Energetic Radio

How often in our lives do we take the time for reflection and evaluation? The greatest education you will receive is not from a school or institution, but the one you give yourself. Reflection in one’s actions helps us to engage in the process of continuous learning. In today’s short episode I will be sharing with you my own personal reflection and evaluation so far in 2018. I will also show you a...

Teaching gymnastics often requires expensive equipment and space, which is not always accessible for teachers. What if I said that you can teach the fundamental building blocks of gymnastics? Today we meet Gemma Coles from Head Over Heels Gymnastic. Gemma will share her years of experience introducing teachers to some simple and easy gymnastics that you can teach in the classroom with zero equipme...

Are you an Accidental Counsellor? Perhaps you are a school staff member, an allied health professional or community service worker, regardless – you support the people in your care listening and responding to their pain and suffering. The problem is you have no (or little) counselling training – why should you? You are not a “counsellor”. Rocky Biasi has over 20 years of teaching and presenting ex...

Planning engaging lessons that flow and achieve maximum buy in from all students we teach, is something we constantly strive for. Today’s two guests not only ooze energy and passion, they have found the winning formula to create amazing full day story based lessons. Laynton and Adrian from Kids Co Australia are changing the way holiday programs are delivered, today you will learn how they have cre...

To celebrate our 50th podcast episode we have created a FREE eBook with our top 50 games. These activities are proven winners that will have your students moving, having fun and learning at the same time. I would like to thank Jarrod Robinson for his amazing mentoring during the past four years. I have taken his idea from his 50th podcast episode. Thank you to everyone for listening and supporting...

This week I have had the pleasure of catching up with Nikki Bonus. Nikki is the founder and CEO of  Life Skills Group , a national schools program that establishes a foundation of yoga, mindfulness, wellbeing and life skills for teachers, students and parents. Nikki’s focus areas include mindfulness-based foundational skills for self-awareness and emotional intelligence to expand leadership capaci...

Jo Bailey represents passion, energy and enthusiasm for education, sharing her expertise with fellow teachers. This is something that has been evident to me over the past five years; I have found Jo’s blog and twitter updates inspiring. Today Jo shares many amazing lesson ideas to break the ice, her aim to make students feel special, comfortable and part of the class.  As educators we are truly lu...

For the past four to five years I have followed Andy Vasily like a hawk; what I mean by this is that I have found his work inspiring and valuable. Andy is an extraordinary educator who has so much time and passion guiding and helping fellow teachers. Andy is an international presenter, who values the intentional way in which PE teaches can lead. Take the time to listen to Andy’s TedX talk and podc...

‘Dreams can inspire you; goals can change your life’. This week I chat with Annie Waterton about her upcoming educational trip to Antarctica. Annie has self-funded her trip to Antarctica on the 28th of Feb until the 12th of March this year to learn more about climate change. As well as explaining this amazing journey, Annie has also created a list of FREE sustainability teaching resources, games a...

As teachers and educators we are always putting our students first, don’t get me wrong this is amazing. We are so invested in our student’s happiness and future that we often forget to look after our number one asset. That of course is ourselves. Today’s episode is full of little tips, tricks and simple ideas to invest in your own wellbeing. At the end of the day if we are healthy, happy and full...

With the new school year just about to get underway for Australian and New Zealand teachers, I thought it would be the perfect time to give you our top ten icebreaker activities. In this episode I share my five go to activities that I use with all groups I teach. This includes students, teachers, adult sports clubs you name it these five are amazing. I have also spoken to five expect teachers from...

If you are looking for new ways to enrich your daily life, today’s guest is certainly one person you will enjoy listening and learning about. Kara Fortier is the creator of the amazing website the Play Grounding. Kara will share her philosophy on the power of play, and what it means to live a play inspired life. If you would like to check out more about Kara, you can do so through her amazing podc...

