The Edu Salon

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Marnee Shay about flexi schools, yarning, and the education experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Marnee is an award-winning Aboriginal educator and researcher whose maternal connections are to Wagiman country, and she also has strong connections to Aboriginal communities in South East Queensland where she was born and raised. She is a S...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Professor Dennis Shirley about educational change, wellbeing, student engagement, and teaching. During the episode, Dennis shares an impromptu poetry recitation, mindful moments, and deep reflections on his own practice. He is Gabelli Faculty Fellow and Professor of Education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, and also a Fellow of...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Victoria Showunmi about identity, racism, classism, gender equity and intersectionality in education, especially in terms of the experiences of black girls and black women. Victoria is Associate Professor in Education at University College London’s Institute of Education and has led educational equity and leadership projects all over the world. Her research and proj...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Santiago Rincón-Gallardo about what it means to liberate learning from schooling, including global examples of learning communities embracing learning as a practice of freedom and humanity. Santiago is an education consultant, founder and director of Liberating Learning, and Chief Research Officer at Michael Fullan’s consulting team. He conducts research and advises...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Amanda McKay (formerly Heffernan) about principals’ identities, work, wellbeing, and wardrobes. Amanda, a former public school principal, is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership at Monash University whose work focuses on principals’ work and lives, and on how we can better attract, support, and keep school leaders within the profession. She has a particular i...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Adam Voigt about restorative practices, principalship, and trusting the teaching profession. Adam was a teacher and primary principal before founding the company Real Schools, a business that partners with schools to develop tools, skills, and attitudes to build meaningful relationships and positive school cultures. He an author, speaker, and prominent commentator on e...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Vivienne Porritt OBE about impact in education, gender equity, WomenEd, and being 10% braver. Previously a teacher, secondary headteacher, Executive Director of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Director for School Partnerships at University College London, a Chair of Governors, and a Founding Fellow and Vice President of The Chartered College of Teaching,...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Jacob Easley II about equity, inclusion, culturally responsive teaching, measuring educational effectiveness, and the effects of the pandemic. An expert in educational accountability, equity, and improvement, Jacob is Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Touro College, New York, and previously served in various education and leadership positions across five d...

Deborah Netolicky talks with Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh about coaching, respectful conversations, professional growth, and teaching. Christian is an author and an authority on the use of coaching in educational settings. He is Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Global Director of Growth Coaching International. Join the conversat...

Welcome to The Edu Salon! In this preliminary episode, host and salonnière Dr Deborah Netolicky discusses the why and what of this podcast, and a little about her.