Chișinău, Moldova
Educator · Deputy Academic Director, Heritage International School
I teach one classroom in Chișinău — and connect it to the whole world, through global projects, hybrid learning and a stubborn belief that every student deserves a seat at the global table.
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I am an English and Cambridge Global Perspectives teacher and Deputy Academic Director at Heritage International School in Chișinău, where I lead global education strategy, international partnerships and hybrid learning across the school.
When the 2020 lockdown closed Moldova's schools, I shared my remote-teaching practice with the Ministry of Education, trained the trainers, and helped cascade that knowledge until an entire national school system was learning online.
An English philologist by training (MA, Moldova State University) and one of the first educators in Moldova certified as a school leader by University College London (NPQSL), I write and speak internationally on global learning, sustainability and technology in education — and I keep bringing NASA-sized opportunities to my students.
“Until we reach Mars, we must first learn to keep our own little corner of paradise in good shape.”
Itinerary · 2007 — today
Heritage International School, Chișinău
Senior Leadership Team member. I liaise with the Ministry of Education and Research, COBIS, embassies and international organisations; lead curriculum strategy for sustainability, digital, creative and global learning; build the school-wide CPD plan and mentor new teachers.
Heritage International School
I designed the school's online safety policy, run its Google Classroom ecosystem and keep families connected to learning — wherever it happens.
Heritage International School
I built the school's international partnerships, grants and awards pipeline, coordinate eTwinning for all schools, and bring my students into global projects, competitions and challenges across continents.
Heritage International School
My IGCSE Global Perspectives students achieve some of the school's best results — and learn to argue about the world with evidence and empathy.
Gheorghe Asachi High School, Chișinău
Nine years of lessons, exam classes and competitions — the long apprenticeship behind everything that followed.
Technical University of Moldova
My first posting: teaching English to future engineers while completing my MA in English Philology.
Published in London & beyond
Essays and columns I have written for the international education press — and my decade-old blog, The Global Educator.
TES Magazine
How a simple Twitter message led to NASA speaking at our school
TES Magazine
What happened when the education ministry came for tea?
TES Magazine
Teachers must share their best ideas with the world
COBIS
Why we should place sustainability at the heart of the curriculum
ISC Research
Bringing sustainability into our core priorities for a successful learning experience
Global School Alliance
ChatGPT and the use of AI in the classroom
Global School Alliance
Letter from Moldova: how one school answered the war in Ukraine
Global School Alliance
COP26: how schools can join in for the sake of our planet
Global School Alliance
Global educational projects for a better world
Global School Alliance
Back to school: diary of an English teacher in Moldova
Global School Alliance
What three years of the Global School Alliance meant to me
ISN
Why sustainability projects are no longer optional
ISN
Why education has changed for the better during the pandemic
Fieldwork Education
Heritage International School: winning the School of Excellence award
OECD · Global Teaching InSights
On training peers — my insights for the OECD, 2021
Radio Europa Liberă
Jurnal săptămânal — my weekly diary from a country learning online
The Global Educator
Why go to the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit?
The Global Educator
International Education Week 2023 at Heritage
The Global Educator
A very (un)usual week at Heritage International School
eTwinning Moldova
End-of-year reflections: eTwinning onsite course, Slovakia
Svenska institutet
“Teachers need inspiration and perspectives that help learners build a better world”
ISC Research
Edruptors 2023: named among the Top 20 education influencers of the year
School Management Plus
Who are the biggest influencers in international education?
LYIS News
A first in education in Moldova: educational leaders certified by UCL
#diez
Premieră pentru educația din Moldova — lidere educaționale certificate de UCL
PRO TV Chișinău
O profesoară din Moldova, în top 20 influenceri în educație la nivel mondial
Moldova 1
În top 20 de influenceri în domeniul educației la nivel mondial
TVR Moldova
Promovează educația prin metode interactive — top 20 mondial
ea.md
#ProfesorCOOL — an interview about the love of teaching
Vocea Basarabiei
School–family collaboration is vital for a child's success
School Management Plus
Spotlight on a school: Heritage International School, Moldova
eTwinning Plus Moldova
Representing Moldova at the international eTwinning seminar in Bratislava
On air · from Chișinău to the world
Heritage online conference · July 2020
I organised and moderated this conference single-handedly in the first pandemic summer: four hours on the future of international education, with 1,000+ educators live and 10,000 watching after.
Watch the recording →British Council · Education Exchange
A regular voice in the British Council's global webinar series, 2020–2022.
Watch →BETT London · TeachMeet Global
On the BETT stage among global educators, January 2021.
Programme →Future Classroom Lab · Brussels
FCL Talks, 20 March 2020 — one of the first European accounts of a school gone fully remote.
Watch →Nobel Prize Teacher Summit · Stockholm
I represented Moldova among the educators invited to the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit.
My story →Ministry of Education · Moldova
Trainer of trainers for the national move to online learning; speaker at ministry conferences and national forums.
Recognition
ISC Research's list of the world's most influential voices in international education — after Top 75 in 2021.
AKS Education's recognition of outstanding teachers worldwide.
I completed the NPQSL with University College London — a first for the country, covered by national press.
eTwinning Europe, T4 Education, Global School Alliance and TAG's Climate Action Project.
Next stop
For conferences, training, global projects and press — I am one message away.