In this episode Claire chats with Cristian about "digital entanglement" and about how student devices  come together and stay together, evolving into a crunchy conversation about the direction education seems to be currently taking.

Cristian's bio

Research Summary 

In this episode of DisruptEDTV,  Claire Amos chats with Andrew Murray, delving into his doctoral research on school leadership and wellness. With a diverse array of leadership roles, spanning from Principal to Director of Boarding, coupled with his extensive academic background, Andrew brings a wealth of experience to the table. He candidly discusses his personal journey through Long COVID, which has prompted a significant shift from Principal to coach and researcher. For those interested in connecting with Andrew or participating in his research, reach out to him here.

In this episode, Claire Amos chats to Daniel Cooper who is the Head of School at Queenstown's Liger Leadership Academy. A refreshing chat about the power of project based learning and what any of us can achieve in our learning environment. 

Liger Leadership Academy educates promising youth of today to develop the socially conscious, entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow.

As an independent high school in Queenstown, New Zealand, we teach young people the skills they need to adapt and thrive in our fast-changing world. Our school combines a comprehensive, internationally competitive education with an innovative STEM and entrepreneurship curriculum.

We give life to the New Zealand Curriculum through our Liger Learning Model, an interdisciplinary approach developed to have a distinctive focus on entrepreneurship, leadership and service based learning.

Link to website: https://ligeracademy.org.nz/

In this episode of DisruptEDTV Claire Amos chats with Vivian Chandra and Maggie Cassidy from OMG Tech about their new Future of Learning project which features a mixture of school showcases, resources for parents and an online course around futures led thinking for school leaders. There is literally something here for everyone! 

You can access all of the material here free of charge: https://omgtech.co.nz/future-of-learning

In this episode of DisruptEDTV Claire Amos chats with Cheryl Doig about the importance of looking to the future when leading change, the concept of used futures and some great tips and strategies for how any teacher and leader can ensure that they are both evidence informed whilst also forecasting and engaging in meaningful future's thinking. Check out some of the useful links below:
https://thinkbeyond.co.nz/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryldoig/

Tokona te Raki
https://www.maorifutures.co.nz/

Elle Archer
https://ellearcher.nz/

Other links
https://www.teachthefuture.org/

In this episode of DisruptEDTV Claire Amos chats with Dr Nina Hood, CEO and Founder of The Education Hub, about the ways educators can engage with research, how teachers can position themselves as researchers and how we can prevent getting trapped in an echo chamber and/or become binary in our thinking. 

Check out the website here: https://theeducationhub.org.nz/

The variable nature of curriculum design and instructional materials in Aotearoa New Zealand schools: https://theeducationhub.org.nz/variable-in-by-design/

In this episode of DisruptEDTV Claire Amos chats with Carolyn Stuart about 'The Leader's Suitcase' and what is needed for a leader (at every level) to not survive but thrive, and also dip into the impact of generative AI on leaders both for their own practice and that of their learners.

Find out more about Carolyn's latest book and how you and your leaders can work with Carolyn here: https://carolynstuart.com/

In this episode of DisruptEDTV, Claire Amos chats with Derek Wenmoth about the VUCA world we live in (which stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) and about our need to create a culture of experimentation so we can get on and lead the change we need in education.

In this episode of DisruptEDTV, Claire Amos chats with Maurie Abraham about the importance of moral purpose and having courage when in comes to leading positive student-centred change in and beyond the classroom. 

You read more of Maurie's musings here: https://principalpossum.blogspot.com/

In this episode, Claire Amos chats with Bali Haque about recent education reforms, the need for system-wide change and what we can do as teachers and leaders to speak up and work together to lead the change we need and want.