In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Angeline Aow, who shared about her early upbringing in Malaysia and Australia, unpacking her identity as an Australian-Chinese migrant, life as a mother and international educator, the process of co-writing her book "Becoming a Totally Inclusive School", and much more! To learn more Angeline's work, you can visit her website at angelineaow.com or follow her on Twitter (@angeaow) and LinkedIn.
BIO:
Angeline Aow is an international educator, learning and development specialist, workshop leader, school evaluator and pedagogical leader. In these roles, she has worked in the Asia-Pacific, European, Middle-East and African regions. Angeline trained and taught as a primary school teacher in Sydney, Australia. She then began her international school career at Nanjing International School, China and is currently working part-time at Berlin International School, Germany, in the role of PYP Coordinator (Upper Elementary).
She also serves as a part-time International Advisor (focused on Inclusion via Diversity, Equity and Anti-racism - I-DEA) with the Council of International Schools. Her experiences as a homeroom teacher, music specialist, accreditation coordinator, curriculum coordinator and professional learning and development coordinator has given her unique insights in multiple areas.A well-respected International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) educator, Angeline has been working with the programme since 2002 and been a qualified member of the International Baccalaureate Educator Network (IBEN) since 2007. With over a decade of experience as a workshop leader she has facilitated multiple workshops on a variety of topics and categories. Her areas of expertise include written curriculum development, concept-based curriculum, promoting international mindedness, multilingual teaching and learning and more.
Angeline is also an experienced school visitor for authorization and evaluation purposes for both the IB PYP and Council of International Schools (CIS). She has led visits for the PYP, and been on team visits for CIS. She has successfully led her school through complex synchronised, accreditation processes towards school improvement. In this field she has ample experience having coordinated her school through successful evaluations. Angeline also served as a school representative on the Inclusion through Diversity, Inclusivity and Antiracism (IDEA) Board Committee for CIS that was established in 2020. In March 2021, Angeline became an Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) qualified administrator. This tool helps individuals and organisations assess intercultural competence and one's ability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behaviour to cultural differences and commonalities. She strongly believes that intercultural understanding underlies mindsets and behaviours that drive the development of equitable school structures where every learner matters.
Angeline launched @WomenEdDE on 8 Mar 2019. WomenEdDE is a regional network of #WomenEd that aims to support aspiring and existing women in education on their leadership journeys by organising events that connects and inspires women in education.
When she is not learning about international school education she enjoys cooking, indulging as a foodie, exploring Berlin’s arts and cultural events and spending time with her two boys and husband.
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