Resilience, gratitude and mindfulness are three very important areas of your life that you can take control of. In today’s episode I catch up with Hugh Van Cuylenberg who is the founder of ‘The Resilience Project’. If you are not familiar with Hugh’s work I would recommend watching the YouTube clip of Hugh in action, the link is below in the show notes. Hugh is on a mission to help educate as many...

Teaching students with various learning abilities involves creativity, time and a desire to understand how a student learns best.  A classroom may be filled with students of the same age, but their learning abilities will most likely vary over a broad spectrum. Today’s guest Luke Kenelley is a super star teacher with a passion to help as many children as possible. Luke will talk to us about his te...

Today I will be sharing Ryan Fahey’s knowledge and inspirational teaching journey with you. Ryan exudes passion and enthusiasm, he started his teaching journey in a small country town, now teaching at an international school in Abu Dhabi. We have all experienced that feeling of been uncomfortable when we are faced with new situations. You will learn, as I did, this feeling means you are growing an...

As the saying goes ‘being motivated helps you lead a healthy, happy and better life’. Happiness and health can mean a lot of different things to different people. Today I speak with Ash and Rob from Movementality, their mission is to assist people in maintaining the two H’s. Movementality combines two energies as the name suggests. We discuss Ash and Rob’s journey through life and why they created...

Earlier this year I caught up for a coffee with today’s guests Tim and James from Free Agency, during the meeting we discussed a number of different issues. Towards the end of the meeting Tim and James touched on a book which they highly recommended. The book is called the Go Giver, through its simplicity and engaging content it will change your thought processes in the way you think, feel and tre...

As teachers we are always creating new ideas, resources and amazing content. This issue I will be sharing with you some of my resources I have accumulated over the past six years. Six years ago I created ClassBreak, since then I have expanded my resources including websites, apps and companies which I am very proud of. Today’s episode I catch up with The Teacherprenur – Jarrod Robinson. Jarrod has...

Story telling is one of the most powerful teaching tools we can use, children engage when they learn and move in a narrative style. Educators can create memorable learning experiences for their students by harnessing the power of storytelling in the classroom. In today’s podcast I will explain the power of storytelling demonstrating how I use it to create a stretching and relaxing story about goin...

Teaching, learning and life in general is all about having fun. If you are laughing and smiling at whatever you do then life will be kind for you. This is just one of the fantastic messages I have taken from my chat with Tracy Lockwood. I have followed Tracy for a number of years online and was lucky enough to meet her in person in Dubai last month. Tracy is one impressive teacher with the credent...

I remember how stressed and nervous I was straight out of university when I had to find a job. It all hit me at once that I didn’t know where to start, from writing cover letters, resumes, key selection criteria and the list goes on. Fast forward ten years and I have a greater understanding of the application process, but not as much as today’s expert Nige Otto. Nige is the Teaching Division Manag...

I have been lucky enough to catch up with Google Training Expert Adam Llevo recently when we were in Dubai presenting together. Adam gives us a quick rundown on his teaching background, growing up in the UK and teaching all over the globe. Now Adam travels around the world as a Google Trainer, teaching teachers how they can save time and energy with all the awesome products that Google have create...

Have you ever wondered why video games can become potentially addictive? Is it the built-in reward system, the sense of satisfaction that gamers may not have in the real world. Video games can also be used in a positive educational format, which leads me to our podcast for today. I will be talking with my good mate New Zealand super star teacher Carl Condliffe. Carl has established himself as a wo...

This weeks podcast I will be focusing on energy; people ask me all the time how do you always have so much energy? Or they say, ‘are you always this up and about’. The simple answer it yes, there are a lot of factors that allow me to maintain my energy throughout the day. In today’s episode I want to share with you my top ten tips on saving time and energy. Because when you think about it, life is...

I am a massive fan of James Cordon and his hugely popular carpool karaoke interviews. It’s such a great idea. So I thought I would mix it up for this week’s podcast creating a five-part video YouTube podcast. I was lucky enough to have Andy Hair in the car with me to discuss physical literacy, games and what he is currently working on. You can check out the five-part video series on our website at...