Reinventing Education

Malcolm Giles works with those training to become teachers. As a professor, he provides them with an integral & holistic approach to better understand the nature of the profession they are entering. W...

13 Mar 20211h 3min

Without staff meetings a mainstream school cannot: -debate the merits of ideas & proposals together -collaborate in teams to reach school goals -share roles to ensure effective & efficient use of time...

20 Feb 202133min

How do we help students effectively and efficiently demonstrate their learning at school? How do I as a teacher engineer the best possible unit to maximize the use of our time together to achieve our ...

6 Feb 202139min

Mainstream schools support teacher growth through continuous training or "professional development". Today we look at how this professional development, with its transparent and achievable goals, line...

23 Jan 202130min

This week, we look into the culture and beliefs of the staff in a mainstream school. We ask, what matters to teachers in mainstream schools in terms of their relationships? And how can we build strong...

5 Des 202033min

In today's episode, we talk about the pushes and pulls that shape the role of a principal or head teacher in a mainstream school, including; the challenges of managing a large and diverse staff, beari...

21 Nov 202036min

Today we have a second chat with Dr Brad Kershner that builds on the strands from our first conversation back in episode 55. We dig deeper into the ways that we can create a developmentally minded sc...

7 Nov 20201h 20min

In today's episode, we look at how evolving designs of school buildings have gone hand in hand with changes in education. We discuss why the traditional one room schoolhouse gave way to the mainstream...

24 Okt 202030min