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Dr Adam Fraser: The importance of asking great questions, challenging assumptions and why he loves working with school leaders.

Dr Adam Fraser is a peak performance researcher, professional speaker, author and consultant

In this wide-ranging and incredibly personal discussion we talked about: 

• His response to COVID as a dad, as a leader and as a business owner and why it very nearly broke him. 
• His favourite bands; The Stones, Earth Wind and Fire and why one of his greatest memories was at an Iron Maiden Concern.  
• The importance of asking great questions, being driven by data and challenging assumptions. 
• Why he has fallen in love with working with school principals
• And, The importance of transitioning well between “spaces” (whether personal or professional). 

This conversation with Adam was very special and had a huge impact on me. In particular, his own personal struggles with feeling the pressure to have “it all together” and his views on the pervasive effects of burnout and how these can reach into all aspects of our lives

I hope that you get as much out of it as I did.

Steven Kolber and Bec West: Being two of the 50 finalists in the 2021 Global Teacher Prize, teacher networks across borders and sharing expertise.

In this week’s episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing the phenomenal Bec West and Steven Kolber. These two incredible educators have been named in the top 50 finalists for the 2021 Global Teacher Prize. Bec is a school leader in South West Sydney and is known for creating educational videos on her education YouTube channel Clever Pickles, while her YouTube channel Talkin’ Chalk has clocked up over 1.1 million views and helps her to engage in professional dialogue with educators worldwide. Steven publishes teaching content online on his YouTube channel Mr Kolber’s Teaching for other teachers and students to use. He is a regular podcast guest and is passionate about building communities to share best practices. 

Steven Kolber

@steven_kolber

#edureading founder. Teachers Across Borders Australia Secretary. Proud @AEUvictoria
#aussieED Global Teacher Prize

https://www.stevenkolber.com/

https://www.teachersacrossborders.org.au/

 

Bec West

Twitter: @BecWest81

Talkin' Chalk

 

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Professor Stephen Fogarty: Transformational leadership, intellectual stimulation and how to remain constantly curious.

Professor Stephen Fogarty is President of Alphacrucis College, a self-accrediting higher education provider and the national training college of Australian Christian Churches. 

He has held this position since 1999. His role involves providing leadership to the academic and administrative staff and students of the College and representing the College to its various constituencies.

His research explores transformational leadership, and the relationship between leadership and follower motivation. Professor Stephen’s research focuses on Organisational Leadership, Church Leadership, and Volunteer Motivation.

In our wide-ranging discussion we talked about: 

1. How he defines transformative leadership?
2. How has the leadership landscape changed over the last decades?
3. What is the current COVID-19 pandemic teaching us about effective leadership?
4. How do we effectively analyse organisations?
5. How do we support the development of effective leadership capacities of people with whom you work with? 

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

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Moments with Anne Knock: Challenging assumptions and why questioning things that were once considered immovable, is a really really great idea.

In this bitesize episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, we are hearing from the amazing Anne Knock.

For more than three decades Anne has worked in education and development. Commencing as a primary school teacher, she then moved into leading community development programs, school system administration and growing a school-based innovation centre in Sydney. Now Anne works as an independent consultant and is completing her PhD. Her work focuses om 

• How might we create environments where people thrive?
• How do we transform culture to sustain change?

In this bitesized episode we talk about the importance of challenging assumptions and why questioning things that were once considered sacred and immovable, is a really really great idea.

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Mundanara Bayles: Generational trauma, truths and conversations that need to be had.

“The most inhumane things have been done to our people, and yet we are still here, we are still welcoming people to our country and we are still willing to share it with everybody” Mundanara Bayles

It is an honour and a privilege to bring you this discussion with the phenomenal woman that is Mundanara Balyes. Mundanara’s cultural heritage is connected to the Wonnarua and Bunjalung people on her mother’s side and the Birri-Gubba and Gungalu on her father’s side. Mundanara grew up in Redfern NSW with her 8 sisters and moved to her father’s country in the early 90’s.

