The Art of Teaching

In today’s episode we have another inspirational educator, Ashleigh, who is one half of the duo and education entrepreneurs that is Rainbow Sky Creations.  If you haven’t heard of Rainbow Sky Creations it is an education  website that creates resources for teachers that are simple, engaging and hands-on.​  I wish that when I embarked on my career in education that a resource like this existed - it...

Today we have another bitesized episode of The Art of Teaching Podcasts with the amazing David Allen.  His best selling book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is a global phenomenon. Time Magazine called Getting Things Done the self-help business book of its time.  What you may not know about David is that he was an “accidental productively guru.” In his own words, he is the...

Stephen Heppell is an English educator who specialises in the use of ICT in education. He is a Professor at Bournemouth University and holds a number of other academic positions around the world.  He is probably best known for his work Ultralab , and has worked on education projects such as “Learning in the New Millennium”, “Schools OnLine”, development of “Think.com” and “Talking Heads”. Stephen...

It is my great pleasure to introduce you today to the amazing Dr Marian Mahat - she has over 20 years of professional and academic experience across multiple education sectors.  Her research focuses on learning environments, with an emphasis on co-designing curriculum and pedagogy, teacher-led inquiry, and professional development.  She was the lead Research Fellow and Research Manager of the Aust...

Today I have the great privilege of introducing you to the amazing Phil Roberts. He is an innovative school leader and educator with over 30 years in education. Phil has a wealth of experience and expertise when implementing great teaching pedagogy and creating a school in which others can thrive. He was a wonderful guest and we covered a range of topics including: Why we need to be comfortable wi...

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 imp...

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 chan...

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 exp...

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 consult...

“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 mo...

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 s...

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 . The Art of Teaching...

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 prin...

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. The Art of Teaching Podcast resources:  Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/artofteaching Here is the link to the show no...

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 i...

James Nottingham is regarded by many as one of the most engaging and thought-provoking presenters in the world of education.  He is the author of ten books and developed the concept of the Learning Pit. Learning occurs when you step out of your comfort zone. And yet, many people are hesitant to take this step for fear of making mistakes or revealing their weaknesses. That’s when the Learning Pit c...

In this bitesize episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, we are hearing from the incredible Nigel Marsh. As well as the author of three books, he is the co-founder of Earth Hour and is also a proud ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation . Highly in demand as a public speaker, Nigel regularly gives speeches to major corporations on both his business and personal views. His TED...

Professor Alma Harris has held professorial posts at the University of Warwick, University College London, the University of Malaya, the University of Bath, and the University of Swansea. She is internationally known for her research and writing on educational leadership, education policy and school improvement. Professor Alma's professional profile: https://bit.ly/3reWiEP Twitter: @AlmaHarris1  T...

Professor Stephen Dinham is so well known in the Australian educational landscape that he almost needs no introduction. For those that need a brief recap, his experience in education and school leadership research is simply mind-boggling. In 2007 he was appointed to the position of Research Director of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership at the Australian Council for Educational Research. He took u...

Welcome to this bitesize episode of the Art of Teaching Podcast. These bitesize episodes are small snippets of the longer form interviews that are available at The Art of Teaching podcast. Richard Gerver is an amazing individual. Every time I talk with him I feel inspired and challenged. In this episode, he talks about his failure as a Chinese farmer and how this changed his life and the perils of...

Professor Hattie's work is internationally acclaimed. His influential 2008 book Visible Learning: A synthesis of over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement is believed to be the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors which improve student learning. Involving more than 1/3rd million students from around the world and bringing together 100,000 smaller studies. In this episode we t...

Welcome to this bitesize episode of the Art of Teaching Podcast. These bitesize episodes are small snippets of the longer form interviews that are available at The Art of Teaching podcast. Richard Gerver is an amazing individual. Every time I talk with him I feel inspired and challenged. In this episode, he talks about a dinner conversation with the late Ken Robinson and his wife and getting to ta...

Dr. Beghetto is an internationally recognized expert on creative thought and action in educational settings. He explains why all students need to be creative thinkers and asks if creativity is a generic skill, and how – or if – we should assess it in schools. Dr Beghetto’s research explores:  the role uncertainty and creative risk-taking plays in creative expression, creative teaching & learning,...

This week’s episode is another very special chat with a passionate and inspiring educator, Gabbie Stroud. Gabbie is a former teacher and currently spends her time writing books about teaching and education. Some of her works include Teacher, Dear Parents and an article in the Griffith Review titled “Fixing the System.” In this wide-ranging discussion, we talk about the challenges that many teacher...

Anantha Duraiappah is the director of UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable development (MGIEP). It is located in New Delhi, India—UNESCO’s first category 1 institute in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Founding Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association and a visiting Professor at the Uni...