The Art of Teaching

Dr Mark Williams is an internationally recognised professor of cognitive neuroscience with over 25 years of experience conducting behavioural and brain imaging research focusing on our social skills. He has taught the fundamentals of neuroscience to a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate students and published more than 70 scientific articles. Mark has been awarded numerous high-profile fe...

Dr. Lyn Sharratt combines academic theory with hands-on educational leadership experience. She has a track record of substantially increasing school district performance. Lyn is a professor and best-selling author. In this bite-sized episode, we talked about the importance of putting faces on the data, a lifetime of commitment to her students and how she stays passionate.  A link to the full episo...

Welcome to this bite-sized episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast. Today I thought I would share a discussion that I had a little while ago with the brilliant Dr Catherine Attard. I never saw myself as a "maths person" and I struggled all through high school. It wasn't until I was a university student sitting in Dr. Attard’s class that I began to see myself as a mathematician. In this short snippe...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a recent conversation with the brilliant Stephanie McConnell who is the Principal of Lindfield Learning Village.  As the founding Principal, she had the unique opportunity to design a new educational model and build a school to make this model a reality. Lindfield Learning Village is a ‘stage-not-age’ K-12 public school where student agency, voice and cho...

Today I have the pleasure of sharing a conversation that I had with the brilliant Brendan Lee. Brendan is a school leader, researcher and podcaster from Sydney NSW. After  After almost 10 years as a high school teacher, he left the profession and opened up a cafe. While that time in his life taught him a lot about running a business it also left him with a sense that he had unfinished business in...

Michael Anderson is a Professor of Creativity and Arts Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney and Co-Director of the CREATE Centre. He is an internationally recognised educational leader in school transformation processes. He has taught, researched and published in education and transformation for over 20 years, including 17 books and 55 book chapte...

Today I have the privilege of sharing a recent conversation that I had with Sally McGrath . Sally runs an organisation called Health that Heals. We are all tired, we are all juggling multiple projects and responsibilities and we are all trying to be as present as we can for our loved ones. In our busy, hyper-connected, complex lives, Sally’s work is a breath of fresh air. And just a reminder, if y...

Recently I had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Emma Gentle from The Grad Guide. We talked about parenting, balance, launching a business, and the importance of self-compassion. Emma’s work centres around how teachers can build trust, acceptance and compassion with their students. She argues that we need to remind ourselves that students as human beings who are still learning to navigat...

Mary Featherston AM is an Australian interior designer and designer of child-friendly play and learning environments. She is known both for her furniture and design collaboration with Grant Featherston, as well as her work researching and designing educational spaces for children.  In 2020 Mary was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her significant service to...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation with Dave Reardon . Dave and his wife Ann have had more of an impact on my life than any other people. Over the years we have spent countless hours, eaten many meals and shared numerous cups of tea at their dining room table. Dave and Ann are brilliant leaders, youtube sensations and just incredible, authentic people. Even to this day, my l...

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.   Tammy Anderson has been an educator and passionate advocate for Aboriginal education in schools for 20 years. A Biripi woman from Airds in NSW, Tammy is the principal a...

Nathaniel is a Teacher, Instructional Coach, Researcher and Writer. He is passionate about language, literacy and learning, and effective and engaging teaching for all students. In addition to his experience as a teacher, he is a Senior Lecturer of Learning Sciences and Learner Engagement at La Trobe University’s School of Education. In this interview, we talked about many things including his les...

It is my great pleasure today to introduce you to a conversation that I recently had with the brilliant Dr Karl Sebire. He is a researcher, educator, author and speaker in the field of digital dependence, screen time and attention spans.

With over 15 years of experience in the creative and education industries, Karl has researched the way in which teaching and learning have evolved (or struggled...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation that I recently had with the extraordinary Dr Bernie Moreno , a passionate educator and parent who lectured at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Her work centres around school leadership perceptions and its impact on school effectiveness and improvement. She is passionate about leadership identification, development and retention...

My next episode is a wide-ranging discussion with the brilliant Dr Hugh Chilton from Scots College . This is my second chat with Hugh. We talked about an exciting initiative he is leading at school, called Scotts X. We spoke about how to reinvent education, honourable traditions, and why school leaders need deep humility and fierce resolve.  The Art of Teaching Podcast resources:  Facebook Group:...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a recent conversation that I had with the brilliant Dr Adam Fraser . This is the second time that I have spoken with Adam for the podcast and it was a huge privilege to speak with him again. Here is our first discussion.  For those that are not aware, he is a peak performance researcher who helps people strive to achieve better performance in everything t...

Peter is a visionary leader with over 30 years of educational expertise and is known for his transformational insights and commitment to innovative student-centred learning. He has been a school leader in four state and independent schools. Peter is also a Co-Founder and Director of Future Schools . This membership organisation supports over 100 future-focused schools collaborating and innovating...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a discussion that I recently had with Dr Keith Heggart and Steven Kolber . Steven has been a guest on the podcast previously and, among other things, is one of the hosts of The Teacher Takeaway Podcast. Keith is a first-time guest and is a Lecturer in Learning Design at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. In this discussion, we talked about th...

Today I have another inspiring conversation for you - allow me to introduce you to Jeremy Otto. He is a transformational and dynamic educational leader who was recently appointed to the newly created role of Director of Teaching and Learning at Westbourne Grammar School,  He is responsible for the strategic leadership of teaching and learning for staff and students from P – 12. This forms a pivota...

It is my great pleasure to introduce you to my next guest, Rydr Tracey . Rydr has worked in education for many years including holding senior positions in school and working at the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (or CESE) and now is the Head of Educational Transformation at Creatable Futures . Creatable is founded on a number of key principles including the belief that the best edu...

Today I have the privilege of sharing a recent conversation with Santos Verardo . She now helps district and school leaders develop equity-centred decision-making skills, strong and effective school teams, and systems and structures that enhance their work and the work of their teams. Santos has spent the last 25 years working as a teacher, administrator, and leadership coach in San Diego. She sup...

Today I have the privilege of introducing you to Valentina Caputo . She is a passionate early childhood professional with experience in bringing children's active citizenship into practice.  She was worked across the globe and her teaching philosophy is inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach . We talked about how to great those magic moments in your classroom and the role of play-based learning. ...

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to the work of Dr Kevin House. He is the senior executive at EiM responsible for managing and directing the research, development and quality assurance of all future-focused education models. He is currently building regenerative curriculum architectures and digital credentialing solutions for Green School Education , School of Humanity and a range of o...

Today I have the privilege of sharing a conversation that I recently had with the wonderful Daniel Bradford the Head of Boarding at St Stanislaus College . In this wide-ranging interview, we talked about the importance of trust, the challenges and opportunities of running a boarding school for boys and what having daughters had taught him about raising men. Daniel was a wonderful guest and I am so...

Dr Laura Tuohilampi (UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture) is a mathematics education researcher, an in-service teacher trainer and the founder of Math Hunger and Maths for Humans. Passionate about shifting mindsets to view maths as positive, engaging and achievable, her work explores practices that innovate and inspire traditional teaching methods to evolve with students’ learning habits. Here are...