Christie Powell

International Educator/Leader
Mobile: +65-97824084
Skype: christie6614
E-mail: christiempowell@gmail.com
She creates a healthy & mutually

Professional Statement
Aspire to excellence. Every day. For every child.

supportive professional spirit and

values what we have to say.
Teacher comment, end-of-year-360review, Lincoln School, Kathmandu

Summary of Qualifications

Twenty years of successful, engaged overseas curriculum leadership,

supervision and teaching experience with learners from 3-year-olds to
adults

Highly skilled in oral and written communication and establishing

effective organizational climate through building trusting and growthoriented relationships in an atmosphere of great expectations

Focused on the development of strategic planning and action that uses

data and collaborative, professional inquiry teams to build capacity and
achieve results for excellence in learning

Professional knowledge, skill, and application of Concept-based

Curriculum; Understanding by Design; Cognitive Coaching; StandardsBased Assessment, Grading & Reporting; Differentiation

Certified and experienced professional trainer in Concept-based

Curriculum (Erickson), Understanding by Design, ESL in the Mainstream,
and the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing/Writing Workshop.

Experienced and skilled in the accreditation process in the areas of selfstudy, visiting teams and strategic planning/implementation

Highly committed to building relationships, learning as a life-long

endeavor and contributing positively to the community to which I belong

Christie Powell is a passionate

educator . . . (she) is bright,
enthusiastic, child centered and has
a wonderful sense of humor.
Harold Fleetham, Director, Lincoln
School

As an administrative colleague
and principal, Christie helps to
build a collegial and
challenging team dynamic,
providing excellent insights and
asking the right questions at
the right time.
Brad Waugh, Secondary
Principal/Asst. Director, Lincoln
School

She proved to be an outstanding,

compassionate, and highly
articulate leader . . . with a
tremendous capacity for hard work
and thoughtful planning.
Sue Misner, former Director CPD,
Ruamrudee International School
Bangkok

Professional Experience
Director of Curriculum

Stamford American 2015 - present

International School
Singapore

Curriculum and PYP

Coordinator

Stamford American
International School

2014 - 2015

PK-12 Curriculum Director,

Elementary Principal

Lincoln School,
Kathmandu

2010 2013

PK-12 Curriculum &

Professional Development
Coordinator

Ruamrudee
International
School, Bangkok

2007 2010

Department Head/Teacher
PreK-Grade 8

Jakarta
International
School, Jakarta

2000 - 2007

Middle School Team Lead/

MS/HS Teacher

American School
of Yaounde,
Cameroon

1996 - 2000

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Education
K-12 Educational Administration Certificate
36 graduate credits, WSU
Master of Arts, Communication
Washington State University
Bachelor of Arts, English
Montana State University

She involves herself in the

school completely and is
committed to building a strong
community, serving others, and
in supporting positive

natural leadership skills, and

strong commitment to students
and the organization make her
an essential member of our
school community.
Geoff Smith, former Middle School
Principal, JISJakarta

1990

Current Montana Administrator License K-12

Current Montana Teaching Licenses, English 5-12
Health & Physical Education K-12

She is well-respected . . . Her

understanding of curriculum,

1995

Certification

relationships amongst faculty.

natural gifts as an educator,

1998

Recent Professional Development

Delivering the MYP Curriculum, Hong Kong, February 2016

Solution Tree PLC At Work Institute, Singapore, October 2015
Pedagogical Leadership and Action, IBO Training, Feb/March 2015
Leadership for Differentiation, Thailand, September 2014
Concept-Based Curriculum & Instruction Trainer Certification, July 2014
The Role of the Coordinator, IBPYP, Singapore, April 2014
GAFE Summit, Singapore American School, September 2013
AAIE: International School Leadership & Management, Summer 2013
IB/PYP for Administrators, Lake Tahoe, June 2012
WIDA Model and Framework, AES, Delhi, April, 2012

Selected Accomplishments

Implementing a new vision for the development of strategic collaborative

learning community goal setting tied to student learning, professional
learning and significant program development (Singapore)

Collaborating on the creation of a vision and implementation plan for

innovative and connected learning through the use of Design Thinking
and the integration of an innovation center/maker spaces (Singapore)

Creating capacity for rich program development focused through the

collaborative implementation of a curriculum management system using
IB philosophy and quality learning and assessment design principles
(Singapore)

Visiting Consultant in Writing Workshop and the 6+1 Writing Traits

Mumbai, India (2014/2016); Chiang Mai, Thailand (2011); Bangkok,
Thailand (2010); Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2009)

Successfully assumed the role of Acting Director at Lincoln School in

the midst of a divisive and tumultuous leadership transition (Nepal)

Created and implemented, in conjunction with faculty, a new vision for

Explore Nepal that focused on Global Citizenship, NGO/community
partnership and ongoing curriculum and personal connections (Nepal)

Facilitated the development, articulation and implementation of PK-12

Principles of Learning, and curriculum department philosophies,
standards and benchmarks, and unit frameworks in Language Arts,
Science, PE (Bangkok); Math and Social Studies (Nepal); Languages
and ELA (Singapore)

Engaged faculty in on-going, focused professional learning through an

Early Release Program, Professional Learning and Curriculum Teams,
Teachers Teaching Teachers (Nepal)

Inspired the successful development of a dynamic and developmentally

appropriate middle school program (Yaounde, Cameroon)

Most informative and well run of the

3 EARCOS workshops Ive attended.
By far. Christie shows clear
evidence of mastery and passion for
good writing and presents in an
interesting, fun and occasionally
provocative way. Terrific adult
classroom management skills.
Bravo!
Participant, EARCOS Workshop,
Bangkok, Thailand, 2010

Christie was charged with

leading the development of a
more appropriate middle school
program . . . (which) had very
good success . . .
Areta Williams, former Director,
American School of Yaounde
Cameroon