The Art of Teaching

I have the pleasure of sharing a conversation that I recently had with Dr. Shyam Barr. Shyam helps educators foster students’ metacognition and self-regulated learning. Shyam’s research explores professional learning approaches that support teachers’ thinking and practice about self‑regulated learning. We also talked about his new book Educate to Self-Regulate: Empowering Learners for Lifelong Success which you can pre-order using ...

Today I have the privilege of sharing a snippet of a conversation that I had a little while ago with the brilliant Santos Gonzalez Verardo.  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. In thi...

Ray has 32 years of experience in the public education system, including 18 years as an educational leader. In 2014, Ray was named WA Primary Principal of the Year. In this snippet of our longer conversation, we talked about Developing foundational leadership skills, a leader that shaped him, and the power of hindsight. 

I encourage you to listen to the full episode, the link is below: 

Ray Boyd: Lessons from long-distance running,...

Today I am excited to share a snippet of a longer conversation that I had with Chris Buswell. He is a multi-award-winning educational leader and was named the Showcase Queensland Teacher of the Year in 2019, Commonwealth Bank Australia Teaching Fellow in 2020, and The Educator Hot List in 2023.

In this chat, we talked about building a school, establishing culture and leadership lessons from Lionel Messi. 

To listen to the full epis...

Today I wanted to share a snippet of a longer conversation with the amazing Professor Andy Hargreaves. Andy needs no introduction.  He is a speaker, author, advisor, and researcher who advocates for equitable and inclusive education

In this existential interview, we talked about What truly matters, the wonders of childhood and embracing change.

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Today it is my great pleasure to share a snippet of 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...

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Grant Lewis. Grant’s specialty is working with teachers and leaders to develop their professional learning culture, inquiry learning, and curriculum design skills. He is passionate about curating and cultivating learning experiences that engage, challenge, and provoke learners. I hope that you get as much out of this discussion as I did.

I hope that you enjoy this chat with the brill...

Today I am excited to share a recent conversation with Phil Murdoch. He is a specialist design teacher and an experienced voice in AI and education. He is a father of 3 and about to be a grandfather for the first time. He will be celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary to his high school sweetheart. In our chat we talked about, being a parent embracing failure and the future of schooling. 

I hope you get as much out of this conver...

Jackie Vaughan is a proud advocate of public education and has been a teacher and educational leader in the ACT for 25 years. Jackie Vaughan is the Foundation Principal of Evelyn Scott School, a brand new P-10 school in Denman Prospect, Canberra ACT. All Canberra public schools are guided by the ACT Future of Education Strategy. Evelyn Scott School utilises a Future Focused Learning Continuum from preschool through to Year 10.

I ho...

Dr Kylie Lipscombe is an experienced educator and researcher with a demonstrated history of working in schools, school systems, and in the higher education industry. Research interests include Educational leadership, Middle leadership, Collaboration, Professional Learning Communities, and Digital literacies.

In this wide-ranging discussion, we talked about the importance of taking professional risks, the challenges of middle leader...

Today I have the privilege of sharing a recent conversation that I had with Matthew Bentley. He is the  Head of Teaching and Learning at Shore - a school where I did my first casual day. Matthew has a demonstrated history of working in the education sector.  He is skilled in Professional Development, Secondary Education, Assessment, Curriculum and Educational Consulting. We talked about the importance of marginal gains over time...

Today I have the pleasure of sharig a snipped of a conversation I had with  chatted with Hugh van Cuylenburg: from The Resilience Project and the Imperfects Podcast 

The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs to schools, sports clubs and businesses, providing practical, evidence-based mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness. He has also teamed up with one of Australia’s most successful comedian...

In this snippet of our longer conversation, Richard unpacked some of the complexities that school leaders faced, the changing educational landscape and the difference between Management vrs leadership. 

Here are the links to the other conversations I have had with Richard

Episode 1: Richard Gerver: Why it's time to take bold risks in education

Episode 138: Richard Gerver: Lear...

It was a delight to speak again with Amy Green. This is our second interview and I think that you will enjoy it. For those that are not aware

Amy is the founder of The Wellness Strategy, a published author, speaker, facilitator, and coach, and a leader in improving workplace culture and wellbeing in schools and organisations. 

As a past teacher and school leader, Amy is determined to change the way we view well-being to support our...

It's really difficult to put into words the impact that Richard Gerver has hs on my career. I am forever grateful for his generosity, kindness and passion for our profession. 

For those that are new to Richard’s work, he is one of the most influential experts on change and human leadership in the world, also described by Sir Ken Robinson as, "One of the clearest and most passionate voices for radical change both in education and in...

Today I have the pleasure of sharig another episode with you. Recently I chatted with the amazing Hugh van Cuylenburg from The Resilience Project and the Imperfects Podcast 

The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs to schools, sports clubs and businesses, providing practical, evidence-based mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness. He has also teamed up with one of Australia’s most successful ...

Today I have the pleasure of sharing a snippet of a longer conversation that I had with the amazing James Nottingham. James Nottingham is the creator of the Learning Pit, one of the most widely used models for teaching to emerge in the last 20 years. He is also the author of 12 books, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is listed in The Future 500, a ‘definitive list of the UK’s most forward-thinking and creative innovators’...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a recent conversation that I had with Matthew Esterman. He works as the Director of Innovation & Partnerships a local independent school. He is  Future-focused and Outward-looking and was the recipient of the Teaching Fellow, Commbank Teacher Awards. In this interview, we talked about how to have ‘serious fun,’ learning management systems and the transformative power of technology and ...