We get […]

Design thinking is rapidly becoming a popular model for problem-solving and applying creativity to new ideas. Its strength lies in its focus on human-centered design (what does the user think?) and the iteration process that allows us to try, fix and repeat until we get it right. ISB has its own version of the design […]

Anthony Giles is ISB’s Director of Arts and Activities at ISB.  He oversees the nearly one zillion options students have both during and outside of school. We pull the curtain back on what happens to organize these events and get a feel for the mission and objectives Anthony and his office hope to achieve.

Orthographic inquiry is developing students’ critical thinking skills and that requires practice in asking guiding questions. Fiona Hamilton is the founder of wordtorque, located in Bangkok. She believes all educators deserve the opportunity to deepen their own understanding of English orthography. New insights will help each teacher, from K-12, be more effective in doing what […]

Today I talk with Michelle Mueller Ihrig who runs our wonderful cafeteria here at ISB.    Michelle Muller Ihrig While never having intended to run a school cafeteria, I’ve been managing the food services at ISB for 8 1/2 years. My professional background is in sales, key account management and client services. With a passion […]

Collaboration skills are essential for success in today’s world, especially when it comes to team-teaching in a dynamic classroom environment. This methodology is a growing trend in educational practice, but how exactly does it work?  Linda Edie and Ed Haggen visit with us and share hard-earned knowledge from their team-teaching classroom. Just ahead of the […]

Student learning support needs continue to play a large role in schools today. Many see the need as something on the increase and an area where more and more resources are welcome. Today I talk with ISB Psychologists Ryan Ruhl and Matt Johnson about their roles here at ISB.  We jump into how student support […]

Student mental health is an area schools are focusing on more resources than in past years.  MS and HS counselors Jackie Valenzuela and Colleen Coady share their thoughts and ideas about students today.  Enjoy some insightful thoughts on the state of student health today and possible causes for the changes in recent years.   Colleen […]

Imad, Lucas and Julian discuss super IASAS, and look forward to great competition.