Intersection Education

In this episode we speak with Dr. Duncan Symons who currently teaches at the Melbourne Graduate School for Education, University of Melbourne. Duncan does research in Primary Mathematics Education, Higher Education and Teaching Methods. Duncan is passionate about inquiry and we speak at length in this episode about practices around inquiry that can improve student learning. We also get into some d...

Randy Hetherington is currently assistant professor at the University of Portland in Oregon. He joined the UP faculty from Alberta, Canada and has served as an educational administrator for 17 years. He earned his EdD in 2014 from The University of Alberta in educational administration and leadership. His current teaching assignment includes educational research courses at the graduate level. Rand...

“We can all improve at what we do.” -Kristie O’Neill Kristie has been helping teachers meet the needs of students by using Learning Sprints for the past few years. She has special insight into how to get into classrooms and move student learning forward. Her success is due to a balance between building relationships and using data to inform practice. Kristie is truly doing the work she talks about...

Terri Lynn is a lead learner who serves as a Principal with Evergreen Catholic Schools in Spruce Grove, Alberta. She is an avid consumer of knowledge and seeker of change. In her more than 20 years in education, Terri Lynn has explored learning in all grades, from kindergarten to grade 12, and as a result brings a systems focused mindset to school based problems of practice. In this episode, we wi...

Dr. Ryan Dunn is a lecturer at Melbourne University. He started his career as a successful primary teacher before moving to study under Dr. John Hattie (author of Visible Learning) looking at the effectiveness of practitioner research as a form of teacher professional learning. He has worked in the Australian states of Victoria and Queensland, in New York City, in California and now in the Canadia...