Just A Teacher Podcast

Anna Kinnane, Manager (Digital Strategies) at Queensland College of Teacher, joins the podcast to share her incredible journey in education.  From classroom teacher to lead writer for the Australian Curriculum, Anna has made a positive impact in any role she has undertaken.

Cathy Hunt not only talks the talk, but she also walks the walk when it comes to creative confidence.  Her passion for integrating Visual Arts with Digital Technologies has seen her present around the World and inspire thousands of teachers with her blog about her classroom experiences.  In this episode, we deep dive into the importance of The Arts now more than ever and how we can challenge learners and colleagues alike to embrace creativity.

What does it take to be a sensational school leader?  Listen to this episode to find out.  Candi Fowler shares her journey from teacher to school principal and the important lessons she has learnt along the way.  Candi discusses how in uncertain times she still bring her school community together and what she would change education if she could.

Design & Innovation Coach, Andrew Del Mastro, joins the podcast to discuss his incredible teaching journey.  From rekindling his love of teaching with the Czech Republic's Ministry of Defence to redesigning learning spaces to promote design thinking.

Like any other profession, there are OK teachers, good teachers, great teachers and then there are exceptional teachers.  This episode's guest is one of those.  Stephen has spent his teaching career making a difference in one of Australia's most complex communities.  This is a conversation not be missed!

On this episode, we are joined by inspirational teacher, Shannon Martinez.  Shannon has been tasked with the challenge of teaching a class of gifted and talented learners.  A challenge that has shaped her as a teacher and person.  Shannon shares her insights into gifted and talented education and how we can meet the needs of this unique group of learners.

Ray Nashar joins the podcast talk and shares his journey from growing up in a milk bar to working with some of the biggest names in education.  Ray is an expert on the change process and is passionate about utilising digital technologies in education.  He discusses his love for gaming and what his dream job would be.

On this episode, I am joined by Collective Education's Trent Ray.  For the last 10 years Trent has been working with teachers, leaders and school to reshape curriculum design to build future skills in learners.

We discuss Trent's family ties to education, leading change in schools, what successful schools have in common, cyber safety and a lot more.  If you enjoyed the podcast please share far and wide.  Also if you know someone who should appear on the podcast please let us know.

On this episode we are joined by teacher, instructional leader and "Teacher Tuber" Bec West.  Bec shares how Eddie Woo inspired her to explore the use of YouTube in the classroom.  We discuss the impact of COVID-19 on education, our thoughts on "teacher pay teacher" phenomenon and what excites us in education.

On this episode, we are joined by the CEO of eSports competition, The Fuse Cup, Dan Martinez.  Before Dan made his dream a reality he was one of Australia's most innovative teachers.  Dan shares what he has learnt about teaching during his career, how to lead change in a work setting and why more schools should be getting on the eSports bandwagon.

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