The Art of Teaching

Today I have a special episode for you, a conversation with Chris Buswell . Chris is a multi-award-winning EdTech, and STEM education leader and was named the Showcase Queensland Teacher of the Year in 2019 and awarded a Commonwealth Bank Australia Teaching Fellowship in 2020. He is currently the Director of STEM at the brand-new K-12 Australian International School in Dubai. He is now helping to...

Alice Vigors is an inspiring educator who has a passion for sharing her knowledge and skills with other educators around the globe. Her enthusiasm for education and improving the educational outcomes of all students are sought after and admired by her peers.  In this interview, we talk about her new book “The Thinking Classroom.” In the book, she argues that developing the critical and creative th...

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Lauren Sayer . Lauren's recent roles have included Head of Education at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, where she championed the cause for world-class pedagogy and continuous learning for those students who could not attend school in a traditional setting.  Lauren is now Executive Director of Research and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar School...

Today it is my great pleasure to share a conversation that I recently had with Ian Timbrell. He is a former teacher who now spends his time ensuring that no student has to go through the challenges that he faced at school. We all want schools to be places where students are seen and valued and we all want schools that are more diverse and inclusive for all people.  I won’t give too much away here,...

It is my great pleasure to share a conversation that I recently had with the brilliant Tracey Ezard . Tracey is a former school leader and author of the book Ferocious Warmth.  Ferocious Warmth Leaders lead high performance and deep learning. They understand how to get the balance of achieving results while building a strong culture of trust, learning and psychological safety. Innovation, momentum...

Welcome back! In Australia, we are about to begin another year in the classroom.  Don’t the holidays fly? It seems like only a minute ago that we were talking about ‘finishing the year well’ and ‘tying up loose ends in 2022.’ I hope that you have all had a refreshing holiday and that you are ready for a brilliant Term 1. As much as I enjoy the holidays, I start to get really excited to go back and...

Ray Boyd has 32 years of experience in the public education system, including 18 years as an educational leader. In 2014, Ray was named WA Primary Principal of the Year. He is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for all students. He is passionate about promoting professional growth through instructional rounds and individual teacher coaching.  Ray has a clear vision for his school and targ...

Today I have the great privilege of sharing a conversation that I had with the incredible Professor Jioji Ravulo .  Professor Ravulo is the Professor and Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies at the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney. His research, writing and areas of interest include mental health and well-being, alcohol and other drugs, youth development, m...

Today I am proud to share a conversation that I had with you with Liam Bassett. He is the Director of Digital Learning (P-12) at Westbourne Grammar School.  In 2021, he was recognised as an excellence awardee for Education Rising Star of the Year at the Australian Education Awards. Most recently, he was also listed as one of The Educator’s Rising Stars of 2022 . He is a collaborative and empowerin...

Today I have the great privilege of sharing a conversation with you that I recently had with Dr Timothy Hawkes.  Tim has taught overseas as well as in Australia and led co-ed and single-sex schools for nearly three decades, including Australia’s oldest independent school, The King’s School, Parramatta. He has been an advisor to the Federal Government, was the founding Chair of the Australian Board...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation with Natasha Mitchell. Natasha is the Head of the Northbridge Campus at Shore . Shore has been committed to the education and nurturing of generations of curious minds since the School began in 1889. The interview covered so many topics including how to find the right mentors, we reflected on her first few years in teaching and how educator...

Today I have a very special episode for you, an interview with Dr Phil Cummins. He began his career as a history teacher and cricket coach and now he is an author, researcher, leader and speaker. “Phil is an educator by trade and conviction.” He has authored over  thirty books and an array of other influential publications and research reports,  Phil is acknowledged internationally as an expert in...

Today, it’s my pleasure to share this conversation that I had with Dr Nick Jackson. Nick is an educator and former school leader who has a passion for the ways in which technology is used in classrooms. In particular, his PhD focus was on the ways in which students can train teachers to best use technology. We talked about how to create authentic learning communities, schools as circular economies...

Today I have the absolute pleasure sharing a conversation that I had with Jen Buchanan. Jen is a passionate educator, strategic thinker and world traveler whose story is truly inspiring. She is a future focused educator with a vision to make schools better. Jen’s wide ranging career spans multiple schools and numerous countries.  She has forged a career as an educator in progressive schools around...

Today I have a special episode for you with a good friend of mine Daniel Yong . Daniel is a primary school teacher, watch collector, poet and fitness enthusiast. I have been following Daniel's work for many years now and I am always intrigued by his stories about his class and the innovative ways he engages his students.  I hope that you get as much out of the conversation as I did. See Daniel's f...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation that I had with Dr. Kathryn Garforth. Dr. Garforth has professional expertise in Educational Psychology and a personal understanding of the frustrations children and adults with learning difficulties experience at home, school, work, and in extracurricular activities. In this wide-ranging and incredibly honest conversation, we talked about...

Today’s episode is with the brilliant Kathryn Morgan. She is a passionate educator who now works as the Capacity Improvement Advisor for the Teaching School Hubs Council .  Kathryn is a former primary Deputy Head Teacher and the Director of Professional Development Having previously worked at Ambition Institute (Associate Dean for Learning Design) and the Teacher Development Trust (Head of Leaders...

Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to the brilliant Bill Conway. He is an educator and passionate innovator who is determined to reform schools and the way we teach our students. Bill has worked across education sectors including in public, private religious, non-denominational schools and international schools. It wasn’t until later on in his career that he found a way of teaching that fitt...

Today, I am delighted to share a recent discussion that I had with Chad Ferris, He is an Education Consultant who focuses on learning design and organisational culture by developing and sustaining effective and innovative approaches for students, staff, and leaders. He also explores, evaluates, and designs learning spaces that enhance future-focused thinking and learning. Leadership development is...

Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you a discussion that I had with Dr Tim O'Leary . He is a passionate teacher educator and data analyst. Tim helps teachers and school leaders find the narrative in their data. We covered a lot of ground in this discussion including:  How to effectively link date to a school’s vision.  The importance of understanding which metrics you are using to capture w...

It is my great pleasure to share with you a recent conversation I had with Ashley Keith Pratt . He is the Executive Director, Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar, 2022 The Educator Magazine Rising Star and the president of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria.  In addition, he is the Co-Director of the Melbourne Girls Grammar Institute  (MGGI)  a global educati...

Today I have the great privilege of introducing you to a friend of mine, Greg Attwells . He is an incredible thinker, innovator and change agent. He is the founder of an amazing organisation called Creatable . The mission of Creatable began with the underrepresentation of girls in STEM. Their goal was to ignite a passion for creative technology in young women by helping them use technology as a to...

Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Mike Fauteux . He has taught as a maths teacher (or math depending on where you are listening to this from), he has been an administrator and served as an innovation leader in middle and high schools in America. Today Mike serves as the co-founder of an amazing organisation called GiveThx. He co-created several edtech innovations designed to cr...

Today I have the privilege of sharing with you a conversation that I had with the phenomenal Professor Dylan Willam . He is the author of several books including, most recently Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. Dylan is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. He has had a diverse and prolific career teaching in urban public sch...