Game Changers

What really makes a difference in the life of a child? In this fifth special series of The Game Changers Podcast, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Michael A. Pope and Mokhudu Machaba to explore what really makes a difference in the life of a child through the lens of people, place, and purpose. Mokhudu Machaba was a top 10 finalist in the Global Teacher Prize. She was the runner-up in the ISPA Super Teacher prize for ICT Integration in the classroom. In 2015 she was crowned Provincial winner of the National Teaching Award (Technology Enhanced Teaching category), and she has also been recognized as one of the 50 Inspiring Women in Tech for South Africa. In this episode, Mokhudu and Phil talk about Mokhudu's early years as a teacher and her work empowering the lives of her students.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

What really makes a difference in the life of a child? In this fifth special series of The Game Changers Podcast, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Michael A. Pope and Mokhudu Machaba to explore what really makes a difference in the life of a child through the lens of people, place, and purpose. Mokhudu Machaba was a top 10 finalist in the Global Teacher Prize. She was the runner-up in the ISPA Super Teacher prize for ICT Integration in the classroom. In 2015 she was crowned Provincial winner of the National Teaching Award (Technology Enhanced Teaching category), and she has also been recognized as one of the 50 Inspiring Women in Tech for South Africa. In this episode, Mokhudu and Phil talk about where Mokhudu has come from, her journey to where she got to where she is today.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this debut episode of Series Six of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Tim Barrett, Director at St Andrew’s Institute of Learning. In this episode, he speaks about practical ways to give students control of their learning, what 'truth' in education today looks like, and how one moment with an army sergeant changed how he viewed education.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this prologue episode of the sixth series of the Game Changers podcast, your hosts, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato, explore the provocation 'A New Story: human-centred, technology enriched, people, place and planet conscious and intentionally purposeful'.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions and supported by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education: www.circle.education. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this epilogue episode of the fifth series of the Game Changers podcast, your hosts, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato, draw together their learnings from their conversations with the Game Changers and explore the consequences of “Learning In Practice."

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions and supported by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education: www.circle.education. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this conversation of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Holly Ransom, CEO of Emergent. Holly is also a director of Port Adelaide Football Club and a trustee of The Prince's Charities Australia. In recognition of her contribution to community, the US Embassy awarded her the 2019 Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Award, while Women in Leadership Australia named her the 2019 Victorian female leader of the year. In this episode, she speaks on mental health, the future of work and how to teach for it, and touches on her book on leadership and what she's learned along the way.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this conversation of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Thom Markham, Founder of PBL Global. Considered one of the founding fathers of Project Based Learning, Thom is an educator by trade, a positive psychologist by training, and a global entrepreneur dedicated to expanding educator mindsets in service to a positive future. In 2015, Thom founded PBL Global, a world-wide partner-based organization offering online courses and onsite professional learning for a transformative strengths-focused model of project based learning that integrates high quality project design, student centered growth, and social emotional wellbeing. Thom has worked with over 400 schools and 6000 teachers in 20 countries. In this episode, he speaks on the need for problem-solving in PBL, the necessary openness of PBL teachers, and how the pandemic has led to a radical shift in global education.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this conversation of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Rosie & Lucy Thomas, Co-founders & CEOs of PROJECT ROCKIT. For over a decade, PROJECT ROCKIT has been empowering school students to stand up to bullying, hate and prejudice instead of standing by watching. Through the lens of (cyber)bullying, their workshops explore themes of inclusion, respectful relationships, social leadership, diversity, values and ethics and empathy. In this episode, Rosie & Lucy speak about putting power into the hands of students, the importance of letting people make mistakes, and so, so much more.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

What really makes a difference in the life of a child? In this fifth special series of The Game Changers Podcast, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Michael A. Pope and Mokhudu Machaba to explore what really makes a difference in the life of a child through the lens of people, place, and purpose. Michael A. Pope is a Global Teacher Award Finalist from Zama Middle High School in Japan. In his science classroom, Michael uses the Global, Local, and Personal model of teaching to help students make connections between topics and understand what it means to be a good citizen. In this episode, Michael and Phil talk about being inspired by the courage of students, research-driven pedagogy, and leadership by example.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this conversation of the Game Changers podcast, we talk with Professor Becky Parker MBE, Physics teacher, Visiting Professor of Physics. Becky is a world-renowned science teacher with a major focus on getting students to be a part of the research process. In this episode, she touches on her enthusiasm for girls in science, bringing kids into the 'doing' of education, and takes a moment to explain some tricky science terms to Phil and Adriano.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aSchoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, 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 Philip SA Cummins and Adriano Di Prato via LinkedIn. Adriano loves his insta and tweets a lot; Phil posts videos to YouTube.