Catherine is an Associate Professor in primary mathematics education and Deputy Director of Research within the School of Education. She is a multiple award-winning educator who has transformed teaching and learning in primary mathematics at Western Sydney University for over 10 years. Catherine's research is focused on student engagement with mathematics and issues surrounding practices that influence students' engagement. Catherine is also actively researching contemporary teaching practices through the use of digital technologies, and the use of financial literacy education as a tool to engage children with mathematics. 

The Art of Teaching Podcast resources: 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artofteaching

Here is the link to the show notes: https://theartofteachingpodcast.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofteachingpodcast/

New Teacher Resources: 

Website: https://imanewteacher.com/

Twitter: @Imanewteacher

Instagram: @Imanewteacher

Catherine Attard Resources: 

Profile: https://bit.ly/3xeT7jj

Twitter: @attard_c

Engaging Maths: https://engagingmaths.com/

Michelle James is a truly amazing person. I have spent many hours with her talking about her fascinating work. Michelle asks amazing questions and is one of the most “interesting people I know. Aside from her amazing career, her life-changing research and her passion for the beauty and wonder of science, she is truly a great friend and a wonderful person. 

http://med.stanford.edu/jameslab/team.html

Megan Dredge is a skilled and animated presenter, communicator, educator and trainer. For more than a decade, she has been teaching in both the private and public sectors. Megan’s passion is to place resources in the hands of principals, school leadership and teachers so that they educate and communicate better than ever before. Follow her work here: https://megandredge.com

• Advice for people wanting to pursue a career in education, 

For more about her amazing work please see her faculty page

An internationally renowned leader in the field of Positive Psychology Dr. Tim Sharp (aka Dr. Happy) is a sought after Speaker and Facilitator, Consultant and Coach, Writer and Podcaster, Spokesperson and Brand Ambassador

David Allen is one of the world’s most sought after speakers and management consultants. He has been described as the “Father of Modern Productivity.” and is one of the American Management Association’s top 10 business leaders. His best selling book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is a global phenomenon. Time Magazine called Getting Things Done the self-help business book of its time.

For more than three decades Anne has worked in education and development. Commencing as a primary school teacher, she then moved into leading community development programs, school system administration and growing a school-based innovation centre in Sydney. Now Ann works as an independent consultant and is completing her PhD. Her work focuses on: 

• How might we create environments where people thrive?

I have been a fan of Ann’s work for a long time and I feel very fortunate to have facilitated this discussion.   

Ben Hammersley is a New York-based consultant, keynote speaker, and systems developer, working on Adaptive Futurism, and Cognitive Risk.  His resume is mind-boggling and combines three interconnected subjects - journalist, technologist, and strategic foresight. He has been a reporter for the Times and pioneered multi-platform reporting for the BBC. The word “Podcast” is generally considered to have been invented by ben in an article for The Guardian in February 2004. A year later and it was declared Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. He is a pilot, a licensed EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) and Wilderness Medic, a triathlete and ultra-runner, a diver, photographer, and disaster response volunteer. In this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion we talk about: 

1) What is adaptive futurism and Cognitive Risk? 

Ben was funny, engaging and so generous with his time. I hope that you get as much out of it as I did. Enjoy. 

Pasi Sahlberg has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and policymaker in Finland and advised education system leaders around the world.