The Art of Teaching

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...

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 ris...

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 import...

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 A...

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: Learning to love change,...

Today I have the pleasure of having another episode with you. Recently I chatted with the amazing H ugh van Cuylenburg from The Resilience Project and the Imperfects Podcast.  Here is the link to the whole conversation: https://shorturl.at/irUV5   I hope that you get as much out of this conversation as I did. 🖐️ About 💻 Podcast Website 📕 Chanel Contos: Consent Laid Bare Connect: Facebook

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 w...

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 radi...

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...

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 forwa...

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 tra...

Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to A ndres Trujillo , a passionate educator, and father. He is passionate about  Visual Arts and Pastoral Coordinator with a demonstrated history of student-centred education. We talked about the importance of pastoral care, the transformative impact of arts education and the impact that teachers had on his life.  It was a joy to speak with him an...

It is my pleasure today to share a conversation with the brilliant Leon Furze . Leon is an international consultant, author, and speaker with over fifteen years of experience in secondary and tertiary education and leadership. Leon is studying for his PhD in the implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence on writing instruction and education. In this conversation talked bout how becoming a...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a recent conversation I had with Chris Higgins , who is the National Programs Director, Development and Innovation at The MacKillop Institute.  He is a teacher and a PhD candidate in Education, where her researches the role of digital technologies and global competencies in fostering social inclusion and cohesion in Australian schools. Chris has received...

Today it is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to Don Wettrick. Before we start, I wanted to apologise to Don for the delay in getting this episode out into the world; we recorded it some time ago. He is an author, TEDx speaker , an educator and a podcaster. Don is the founder and CEO of the STARTedUP Foundation , a nonprofit focused on encouraging students to view the world through the lens of...

I have another very special episode for you today.  Melanie Macmillan and Danielle Porter are both public school principals who were worthy recipients of a scholarship from The Public Education Foundation . The Public Education Foundation’s Harvard Club of Australia Education Scholarship enables three principals of Australian government primary or secondary schools to undertake a short professiona...

Today, I have the pleasure of sharing the second part of a conversation with the amazing Stephanie McConnell, the founding  Principal of Lindfield Learning Village. She is the founder of Lindfield Learning Village. In this second part of our conversation, we deeply explored curriculum mapping, professional learning and leadership development.  We talked about why we should always assume best inten...

Today I have the pleasure of sharing a recent conversation with Dr Simon Breakespear . Simon is a passionate educator and has always been so generous with his time. His work Teaching Sprints which is a professional development process that supports overloaded educators to enhance their expertise, has been transformative to me and so many others. In this conversation we talked about some of his rec...

Today, I have the great pleasure of sharing a recent conversation with the amazing Dr Paul Kidson.   Paul Kidson is the NSW Branch President of the  Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) He is also a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership at the Australian Catholic University. His teaching and research explores how school leaders work within and critically transform their profession...

This next conversation is with Matt Pitman. Matt is a Middle School Manager and a doctoral student researching connections across school communities. This was a fascinating conversation in which we talked about leadership, knowing when to quit and how to build meaningful, authentic school communities.

Today’s snippet comes from a recent interview that I did with the incredible  Professor Jo Boaler from Stanford University. We covered a lot of ground in our discussion, including parenting, pioneering in a male-dominated discipline, developing mathematical mindsets and how to embrace failure. The link to the full episode is below. In this brief conversation, we discussed one of the best maths les...

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Mitchell Hemphill - the proud principal of EE Oliver Elementary in Canada. One of the goals of this podcast is to share the stories and lessons from unsung educational heroes across the globe - Mitchell is one of those unsung heroes. He was a wonderful guest and openly shared the privilege and challenges of building a strong school community. In this...

In addition to being a popular keynote speaker at some of the world’s most prestigious education conferences, Gary Stager is a journalist, teacher educator, consultant, professor, software developer, publisher, and school administrator. An elementary teacher by training, he has taught students from preschool through doctoral studies. In 1990, Dr. Stager led professional development in the world’s...

Today, I have a very special episode for you. Professor Jo Boaler. Her work has been published in the New York Times, TIME magazine, The Telegraph, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and many other news outlets. She is currently co-leading YouCubed and was named one of the eight educators “changing the face of education” by the BBC. We covered a lot of ground in our discussion, including parent...

Up next is a recent conversation with the wonderful Diana Pastora Carson . I get to talk to some amazing individuals, but this discussion was quite special. Diana is a podcaster, TED speaker , educator, sister, and disability advocate. Her story of her amazing brother Joaquin and his bravery will bring you to tears. This conversation was one that profoundly impacted me and changed me. Beyond Disab...