The Art of Teaching

In this episode, we are talking with then wonderful Professor Julie Schmidt Hasson . She has spent many years in the classroom and as a school leader and principal. More recently she has been trying to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which teachers influence our lives. Julie believes that “Growth and transformation happen when people feel safe, seen, and stretched… just as we did in the...

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing this next episode with you. Professor Andy Hargreaves  needs no introduction. He is a speaker, author, advisor, and researcher who advocates for equitable and inclusive education, a strong teaching profession, and positive educational change worldwide. The conversation was so much more than just educational. In this existential interview he talked about l...

Today I have another special episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast for you. This time we will be hearing from Adriano Di Prato who is one of Australia’s prominent educational thought leaders and an authority on curriculum learning design and change management. He is the founding partner with a School for tomorrow which is a global education network that empowers students, teachers, and school lea...

Today I have a very special episode to share with you. Keishia Thorpe is the winner of the 2022 Global Teacher Prize. Keishia fled poverty and violence as a child from Jamaica, and encountered racism as a black immigrant in the US where she had come on a track and field scholarship. Her commitment to mentoring students - all immigrants themselves - and helping them find paths to higher education s...

Ryan Estrellado is a writer, educator, and data scientist. He tells inspiring stories about the reality of education work, ranging from overcoming a fear of data to finding a creative practice in the workplace. In this interview we talked about: If data in schools even matters. Why we need to make meaning out of data. How to rethink data use in schools. How to measure what matters? Ryan was a wond...

Dr Jane Burn is an international expert in mental health and wellbeing, suicide prevention, digital transformation and integrated models of care.  She is the author of over 100 papers and policy reports including 'Game On', 'VicHealth Why Let them Fall', the 'Movember Global Report on Men's Health' and the 'National Mental Health Commission Report on New and Emerging Technologies'. She is a thinke...

Today it is my great pleasure to introduce you to the  amazing Alex Wharton. Alex is the Principal at Carinya Christian School, Gunnedah. He is a passionate school leader and a wonderful advocate for our teaching profession.  Throughout his teaching career, Alex has been the recipient of numerous awards for his outstanding contribution to education, including a NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship, t...

This week’s episode is a really special one. We all have that teacher that changed our lives, the one that saw us, the one that believed in us and the teacher that took the time to get to know us. Today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Mrs Taylor-Jones, my Year 3 teacher from Long Row Primary School in Belper, England. I vividly remember being in her class. 1993 was a particularly rough peri...

  Today I have another amazing episode from an incredible educator, Dr Hugh Chiltern . He serves as Director of Research and Professional Learning at The Scots College , a leading Presbyterian school for boys in Sydney, Australia.  As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, his role is to advance the College’s Brave Hearts Bold Minds philosophy.  In this wide-ranging discussion we talked about:...

Today’s bitesized episode is with Dr. Lyn Sharratt. Lyn 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 bitesized episode, we talk about:  The disturbing fact that 12% of the world’s population (close to seven hundred and eighty-one millio...

Michelle James is one of my favourite people. She is a wonderful person, a dear friend and a brilliant thinker.  Michelle  is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Neurology, within the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford University. I have known Michelle for many many years and she is one of those rare individuals in which you always leave a conversation feeling inspired. ...

In this bitesize episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, we are hearing from the incredible Megan Dredge . Megan is a skilled and animated presenter, communicator, educator and trainer. She is passionate about placing resources in the hands of principals, school leaders and teachers, so that they educate and communicate better than ever before. Even more than her incredible accomplishments, Megan...

Today I have the great privilege of introducing you to Carolyn Blanden.  Carolyn has over 30 years of experience in both private and independent education settings. She brings 12 years of Principal expertise to her role as Principal of both the Fairfield and Blacktown Warakirri College campuses. Carolyn is committed to providing educational opportunities to support young people in achieving their...

Associate Professor Craig Hassed OAM has been working within the Faculty of Medicine at Monash University since 1989, he is also the coordinator of mindfulness programs across Monash. He has authored hundreds of papers and has published multiple books. Craig was the founding president of Meditation Australia and is a long term friend and ambassador of Smiling Mind. In 2019 Craig was awarded the Me...

  It is my great pleasure to introduce you to another inspiring leader and educator.  With over 25 years of experience in leadership including in education, human resources, the public sectors and sales, GenerationLEAD’s CEO Debbie Lowe, knows how people-centred leadership and organisational cultures achieve exponential results.  You can access Generation Lead here I hope that you enjoy this wide-...

Eddie woo is a guest that needs no introduction. He is, arguably, Australia’s most famous and most loved maths teacher. He is a brilliant educator, TED speaker, Play School star, and Youtube phenomenon.  He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including:  The 2018 NSW Local Hero   University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement The Top 10 Finalist in the Global Tea...

Welcome to another episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast. Dr. Shyam Barr is an Australian educator helping people become self-regulated learners so that they can succeed now and in the future.  As an Education Consultant currently based in Canberra, Australia, he is working with  educational leaders to rethink professional learning models, innovative teachers ready to shift practice and individua...

Professor Vivianne Robinson is currently a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland, and academic director of its Centre for Educational Leadership. She is also a visiting professor at the London Institute of Education. She gained her PhD in clinical psychology from Harvard University in 1976. Her work centres around organisational psychology in education. Her research i...

Bo Stjerne Thomsen is the Vice-President and Chair of Learning through Play in the LEGO Foundation . Bo has published widely on Creativity, Play and Learning, most recently on the role of play for children’s learning in schools, and presented the work to international organizations, forums, policy and practice.  Twitter LinkedIn I hope that you get as much out of this discussion as I did.  The Art...

Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to the phenomenal  Dr Scott Alterator [PhD]. Scott is a passionate educator and researcher who has won numerous awards as a teacher, researcher and space design specialist. As a teacher, he has been recognised with awards for community building and excellent pedagogy at both Secondary and Tertiary levels. Scott’s Doctoral research focused on the r...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Art of Teaching podcast with the amazing Rohan Dredge and Mike Hardie. Rohan and Mike run For Leaders Global which is an organisation that helps organisations build leaders worth following and cultures worth reproducing.  In this wide-ranging episode we talked about: How they define leadership and if they believe that it can be taught. Why leadership is about...

Welcome to another bitsized episode of The Art of Teaching Podcast, the first for 2022! If you haven’t heard my full interview with the amazing Dr. Heather Michel then please check it out as soon as you can. In today’s episode, she shared a story about what her life was like as a student, some of the challenges that she overcame and why education changes people and people then go on to change the...

Welcome to the next episode of The Art of Teaching. I have the great pleasure of introducing you to another phenomenal guest, Dr Fiona Young. Dr Young is an architect and researcher in the field of learning environments. As Studio Director at  Hayball  in Sydney, her focus is on Education and GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) sector projects. Her research focus is on learning environm...

Today I have another very special episode to share with you - an interview with the amazing Aaron Johnston an innovative school leader and teacher.  Through his Instagram “ Mr J Learning Space ” and through hosting weekly discussions as a co-host of the “ teacher takeaway ” podcast he passionately invests in and champions the teacher profession.  Aaron is the real deal and he continues to be a gre...

Dr. Sharp has three degrees in psychology (including a Ph. D.) and an impressive record as an academic, clinician and coach.  He is Australia’s very own ‘Dr Happy’, at the forefront of the positive psychology movement and founder of The Happiness Institute. He has run one of Sydney’s most respected clinical psychology practices and is the founder & CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) of The Happiness In...