Game Changers

In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Joanne McEachen, CEO and Founder of The Learner First, to figure out the nuts and bolts of voice, agency, and advocacy. Joanne (Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu) is a celebrated author, speaker, change leader, and executive coach. Her 30+ years of experience span time as a teacher, principal, Ministry of Education leader in New Zealand, and now a globally recognized pioneer in the fields of educational assessment and well-being. Joanne founded Kia Kotahi Ako Charitable Trust, is on the Executive Committee for Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills, on the Education New Zealand: North America Advisory Board, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar, and co-founder of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL). A former teacher, principal, and regional and national Ministry of Education leader, Joanne’s methodology re-focuses school systems through the eyes of their least-served learners, supporting systems to embrace and celebrate students’ cultural identities and individual interests and needs.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this penultimate conversation of Series Twelve, we talk with Yvette Larsson. Yvette is the co-founder of AHA! Accelerating Education, a science-based platform that seeks to boost human potential with the help of applied neuroscience, and provide tools for learners to thrive in the 21st century. AHA! seeks to explore questions like: “What does it mean to be human in a global age of technology” and “What happens if we educate the heart first and foremost?” Yvette is the country LEAD Sweden for LearnLife, a global hub for innovators in education. Yvette’s recent works revolve around co-founding a PBL-based global Hackathon for youth methodology, design thinking in its style, where young people have a say on what education in the 21st century should be.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Joanne McEachen, CEO and Founder of The Learner First, to figure out the nuts and bolts of voice, agency, and advocacy. Joanne (Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu) is a celebrated author, speaker, change leader, and executive coach. Her 30+ years of experience span time as a teacher, principal, Ministry of Education leader in New Zealand, and now a globally recognized pioneer in the fields of educational assessment and well-being. Joanne founded Kia Kotahi Ako Charitable Trust, is on the Executive Committee for Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills, on the Education New Zealand: North America Advisory Board, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar, and co-founder of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL). A former teacher, principal, and regional and national Ministry of Education leader, Joanne’s methodology re-focuses school systems through the eyes of their least-served learners, supporting systems to embrace and celebrate students’ cultural identities and individual interests and needs.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this sixth conversation of Series Twelve, we talk with Maria Nguyen. Maria is a youth education activist who is driven to ensure that all learners receive quality education free from discrimination. She is the International Education Officer at Family Planning Australia and provides technical assistance to Ministries of Education and Health to implement comprehensive sexuality education. Maria is an executive committee member of the UNESCO-supported SDG4Youth Network and recently co-led Action Track 1 on ‘Inclusive, equitable, safe and healthy schools’ for the United Nations Transforming Education Summit.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Kai Lovel to figure out the nuts and bolts of voice, agency, and advocacy. Kai is an 18 year old entrepreneur who builds and grows digital products. He's an advisor, speaker and curiosity advocate. He publishes his thoughts on entrepreneurship, digital and life.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fifth conversation of Series Twelve, we talk with Dr Lisa Lande, the Senior Director of Field Services at the Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations. Lisa has dedicated her professional endeavours to advocating for teachers and students around the globe. It is her aspiration that every classroom in every school is one that she would want her own three children to learn in. Lisa is a former high school teacher, college professor, author, and director of several large-scale school reform projects.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Kai Lovel to figure out the nuts and bolts of voice, agency, and advocacy. Kai is an 18 year old entrepreneur who builds and grows digital products. He's an advisor, speaker and curiosity advocate. He publishes his thoughts on entrepreneurship, digital and life.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fourth conversation of Series Twelve, we talk with Jordan Nguyen. Dr Jordan Nguyen, is one of Australia’s most innovative engineers, who is committed to improving the lives of as many people as possible, and to help become a driving force behind both human and technological evolution as we move into the future. An internationally renowned engineer for humanity, Jordan designs life-changing technologies to transform the lives of people with disabilities and the elderly through his role as founder of Psykinetic, a social business committed to bringing positive, sustainable and life-altering change, and shares his adventures through documentaries across the world. Inspired by human endeavour, Jordan has big ambitions to see our world step consciously and creatively into a better future.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Kai Lovel to figure out the nuts and bolts of voice, agency, and advocacy. Kai is an 18 year old entrepreneur who builds and grows digital products. He's an advisor, speaker and curiosity advocate. He publishes his thoughts on entrepreneurship, digital and life.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this third conversation of Series Twelve, we talk with Esther Hill. Esther Hill has been one of the driving forces in establishing The Studio School (TSS), an Australian first model of personalised studio learning in Fremantle, WA. Focusing on the individual student and personalising pathways, TSS offers an alternative to mainstream schooling structures and systems through a studio model that sees students combining their studies with real-world projects and engagements. In addition, Esther has continued her leadership as director of the Beyond Boundaries Institute and its advisory group. Bringing together the creative and expert minds of Australia’s foremost educators and thought leaders in the advisory group brings value not only to All Saints’ College but to the wider education community.

Our series sponsor is The Museum of Australian Democracy(MoAD)at Old Parliament House. To find out more, visit www.moadoph.gov.au

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!