In this episode Lizana Oberholzer speaks with Dr Vidya Shah, who is an educator, scholar and activist committed to equity and racial justice in the service of liberatory education. She is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, and her research explores anti-racist and decolonizing approaches to leadership in schools, communities, and school districts.

Vidya's keynote at the IPDA Conference 12021 is entitled '(Un)Professional (Un)Learning'. 

In this episode Sara Smith speaks with Allana Gay about here forthcoming keynote at the IPDA International Conference 2021. Allana is a teacher, education advisor and speaker and is cofounder of the BAMEed Network. Her keynote at the conference is entitled: Driving Change through Grassroots Organisations: Reimagining and interrogating the role grassroots organisations such as BAMEed play in addressing racism.

Vivienne is cofounder and global strategic leader for WomenEd, a global grassroots movement which connects aspiring and existing women leaders in education and gives women leaders a voice in education. She is also vice-president of the Chartered College of Teaching. 

In her keynote Vivienne will speak about her research based on lived experiences of women in education and leadership.

In this episode, Dave Johnston speaks to Saran Stewart, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, and Director of Global Education at the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut.

Saran's forthcoming keynote at theIPDA conference 2021 is entitled: Decolonizing Academic Spaces: Moving Beyond Diversity to Promote Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education.

In this podcast, Dave Johnston speaks with Mauricio Pino Yancovic, Associate Researcher of the Center for Advanced Research in Education, Institute of Education at the Universidad de Chile. They discuss his work with professional learning networks and the forthcoming IPDA conference on marginalised voices. 

IPDA Scotland vice-Chair Suzie DIck hosts this podcast with Lee Dunn (Scottish Digital Academy), Stewart McPhail (Sanday and Eday Schools), Wim Chalmet (Gairloch High School) and Peter Bain (Oban High and Tiree Schools).

Ahead of her keynote at the IPDA Conference on Identity grafting, values, and Professional Development, Stuart Mitchell speaks to Daphnee Lee. Assistant Professor, Education University of Hong Kong. 

Leading up to the IPDA Conference 2021 we speak to our keynote speakers. In this episode Mary Ryan, Professor and Dean of Education at Macquarie University, Sydney​, speaks with Lizana Oberholzer. Her keynote at the. conference is entitled 'Teaching about, to and for diversity: Exploring a new pedagogy of teacher education and learning. 

Meeting the needs of teachers and teacher educators is at the heart of effective CPD. Learning can take place in different forms, and grassroots CPD is an important learning opportunity for many teachers, which is often born out of need, and provides rich opportunities for new learning to take place. In this podcast the value of grassroots CPD is explored with the aim to extend the discussion in the IPDA England Event on the 6th September 2021.

In this episode Lizana Oberholzer speaks with Dr Paul Vare, Chair of the UCET CPD forum, on the recent UCET discussion paper around the key characteristics that will enhance CPD to ensure that it has a powerful and lasting impact?