Chameleon PDE

Recent articles from Chameleon PDE

1. WATCH: Global Classrooms; Navigating Cultural Dissonance in International Schools

   In this discussion, sponsored by our founding partner, Chameleon PDE, our expert practitioners reflect on the pressing topic of cultural dissonance within international schools.

   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • Teaching Theory, Practice & Implementation,
   • Wellbeing in Schools,
   • Work Skills & Global Citizenship

   Read article 76 minute read

   Angela Milliken-Tull

   

2. Research Digest 1: Pathways to Well-Being

   In this new report, six subject specialists delve into the research and provide their insights on the development of well-being in international schools.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Research in Education,
   • Safeguarding,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • School Leadership,
   • Teaching Theory, Practice & Implementation,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

   Read article 45 minute read

   Dr Kevin House

   

3. Pathways to well-being: Nurturing student well-being in schools: the pursuit of sustainable happiness.

   Mark Atkinson, Learning and Innovation Leader and Physical Education Teacher at The Alice Smith School, Malaysia explores the potential for transformative well-being through positive psychology.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Research in Education,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • Teaching Theory, Practice & Implementation,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

   Read article 2 minute read

   Mark Atkinson

   

4. Pathways to well-being: What is well-being and how do we measure it?

   In this next piece, James Mattiace, Consultant at BIG Questions Institute, considers the measurement of well-being and the importance of educating the 'whole-child'.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Research in Education,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • School Leadership,
   • Teaching Theory, Practice & Implementation,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

   Read article 3 minute read

   James Mattiace

   

5. Pathways to well-being: Elevating education: nurturing teacher well-being and identity for enriched learning

   Lianne Dominguez, Secondary School Principal & College Counseling Director considers what empowers educators and thus improves their performance and overall sense of well-being.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Research in Education,
   • Safeguarding,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • School Leadership,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

   Read article 3 minute read

   Lianne Dominguez

   

6. Pathways to well-being: Improving staff and student wellbeing, an exploration of interventions and coping mechanisms.

   Group Education Futures Architect, Dr Kevin House, opens our research digest with an exploration of different practical strategies educators can use to support their own well-being as well as their colleagues and students.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Research in Education,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • School Leadership,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

   Read article 3 minute read

   Dr Kevin House

   

7. How to personalise PSHE to benefit staff and students

   In this conversation with Angela Milliken-Toll, Director and Co-Founder of Chameleon PDE, we learn about utilising student voice for personalised PSHE.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Curriculum & Assessment,
   • Research in Education,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • Teaching Theory, Practice & Implementation

   Read article 23 minute read

   Angela Milliken-Tull

   

8. The good air to breathe: Personally defining professional development

   In this article, Paul Magnuson and Jennifer Carlson explore the meaning and power of 'uplift' for professional development.

   • Alumni Engagement,
   • Research in Education,
   • School Culture & Community Engagement,
   • Teaching Theory, Practice & Implementation,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

   Read article 3 minute read

   Paul Magnuson

   

9. WATCH: Practical insights and strategies to support student and staff well-being and safeguarding

   Our Head of Community, Max Humpston, sits down with Richard Palmer and Angela Milliken-Tull, Co-Directors of Chameleon PDE, and three wellbeing and safeguarding experts from different international schools and regions around the world to discuss the role personal and professional development, showcasing positive role models and safeguarding play in student and staff wellbeing, as well as some of the practical and actionable strategies they use in their different school settings.  

   • Continued Professional Development,
   • Safeguarding,
   • Wellbeing in Schools

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   Richard Palmer

   

10. Is everybody doing it? The (often surprising) facts you learn when consulting with students

    The teenage years are a time of exploration, rapid brain development, physical maturity and increased risk-taking. Angela Milliken-Tull managing director of Chameleon PDE outlines how good quality personal development/health and wellbeing programmes can effectively support students navigate the choppy waters of adolescence but how do we really know which areas we need to focus on?

    • Physical & Health Education,
    • School Leadership,
    • Wellbeing in Schools

    Read article 3 minute read

    Angela Milliken-Tull