Ethics in Teaching | Transform.Ed Briefing #125
Inside the Briefing: From everyday classroom dilemmas to global AI ethics frameworks- exploring how educators navigate the grey zones of professional judgment.
“The classroom can be an ethical minefield” — Meira Levinson
Big Ideas 💡
How Can Schools Use the Disruption to Shape LGBTI+ Inclusive Futures of Education?
By Cody Freeman | .ed Magazine
Ethics: From Thought to Action
By Robert J. Sternberg | ASCD
Poll of the Week 📊
Poll Results from Last Week
In response to the question “What aspect of digital transformation do you find most challenging in your teaching practice?” the breakdown of results are as follows:
About 80% of respondents were divided between two key concerns - balancing screen time and managing online safety concerns, while the remaining 20% pointed to the challenge of keeping students engaged in digital spaces.
Would you like to discuss these results or share your thoughts in the community?
Policy Pulse 🏛
Standard-Setting Instrument >> Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
By UNESCO
The first-ever global standard on AI ethics applies to all 194 UNESCO member states and sets a shared foundation for the responsible development and use of AI. At its heart, it emphasizes the protection of human dignity and rights, and champions essential values such as fairness, transparency, and ensuring human oversight of AI systems.
Global Events for Your Calendar 🗓
Jul 07 | FREE ENTRY >> Personalizing Special Education at Scale: Leveraging AI and Evidence-Based Practices for Outcomes and Efficiency
This is an Online Event hosted by edWeb.
Jul 02 | FREE ENTRY >> Social Studies of Ethics, Morality, and Values Network Meeting
This is an Online Event hosted by Eventbrite.
Jul 17 | FREE ENTRY >> Helping Students Succeed in Math
This is an Online Event hosted by Education Week.
Lights, Camera, Education 🎬
Film » The Class (Original title: Entre les murs)
The Class is a French drama that follows François Marin, a French teacher in an inner-city Paris school, as he navigates a racially diverse classroom. It captures the ethical tensions, emotional labor, and nuanced power dynamics of teaching in a marginalized school setting, offering an unfiltered look at education, identity, and dialogue in a multicultural society - perfect for reflection on the ethical dimensions of everyday teaching.
Documentary » Education Interrupted
This powerful documentary offers a deeply human look at how students and families navigated the upheaval of learning during the pandemic. From missed classroom moments to life-changing responsibilities at home, it showcases how young people coped with learning losses and shifting responsibilities, finding their way through an uncertain year.
Courses and Learning 🧑💻
Self-Paced Course » Ethics in Higher Education for Teaching Professionals
By Globethics
Books 📚
Dilemmas of Educational Ethics: Cases and Commentaries
By Meira Levinson and Jacob Fay
Community Connect 💭
Have you ever faced a moment where doing what felt right for a student meant going against a rule, policy, or expectation? What guided your decision and looking back, would you choose the same path again?
Share your ideas on our community post.
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Job Opportunities 📥
Academic and Research Positions (University Level)
🇩🇰 Postdoc (Time-Predictable Computer Architecture – DTU Compute), Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen (Deadline: 15 Jul 2025)
🇯🇵 Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor Position (Political Science), International University of Japan (IUJ), Minami-Uonuma (Deadline: 01 Sep 2025)
🇨🇳 Faculty Positions (Actuarial Science), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇨🇳 Faculty (English Grammar and Reading), Liaoning Normal University, Dalian (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇪🇬 Assistant Professor (International Migration and Refugees), American University in Cairo, Cairo (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇭🇰 Lecturer (Computing and Data Science), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇸🇦 Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Humanities and Social Sciences), Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇺🇸 Assistant/Associate Professor (English), Brewton-Parker College, Mount Vernon (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
Leadership and Administrative Roles (University Level)
🇺🇸 Department Chair (Social Work and Psychology), The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
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🇽🇰 President, Rochester Institute of Technology, Kosovo (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇭🇰 Assistant Director (Educational Development), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
School Leadership and Administrative Roles
🇬🇧 Assistant Principal, Stantonbury School, Milton Keynes (Deadline: 20 Jun 2025)
🇦🇪 School Principal, Manor Hall International School, Al Ain (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
🇬🇧 Assistant Principal, Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (Deadline: 01 Jul 2025)
🇬🇧 Assistant Director (Education), Newcastle City Council, Newcastle upon Tyne (Deadline: 01 Jul 2025)
🇶🇦 Vice Principal, Iqra English School - Girls School, Doha (Deadline: 01 Sep 2025)
K-12 Teaching Opportunities
🇲🇾 Teacher (Mandarin), St. Joseph's Institution International School, Selangor Darul Ehsan (Deadline: 20 Jun 2025)
🇧🇷 Teacher (Music), St. Paul's School, São Paulo, São Paulo (Deadline: 24 Jun 2025)
🇻🇳 Primary Teacher (Cambridge Program), Vinschool Times City, Hanoi (Deadline: 30 Jun 2025)
🇪🇬 Secondary School Teacher (English), Malvern College Egypt, Cairo (Deadline: 01 Jul 2025)
🇪🇬 Secondary School Teacher (Mathematics), New Cairo British International School, Cairo (Deadline: 01 Jul 2025)
🇬🇧 Teacher (SEN), Oak Tree School, Cornwall (Deadline: 08 Jul 2025)
🇯🇵 Teacher (Language Acquisition), Kumamoto International School, Kumamoto (Deadline: 31 Aug 2025)
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