The Art of Teaching

Liam Bassett: Leading change in education, fostering student agency and how we can re-think traditional learning environments.

Today I am proud to share a conversation that I had with you with Liam Bassett. He is the Director of Digital Learning (P-12) at Westbourne Grammar School. 

In 2021, he was recognised as an excellence awardee for Education Rising Star of the Year at the Australian Education Awards. Most recently, he was also listed as one of The Educator’s Rising Stars of 2022.

He is a collaborative and empowering leader and believes that management is based on trust and that in order for productivity and innovation to thrive, we need to create environments where the team members we serve can thrive. 

I hope that you get as much out of our wide-ranging discussion as I did.

 

 

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Dr Timothy Hawkes OAM: 30 years as a headmaster, leading self, leading others and how to make meaningful contributions to society.

Today I have the great privilege of sharing a conversation with you that I recently had with Dr Timothy Hawkes. 

Tim has taught overseas as well as in Australia and led co-ed and single-sex schools for nearly three decades, including Australia’s oldest independent school, The King’s School, Parramatta. He has been an advisor to the Federal Government, was the founding Chair of the Australian Boarding Schools’ Association, the founding Chairman of the Heads of Independent Co-educational Schools of Victoria, and served as a Heads of School representative on the governing board of the International Baccalaureate Organisation and on the Board of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).

 

Tim is a recipient of an Australian Government – Excellence as a Headmaster Award in 2007 and an OAM for services to education in 2014, He has also authored a dozen books on education and leadership, and spoken at education conferences around the world.

You can connect with Dr Timothy Hawkes here: 

LinkedIn

Twitter

Tru-Well

Books and publications

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Russell John Cailey: Dynamic voice and student choice, the school that travels the world and why age-based cohorts should be obsolete.

Russell is the Managing Director and architect of the THINK Learning Studio (TLS). The Think Learning Studio emerged from THINK Global School, the world's first travelling high school. The studio's mission and vision are to partner with teachers, school leaders, schools, educational foundations, and other future-of-learning collaborators to disrupt global academic curriculum and professional development.

Natasha Mitchell: Finding the right mentors, advice to new leaders and how to keep students at the center of everything we do.

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation with Natasha Mitchell. Natasha is the Head of the Northbridge Campus at Shore. Shore has been committed to the education and nurturing of generations of curious minds since the School began in 1889. The interview covered so many topics including how to find the right mentors, we reflected on her first few years in teaching and how educators can empower others in the decision-making process. 

I hope that you get as much out of this discussion as I did.

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Dr Phil Cummins: A school for tomorrow, Game changers and The Pathway to Excellence.

Today I have a very special episode for you, an interview with Dr Phil Cummins. He began his career as a history teacher and cricket coach and now he is an author, researcher, leader and speaker. “Phil is an educator by trade and conviction.”

He has authored over  thirty books and an array of other influential publications and research reports, 

Phil is acknowledged internationally as an expert in strategy, governance, leadership, curriculum, and Indigenous Education. He's also the co-host of the Game Changers podcast series which has accrued over 250,000 episode listens and co-author with Adriano Di Prato of Game Changers: Leading Today’s Learning For Tomorrow’s World 

Dr Phil’s Profile

Linkedin

Website

Twitter 

Email phil@circle.education

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Nick Jackson PhD: Authentic learning communities, schools as circular economies and students as learning leaders. .

Today, it’s my pleasure to share this conversation that I had with Dr Nick Jackson. Nick is an educator and former school leader who has a passion for the ways in which technology is used in classrooms. In particular, his PhD focus was on the ways in which students can train teachers to best use technology. We talked about how to create authentic learning communities, schools as circular economies and micro-credentialing students.

You can get in touch with Dr Nick Jackson through twitter or Linkedin

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Jen Buchanan: Future schools, alternative schools as the new mainstream and how to ignite the creative potential in each young person as they navigate their education path.

Today I have the absolute pleasure sharing a conversation that I had with Jen Buchanan. Jen is a passionate educator, strategic thinker and world traveler whose story is truly inspiring. She is a future focused educator with a vision to make schools better. Jen’s wide ranging career spans multiple schools and numerous countries. 

She has forged a career as an educator in progressive schools around the world including Green School (Bali), Think Global School (USA), and more recently Preshil School in Melbourne. Jen has a track record of creating positive, engaged and innovative learning environments in schools, and is passionate about creating equity for all students. This interview covered so many areas including: 

• Her role as a  convenor with Future Schools Alliance (FSA). 
• How to transform learning communities to pioneer the future of education.
• And how to advocate for student agency; igniting the creative potential in each young person as they navigate their education path.

This  was a wonderful conversation and I am so grateful to have had the time to talk with Jen.

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Daniel Yong: Innovative ways to engage your students, Kaizen, Hodinkee and writing poetry.

Today I have a special episode for you with a good friend of mine Daniel Yong. Daniel is a primary school teacher, watch collector, poet and fitness enthusiast. I have been following Daniel's work for many years now and I am always intrigued by his stories about his class and the innovative ways he engages his students. 

I hope that you get as much out of the conversation as I did.

See Daniel's feature in Hodinkee

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Kathryn Garforth: What to do when you feel as though a school system has given up on you, why success is the best revenge and her hopes and dreams for dyslexic kids.

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation that I had with Dr. Kathryn Garforth. Dr. Garforth has professional expertise in Educational Psychology and a personal understanding of the frustrations children and adults with learning difficulties experience at home, school, work, and in extracurricular activities. In this wide-ranging and incredibly honest conversation, we talked about her experiences at school, why she thinks the best revenge is success and her hopes and dreams for children with dyslexia. 

I hope that you get as much out of the discussion as did.

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Kathryn Morgan: Effective collaboration, relational trust and why we need a new approach for professional development.

Today’s episode is with the brilliant Kathryn Morgan. She is a passionate educator who now works as the Capacity Improvement Advisor for the Teaching School Hubs Council. 

Kathryn is a former primary Deputy Head Teacher and the Director of Professional Development Having previously worked at Ambition Institute (Associate Dean for Learning Design) and the Teacher Development Trust (Head of Leadership Development), Kathryn is passionate about working in the field of teacher and leader education. 

With a keen interest in organisational development and understanding the enabling conditions for growth. Kathryn has worked with many schools to help them maximise the impact of their professional conversations, making the school improvement process a collaborative and sustainable approach.

I hope that you get as much out our discussion as I did.

You can contact Kathryn here

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