The Art of Teaching

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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Bill Conway: Montessori Education, meaningful assessment and the importance of teacher identity.

Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to the brilliant Bill Conway. He is an educator and passionate innovator who is determined to reform schools and the way we teach our students. Bill has worked across education sectors including in public, private religious, non-denominational schools and international schools. It wasn’t until later on in his career that he found a way of teaching that fitted well with his philosophy - Montessori education. We had a wonderful wide-ranging discussion about educational practice, assessment and the importance of empowering and trusting the children.

You can get in touch with Bill here: 

LinkedIn 

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Chad Ferris: ideatED Founder and Consultant, Hexagonal Curriculum mapping and leadership development.

Today, I am delighted to share a recent discussion that I had with Chad Ferris, He is an Education Consultant who focuses on learning design and organisational culture by developing and sustaining effective and innovative approaches for students, staff, and leaders. He also explores, evaluates, and designs learning spaces that enhance future-focused thinking and learning. Leadership development is a passion and key function of his work, mainly through coaching, mentoring, and professional learning. Chad believes building individual and collective capacity through effective innovative practices is where real change occurs in preparation for the world of tomorrow.

 

You can get n touch with Chad here: 

Website

Twitter

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Dr Tim O’Leary: How to measure what matters most and how to build better student and staff outcomes through evidence-based professional development.

Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you a discussion that I had with Dr Tim O'Leary. He is a passionate teacher educator and data analyst. Tim helps teachers and school leaders find the narrative in their data. We covered a lot of ground in this discussion including: 

• How to effectively link date to a school’s vision. 
• The importance of understanding which metrics you are using to capture what matters most. 
• The power of understanding and using classroom data. 

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

Ashley Keith Pratt: Conversations around the dinner table, the richness of teaching history and why the cult of busyness needs to be addressed.

It is my great pleasure to share with you a recent conversation I had with Ashley Keith Pratt. He is the Executive Director, Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar, 2022 The Educator Magazine Rising Star and the president of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria. 

In addition, he is the Co-Director of the Melbourne Girls Grammar Institute  (MGGI) a global educational community hub, dedicated to innovation and leadership in education practices

In our wide-ranging conversation, we talked about 

• The importance of conversations around the dinner table and how this impacted his childhood.
• The richness of History and why it tells a story of where we have come from and who we are becoming.
• What we can do as a profession so that there are greater boundaries between home and school? 

Ashley was a wonderful guest and he was so generous with his time. I hope you get as much out of this discussion as I did. 

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Greg Atwells: Challenging entrenched beliefs, addressing the underrepresentation of women in tech and how to build skills that students need to navigate a complex future.

Today I have the great privilege of introducing you to a friend of mine, Greg Attwells. He is an incredible thinker, innovator and change agent. He is the founder of an amazing organisation called Creatable. The mission of Creatable began with the underrepresentation of girls in STEM. Their goal was to ignite a passion for creative technology in young women by helping them use technology as a tool to solve problems and express their creativity. The organisation has undergone many iterations And currently collaborates with global companies to shape the future of work, transferring lessons and ideas from industry to improve the way we learn and teach.

 

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

 

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Michael Fauteux: Being a new dad, why feeling seen and appreciated is essential for learning and why he loves a good thank you note

Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Mike Fauteux. He has taught as a maths teacher (or math depending on where you are listening to this from), he has been an administrator and served as an innovation leader in middle and high schools in America. Today Mike serves as the co-founder of an amazing organisation called GiveThx. He co-created several edtech innovations designed to create more equitable learning. He believes that effective tools must be created with, by, and for students and educators. This organisation aims to support students who are significantly behind and struggling to catch up, by asking three key questions: 

1. What do you need to feel safe? 
2. What do you need to feel like you belong? 
3. What do you need to feel like you can succeed? 

Mike was a wonderful guest and it was a privilege to speak with him.

You can find out about Mike’s work here: 

GiveThx Website

GiveThx Twitter 

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Dylan Wiliam: Assessment, the benefits of speaking Welsh and the role that others play in our success.

Today I have the privilege of sharing with you a conversation that I had with the phenomenal Professor Dylan Willam. He is the author of several books including, most recently Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment.

Dylan is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. He has had a diverse and prolific career teaching in urban public schools, directed a large-scale testing program, served as a Dean of a School of Education, and pursued a research program focused on supporting teachers to develop their use of assessment in support of learning.

In this conversation we talked about: 

• Why we need to raise achievement. 
• What formative assessment is and isn’t. 
• The power of Teacher Learning Communities, and 
• Why the same assessment instrument cannot serve multiple purposes. 

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

You can find out about Dylan’s work here: 

Website

Twitter 

Youtube

 

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