Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Barbara Watterston about leading and leadership in education, including mentoring, coaching, professional companioning and sponsoring. Barb is CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) and has held several school and system leadership positions across Australia. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education and a National Fellow of ACEL. Her expertise is regularly sought out to contribute in an advisory capacity as a member of numerous university, departmental, school, and professional boards. She is author of the report 'Insights: Environmental Scan Principal Preparation Programs' and the award-winning book 'Step In, Step Up: Empowering women for the school leadership journey'.

Want to know more?

- https://www.acel.org.au/ACEL/ACELWEB/About/ACEL_CEO.aspx

- https://www.aitsl.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/environmental-scan-principal-preparation-programs-(screen).pdf?sfvrsn=ecaaec3c_0

- https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Middle_Leadership_in_Schools/3hbxEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

- https://www.amazon.com.au/Step-Empowering-Leadership-Educational-Development/dp/1943874301

Join the conversation on social media.

- Deb: @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on Instagram

Deborah Netolicky talks with Associate Professor Glenn Savage about education policy and practice, and the future of schooling. Glenn is a policy sociologist, leading researcher and public commentator on education policy and reform. He is Associate Professor of Education Futures in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne and author of the book ‘The Quest for Revolution in Australian Schooling Policy’. Glenn has extensive large-scale research experience, including being awarded three Australian Research Council projects as Lead Investigator, including a current ARC Discovery Grant that is examining ways to improve collaboration and co-design between government agencies in the development of national schooling reforms.

Want to know more?

- https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/197905-glenn-savage

- https://www.routledge.com/Flip-the-System-Australia-What-Matters-in-Education/Netolicky-Andrews-Paterson/p/book/9781138367869?srsltid=AfmBOorekb8aKZUz9paUFnDbuswcaCEeZFVtKJNc8LVBARpDh1X5YGVi

Join the conversation on social media.

- Glenn: @glenncsavage on X

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Claire Golledge about school leadership, education research, aboriginal education and culturally nourishing schooling. Claire is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Sydney, the co-ordinator of - Secondary Human Society and its Environment Curriculum - in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work, and a Researcher for the Culturally Nourishing Schooling project. Prior to taking up her position at the University, Claire led pedagogy, teacher learning, and innovation at independent Sydney schools.

Want to know more?

- https://www.culturallynourishingschooling.org.au/

- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-024-00239-w

- https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.252

Join the conversation on social media.

- Claire: @dr_golledge on X

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram

Deborah Netolicky talks with Professor Yong Zhao about teaching, curriculum, schooling, educational leadership, and schools within schools. Yong is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. Yong has received numerous awards for his work on the implications of globalisation and technology on education. He has published over 100 articles and 30 books.

Want to know more?

- https://zhaolearning.com/

- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20965311241265124

Join the conversation on social media.

- Yong: @yongzhaoed on X

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

Deborah Netolicky talks with Fiona Hutton about search, recruitment and support of educational leaders. Fiona is an educator, executive search professional and keynote speaker. She is the founding Director of Hutton Consulting Australia and a Victorian Branch executive member of the Australian Council of Educational Leaders. Her client portfolio includes leading schools in the Independent, Government and Catholic sectors in addition to education related organisations at a system level. Fiona is actively involved in developing leadership capacity at Senior and Executive levels through bespoke PD programs, individual career conversations, 360 degree reviews and constructive feedback from search processes. She was nominated for Telstra Business Woman of the Year (2019) and was a finalist (2020, 2021) in the small business category.

Want to know more?

- https://hutton.education/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionahutton/

Join the conversation on social media.

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Jared Cooney Horvath about brain science, memory, learning, and the impact of technology on young people. Jared (PhD, MEd) is a neuroscientist, educator, and author of 'Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick'. At the crossroads between the laboratory and the classroom, Jared spends most of his time working directly with schools or helping companies, schools and organisations to improve training, education, impact, and engagement.

Want to know more?

- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypIIZtJ1JOJ8VdED2L360Q

- https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Talking-Start-Influencing-Insights/dp/1925335909

Join the conversation on social media.

- Jared: @jared.cooney.horvath on Instagram.

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Karen Edge about leadership, diversity, kindness and education workplaces. Karen is a Reader in Educational Leadership at University College London. Before joining UCL, Karen worked in senior advisory roles for the Ontario Minister of Education and the Centre for Educational Leadership at UC-Santa Barbara. She also worked as a Research Fellow at the World Bank in Washington DC. Karen leads the Global City Leaders Project working with 60+ Generation X school leaders in London, New York and Toronto to understand how their careers, leadership and future aspirations may influence future of urban and national education systems. Karen consults domestically and internationally for organisations on a range of strategy, leadership and research topics.

Want to know more?

https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/48011-karen-edge

Join the conversation on social media.

- Karen: @drkarenedge on X.

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Christine Grice about decentring leadership, leading the child, and leading together. Christine a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, and postgraduate coordinator of the Master of Education Programs at the University of Sydney. Christine’s research is centred in the practices of educational leadership with a focus on leading pedagogy in schools and systems. Christine is passionate about supporting educators to connect theory, philosophy, and practice for purposeful leading in her teaching, research, and service to the education community. She works with school and system leaders at all levels on research and professional learning partnerships that seek to understand more about leading together. Christine brings almost 30 years of educational leadership and research experience in the government and the non-government sector in both Australia and the UK at early childhood, primary, secondary, and tertiary level to her work. She has over a decade of leadership experience in schools, and has held previous appointments as head of school, deputy head and director of curriculum.

Want to know more?

- https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/christine-grice.html

- https://www.routledge.com/Decentring-Leadership-Rethinking-Leading-in-Education-Contexts/Grice-Lizier-Francisco/p/book/9781032599441

Join the conversation on social media.

- Christine: @Christine_Grice on X.

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Simon Breakspear about implementing change in schools and education systems. Simon is a researcher, advisor and speaker on educational leadership, policy and change. He develops frameworks and tools that make evidence-based ideas actionable and easy to understand. Over the last decade his capability building work has given him the opportunity to work with over 100,000 educators across more than 10 countries. Simon is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at UNSW. He serves as an advisor to the NSW Department of Education and sits on an expert steering committee for the Australia Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). Simon began his work in education as a high school teacher.

Want to know more?

- simonbreakspear.com

Join the conversation on social media.

- Simon: @simonbreakspear on X and @simon.breakspear on Instagram.

- Deb: @debsnet on X and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on X and Instagram.

Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Jill Berry about leading in schools, including principalship and ‘making the leap’ to being a school head. Jill taught for thirty years in six different schools, both state and independent, and was a head for the last ten years of her time in schools. She has also taught at GCSE and A-Level in the evenings for several years. Since then, Jill completed a doctorate that explored the transition into headship, wrote a book about it, ‘Making The Leap: Moving from Deputy to Head’, and carried out an extensive range of leadership development work. She has also given a TEDx presentation on the subject ‘Take a Second Look: Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Others’, and has published three short novels.

Want to know more?

- https://jillberry102.blog/

- https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/making-the-leap

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dresser-OneWord-Button-Box-ebook/dp/B0B1F2BPJC

Join the conversation on social media.

- Jill: @jillberry102 on Twitter.

- Deb: @debsnet on Twitter and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram.

- The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on Twitter and Instagram.