Develop the local teaching talent already in your school

Experience the Impact of Investing in Your Staff

International schools thrive when local educators are empowered to succeed. Local teachers bring deep subject mastery, vital cultural context, and long-term commitment to your school community. The Teacher Development Program (TDP) gives them the foundational grounding in American and international instructional practices, assessment models, and classroom management needed to deliver world-class learning experiences.

Strengthen classroom practice

Equip teachers with the instructional strategies, assessment practices, and student-centered methods required to thrive in an international school environment.

Empower your local faculty

Many locally hired teachers are genuine subject experts who were never formally trained as educators. Give them the pedagogical foundation — assessment design, behaviour management, lesson planning — that turns subject mastery into strong classroom teaching.

Improve
student outcomes

Ensure consistent, high-quality instruction across every classroom by giving all teaching staff the same practical tools and modern techniques.

Support locally hired educators with our Teacher Development Program

The Teacher Development Program (TDP) helps international schools support locally hired educators who bring strong subject knowledge, deep cultural understanding, and genuine commitment to students, but may need additional grounding in educational pedagogy.

This flexible, online professional development program allows educators to build instructional strategies and assessment practices without needing to pursue a full teaching license.

Special Education and General Education Teacher Development Programs are available!

Why Choose the Teacher Development Program?

Loved by school leaders.

Grounded in international standards: Built on American and international frameworks, giving local staff a clear bridge to modern curriculum expectations.

Builds on existing expertise: Respects the subject mastery your teachers already have, and adds the instructional craft around it.

Strengthens schoolwide consistency: Creates shared instructional and assessment practices across both expatriate and locally hired teaching teams.

Boosts confidence and morale: Shows your teachers that leadership is genuinely invested in their long-term growth.

Volume discounts available: Cost-effective cohort options for developing multiple teachers at once.

Designed for busy educators.

Customizable Timelines: Teachers complete coursework on their own schedule, or on a timeline set by school administration.

Practical classroom application: Modules focus on immediate implementation, so teachers can use what they learn the same week.

Personalized expert feedback: PhD-level online advisor reviews submitted work weekly and offer guidance.

Manageable workload: Designed to fit alongside full-time teaching duties without causing burnout.

Program at a Glance

Time to completion	3–12 months
Format	Flexible delivery, built around your school’s needs and timelines
Investment	$3,000 USD per teacher — volume pricing available
Feedback	Weekly feedback from PhD-level online mentor on submitted work
Customization	Build your own program using our course structure and add your own in-person elements

What Your Teachers Will Learn

Building inclusive, student-centred environments that promote engagement, structure, and belonging. Covers Universal Design principles, growth mindset, the Responsive Classroom approach, classroom routines, and management strategies.

Building strong relationships with students, families, and school communities. Covers Epstein’s Framework of Involvement, student relationship-building, family and community engagement, and overcoming barriers to communication.

Preparing students to thrive in modern, globally connected classrooms. Covers the 4C’s, social emotional learning, global competence, design thinking, and cross-curricular connections.

High-impact approaches that promote engagement, inquiry, collaboration, and differentiation. Covers inquiry-based and project-based learning, the flipped classroom, differentiated instruction, and active learning strategies.

Integrating technology intentionally to deepen engagement and support meaningful outcomes. Covers the SAMR model, selecting and evaluating edtech tools, and purposeful technology use in instruction.

Practical assessment strategies that support student growth and inform instruction. Covers assessment for, as, and of learning; diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment; authentic assessment; and using data to support student growth.

What School Leaders Are Saying

“The Teacher Development Program is going very well at JFK. The courses have found a good zone of development. Teachers are VERY happy and they appreciate the opportunity to learn, share and reflect as a group. Overall a great experience!”

Adrian LeeceJFK The American School of Querétaro, Mexico

“Partnering with TDP was powerful in its personalized and immediate feedback, ensuring the swift application of theory to practice on our campus.”

Kathryn MeyerAmerican Nicaraguan School, Nicaragua

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Empower your school’s educators to become confident, effective international-school teachers.

Enroll your locally hired teachers in a flexible program that builds real instructional practice — assessment, classroom management, and student-centred teaching.