The Art of Teaching

Dr Bernie Moreno: Measuring impact, ensuring success during principal transition and why we must adopt a kaleidoscopic approach to leadership.

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation that I recently had with the extraordinary Dr Bernie Moreno, a passionate educator and parent who lectured at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Her work centres around school leadership perceptions and its impact on school effectiveness and improvement. She is passionate about leadership identification, development and retention in schools.

We covered a lot of ground in this conversation, and honestly, I could have chartered to her for hours. We talked about the importance of self-reflection, the power of the words we use and why we must take a kaleidoscopic approach to leadership.  

The links to her work and professional profile will be in the show notes

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

Here are a few of Dr Bernie's Book recommendations: 

My Orange Lime Tree by Jose Mauro de Vasconcelos

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Dr Hugh Chilton: ScotsX - Reinventing education, honourable traditions and why leaders need both deep humility and fierce resolve.

My next episode is a wide-ranging discussion with the brilliant Dr Hugh Chilton from Scots College. This is my second chat with Hugh. We talked about an exciting initiative he is leading at school, called Scotts X. We spoke about how to reinvent education, honourable traditions, and why school leaders need deep humility and fierce resolve. 

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Dr Adam Fraser: How to thrive in a world of impossible demands, being a dad and “showing up” for those that matter most.

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a recent conversation that I had with the brilliant Dr Adam Fraser. This is the second time that I have spoken with Adam for the podcast and it was a huge privilege to speak with him again. Here is our first discussion. 

For those that are not aware, he is a peak performance researcher who helps people strive to achieve better performance in everything they do. He has worked with elite athletes and sporting teams, special forces soldiers and business leaders.

In this episode, we took a deep dive into his work The Third Space and had an existential conversation about how to be a more present dad and how to show up and be present for those that matter most.

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Peter Hutton: His experience at school, how to reimagine education and achieve incredible student outcomes.

Peter is a visionary leader with over 30 years of educational expertise and is known for his transformational insights and commitment to innovative student-centred learning. He has been a school leader in four state and independent schools.

Peter is also a Co-Founder and Director of Future Schools. This membership organisation supports over 100 future-focused schools collaborating and innovating together across the Independent, Catholic and Government Sectors, with representation in every Australian State, over 32,700 students, and over 4,680 educators. 

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

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Dr. Keith Heggart and Steven Kolber: Empowering Teachers and Democratising Schooling Perspectives from Australia.

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a discussion that I recently had with Dr Keith Heggart and Steven Kolber. Steven has been a guest on the podcast previously and, among other things, is one of the hosts of The Teacher Takeaway Podcast. Keith is a first-time guest and is a Lecturer in Learning Design at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

In this discussion, we talked about their recent work Empowering Teachers and Democratising Schooling Perspectives from Australia. This work is a collection of essays and insights from teachers that outlines logistical and ideological challenges faced by educators committed to democracy and discusses innovative ideas and solutions that can be adapted to a wide range of education practices. 

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Jeremy Otto: Lessons from leadership, what makes a great mentor and how to protect your calendar so that you can focus on what matters most.

Today I have another inspiring conversation for you - allow me to introduce you to Jeremy Otto. He is a transformational and dynamic educational leader who was recently appointed to the newly created role of Director of Teaching and Learning at Westbourne Grammar School, 

He is responsible for the strategic leadership of teaching and learning for staff and students from P – 12. This forms a pivotal role in realising his school’s vision of shaping learners who inspire the world.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we talked about many things including leadership, mentoring and how to protect your calendar so that you can focus on what matters most. 

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

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Rydr Tracey: The difference between data and evidence, cognitive load theory and lessons from the world’s biggest brands.

It is my great pleasure to introduce you to my next guest, Rydr Tracey. Rydr has worked in education for many years including holding senior positions in school and working at the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (or CESE) and now is the Head of Educational Transformation at Creatable Futures. Creatable is founded on a number of key principles including the belief that the best education must be readily accessible and constantly evolving. They are passionate about transferring lessons and ideas from industry to improve teaching and learning and have worked with some of the world’s biggest brands including RM Williams, Meta and Atlassian. 

We talked about many things including the difference between data and evidence, cognitive load theory and what being a dad has taught him about active listening. 

I hope that you get as much out of this wide-ranging conversation as I did.

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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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