Mundanara is the Managing Director and co-founder of The Australian BlackCard Pty Ltd (BlackCard), which is a 100% Aboriginal owned and operated business certified with Supply Nation. Mundanara co-founded BlackCard with Dr Lilla Watson, who is a respected Aboriginal elder, artist, educator and long-time course developer. BlackCard is a specialist consultancy providing cultural capability training and consultancy services to enable people and organisations to work effectively with members of the Aboriginal community. BlackCard’s purpose is working with people, not for people, with the genius of Aboriginal Knowledge. We talked, (well she talked, I cried!) about many things in this interview including some of the “silent forces” that Aboriginal people face and what the word "Australian" means her. We unpack some of her quotes in which she says that: 

“I come from a culture, where most of you are increasing your life expectancy…this is not the case for my culture." (Cultural education: Mundanara Bayles at TEDxSouthBankWomen)"

I am so nervous to release this episode because it is so important. Mundanara is a powerhouse, she is a gift and work has never been more significant than it is now. 

Thank you for taking the time to listen to this powerful conversation. 

Black Card

Clothing The Gap 

Black Magic Woman Podcast

 

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Andrea Stringer: Why professional learning must be personalised and how to bridge the gap between practice and educational research..

Today’s episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast is with another amazing educators; Andrea Stringer. She was introduced to me by Professor Pasi Sahlberg after a keynote that he gave at the Sydney Opera House. I am so thankful for that introduction. 

Andrea’s work experience has incorporated coaching leaders and educators, designing and supporting educators’ professional learning. She is a Doctoral student at the University of New South Wales & Gonski Institute and her research area is on the professional growth of early career teachers and the impact of coaching.

Andrea Stringer's webiste

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Moments with Ben Hammersley: Inventing the word podcast and time travel.

In this bitesize episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, we are hearing from the amazing Ben Hammersley. His career combines three interconnected subjects - journalist, technologist, and strategic foresight. 

His website is here

His futures consultancy and keynote-speaking website are Hammersley Futures.

His machine learning and knowledge discovery company is Agathonic.AI.

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Doug Thomas: Why visionary leadership matters now (more than ever), innovative school design and creating a culture in which all people thrive

Doug Thomas is a primary school principal who leads an independent school in Sydney. He is a visionary leader, passionate educator and is driven by innovative school design, change management and to create a culture in which people thrive. He is about social justice, education for kids in poverty, and making the world a happier and better place.

We talked about: 

• How long he has been a school principal and why are some of the things that he loves about the role? 
• How has the role changed/evolved over the past few years? 
• Why does school design matters? and, How to create spaces that catalyze student learning? 

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Moments with Pasi Sahlberg: What is knowledge, how he would change the system and significance of teacher collaboration.

In this bitesize episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, we are hearing from the amazing Pasi Sahlberg. He is a Finnish educator who has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator and policymaker in Finland and advised national education reforms around the world.

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Professor Richard M. Ingersoll: teacher turnover and retention and the importance of teacher voice and autonomy.

Richard Ingersoll is the leading expert on America’s teaching force. He examines teaching as a job, teachers as employees, and schools as workplaces. He frequently presents information to policymakers at the national, state, and local levels.

Richard’s research is internationally recognised; he was cited by President Clinton in a number of speeches announcing his teacher recruitment and training initiatives, and President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

He has published over 100 articles, reports, chapters, and essays on topics such as the management and organization of schools; accountability and control in schools; and teacher supply, demand, shortages, and turnover. 

In this wide-ranging discussion, we talked about many things, including: 

1. Why authors John Goldsworthy and Kingsley William Amis have had such an impact on his life. 
2. Why he believes that there isn’t a teacher shortage in America, rather it is a retention and turnover issue. 
3. The importance of challenging convention and assumptions with empirical and quantifiable data. 
4. The role of management, organizational and school culture

Professor Ingersol was a delight to interview and his body and scope of works are simply breathtaking. I hope that you get as much out of this discussion that I did.

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