The Art of Teaching

Santos Gonzalez Verardo: Building school communities, outcomes vrs conditions, and how to manage transition.

Today I have the privilege of sharing a recent conversation with Santos Verardo. She now helps district and school leaders develop equity-centred decision-making skills, strong and effective school teams, and systems and structures that enhance their work and the work of their teams.

Santos has spent the last 25 years working as a teacher, administrator, and leadership coach in San Diego. She supports district, school, and teacher leaders navigating challenging and complex educational landscapes as a leadership coach, management consultant and training facilitator. 

We talked about many interesting topics including how to build communities, school outcomes vrs. conditions, and how to get crystal clear on your leadership and vision.

Santos also had many interesting insights into handling transition in your life, how to stay passionate and how she now finds fulfilment after she has stepped out of the classroom. 

I hope that you get as much out of this conversation. 

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Valentina Caputo: Early childhood education, how to create those magic moments with your students and power of play-based learning.

Today I have the privilege of introducing you to Valentina Caputo. She is a passionate early childhood professional with experience in bringing children's active citizenship into practice. 

She was worked across the globe and her teaching philosophy is inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach. We talked about how to great those magic moments in your classroom and the role of play-based learning. 

Valentina was a breath of fresh air and it was a pleasure speaking to her

 

 

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Dr Kevin House: The perils of industrial scale education and credential capital, building a culture of reflective practice and why he was ”invited to leave” school.

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to the work of Dr Kevin House. He is the senior executive at EiM responsible for managing and directing the research, development and quality assurance of all future-focused education models.

He is currently building regenerative curriculum architectures and digital credentialing solutions for Green School Education, School of Humanity and a range of other new projects.

His specialisations include curriculum and assessment educational technology integration and designing school quality evaluation frameworks.

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Daniel Bradford: The power of trust, the role of authentic partnerships and what having daughters has taught him about raising young men.

Today I have the privilege of sharing a conversation that I recently had with the wonderful Daniel Bradford the Head of Boarding at St Stanislaus College. In this wide-ranging interview, we talked about the importance of trust, the challenges and opportunities of running a boarding school for boys and what having daughters had taught him about raising men. Daniel was a wonderful guest and I am so grateful that he took the time to chat with me.

 

Dr Laura Tuohilampi: Contextualising mathematics and why we are all ”maths people.”

Dr Laura Tuohilampi (UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture) is a mathematics education researcher, an in-service teacher trainer and the founder of Math Hunger and Maths for Humans. Passionate about shifting mindsets to view maths as positive, engaging and achievable, her work explores practices that innovate and inspire traditional teaching methods to evolve with students’ learning habits.

Here are some of Laura's resources: 

http://www.mathhunger.com

www.mathsforhumans.com

Maths for Humans Professional Learning: https://bit.ly/425I0Zu

@mathsforhumans

Useful links: 

Deborah Ball: https://bit.ly/3TbrZwP

A video she gets all of her students to watch: https://bit.ly/3Jwrb2r

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Chris Buswell: Winning teacher awards, lessons from the International Baccalaureate and student agency through STEM. .

Today I have a special episode for you, a conversation with Chris Buswell. Chris is a multi-award-winning EdTech, and STEM education leader and was named the Showcase Queensland Teacher of the Year in 2019 and awarded a Commonwealth Bank Australia Teaching Fellowship in 2020.

He is currently the Director of STEM at the brand-new K-12 Australian International School in Dubai. He is now helping to build the foundations of an innovative and world-class school from the ground up as part of the dual Education Queensland and KHDA systems.

Chris is a strategic thinker, innovator and inspirational school leader. I hope that you get as much out of our conversations as I did. 

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Alice Vigors: Small bites chewed well, The Thinking Classroom and how to develop students’ metacognitive strategies.

Alice Vigors is an inspiring educator who has a passion for sharing her knowledge and skills with other educators around the globe. Her enthusiasm for education and improving the educational outcomes of all students are sought after and admired by her peers. 

In this interview, we talk about her new book “The Thinking Classroom.” In the book, she argues that developing the critical and creative thinking skills of students in our classrooms is a necessary culture that all teachers should foster. Not only does it underpin the syllabus outcomes and content indicators, but the ability to think critically and creatively, and to articulate that thinking to others, is a hugely valuable skill in today’s world.

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Lauren Sayer: Twitter proposals, forging trusted networks and best practice in learning technology and digital literacy.

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Lauren Sayer. Lauren's recent roles have included Head of Education at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, where she championed the cause for world-class pedagogy and continuous learning for those students who could not attend school in a traditional setting. 

Lauren is now Executive Director of Research and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar School. She is developing best practices in learning technology, and digital literacy, and building an evidence base for future-focused evidence-informed teaching and learning.

I hope that you enjoy this wide-ranging discussion. 

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Ian Timbrell: His mission to create more inclusive schools, the power of diversity and his painful experience as a student.

Today it is my great pleasure to share a conversation that I recently had with Ian Timbrell. He is a former teacher who now spends his time ensuring that no student has to go through the challenges that he faced at school. We all want schools to be places where students are seen and valued and we all want schools that are more diverse and inclusive for all people. 

I won’t give too much away here, but I encourage you to listen, really listen, as he shares his journey. He is incredibly brave and it was wonderful to speak with him. 

We did talk about a number of very sensitive and personal issues in the podcast. If you or someone you know is struggling please reach out and talk to someone - no one should suffer alone. Links to mental health services both here and in the UK will be in the podcast show notes.

If you or someone you know is struggling please call: 

Australia

Lifeline's 13 11 14 crisis support service is available 24/7

UK

Papyrus – for people under 35

Call 0800 068 41 41 – 9am to midnight every day

Text 07860 039967

Email pat@papyrus-uk.org

Childline – for children and young people under 19

Call 0800 1111

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Tracey Ezard: Ferocious Warmth, how to say no to good opportunities and why organisations must create collaborative and thriving learning cultures

It is my great pleasure to share a conversation that I recently had with the brilliant Tracey Ezard. Tracey is a former school leader and author of the book Ferocious Warmth. 

Ferocious Warmth Leaders lead high performance and deep learning. They understand how to get the balance of achieving results while building a strong culture of trust, learning and psychological safety. Innovation, momentum and outcomes, leveraged with empathy, compassion and trust. Leadership that focuses on both emotional and strategic intelligence coming together as a dynamic force.

 Tracey works with leaders and their teams to create dynamic leadership and collaborative learning cultures that create new ways of working in a complex world.

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