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Send us a textAngela Maiers' work has been featured on NPR radio, NBC news, ABC news and in the Huffington Post, USA today, and Forbes. She has over 30-years experience creating and leading change in the world of education. As a world-renowned author of 9 books, her influence has impacted over 60,000 classrooms in over 100 countries. Her Choose-2-Matter campaign brings hope to the world by helping every individual embrace their value and potential contribution to the world. Hope you have a listen and connect with Angela. Angela's BioLeader. Visionary. Entrepreneur. Disruptor. Change Maker. Angela embodies each of these descriptors with passion, commitment and fierce determination. She has been creating and leading change in education and enterprise for 31 years, teaching every level of school from grade school to graduate school and consulting with companies around the world. Angela founded Choose2Matter to bring the world hope by helping every individual embrace their value and potential contribution. Initially launched to challenge and inspire students to work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions to social problems, Choose2Matter has evolved into a movement that support parents, educators, and employees around the world. Her work in 60,000 classrooms across 100 countries has rallied more than a million children who have banded together to launch 170 social enterprises and pass 17 laws. And organizations across all industries are finding new ways to ignite the genius of their employees, successfully addressing a $15 trillion employee engagement problemAngela earned a BS in Education with a minor in Neuroscience and Master Degrees in Literacy and Ed Leadership. She is the author of eight books, including Liberating Genius,The Habitudes and The Passion Driven Classroom. Angela is widely recognized as one of most influential voices on social media today, consistently ranking in the top 1% and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. @angelamaiersConnect with Angela:Website: https://www.angelamaiers.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngelaMaiersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaMaiersSpecial thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn this episode, Stephen Gallacher, 2014 Ryder Cup champion and European Golf Tour veteran, shares what he has learned about himself through his experiences playing professional golf for more than 20 years at the most elite level in the world. Stephen opens up and discusses not only his successes, but how he was also able to work his way through some challenging moments in his career that ultimately led to him being in the winner's circle again. Stephen speaks about defining moments in his career such as winning his first pro tournament in 2004 ( the Alfred Dunhill Cup), being a part of the European team that won the Ryder Cup in 2014, and his most recent victory, the 2019 Hero Challenge in India. We finish off this episode speaking about the legacy that Stephen hopes to leave on the game and the mission of the Stephen Gallacher Foundation which has given back so much to the game of golf in Scotland. Stephen's BioStephen James Gallacher is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher. He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year.He first played on the European Tour in 1996, but struggled to begin with. In 2000, however, he reached the top hundred on the Order of Merit for the first time, placing 56th. In 2004 he recorded his first win on the tour at the Dunhill Links Championship and finished the year ranked 15th on the Order of Merit.In February 2013, he ended a 201-tournament wait for his second victory on the European Tour, when he won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by three strokes. He held the lead going into the final round after he shot his best career round of 62 on the European Tour in the third round. The win moved him back into the world's top 100.The following year, he defended his title with a one stroke victory at the 2014 Omega Dubai Desert Classic for his third European Tour victory. He is the first golfer to ever successfully defend the title. Five years after his title defense in Dubai, he won again on the European Tour by claiming the 2019 Hero Indian Open, India's premier event, with a birdie on the 18th, despite a quadruple-bogey on the 7th. His son Jack caddied for him during his win in India. Gallacher was picked as one of the three captain's picks by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup.Connect With Stephen:Website: https://www.sgfoundation.co.uk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevieggolfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevieggolf/?hl=enSpecial thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.http

Send us a textIn this episode, I have a conversation with George Couros, an “Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant”, speaker, as well as the author of “The Innovator’s Mindset” and “Innovate Inside the Box.” George has worked with schools and organizations in many places around the world through conferences, keynoting, providing workshops, and consulting on how organizations can move forward by creating innovative environments for all learners in the community.In this conversation we dive deeply into the impact that his parents had on him while growing up, his traditional Greek roots, and how sport defined who he was and the path that he is on. As well, George talks about an early mentor he had that made an enormous difference in his life. Her name is Kelly Wilkens and her impact on George is what led to his trajectory into leadership and wanting to make the same difference to others that Kelly made on him. George is driven and committed to the work that he does in education and I hope that you find value in our discussion. George's BioGeorge is currently an “Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant”, speaker, as well as the author of “The Innovator’s Mindset” and “Innovate Inside the Box.”  Formerly, he was the Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning with Parkland School Division, located in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada, and has over 20 years of experience as an educator, in a myriad of roles from K-12. He is passionate about distributed leadership within his division, and believes that creating a collaborative environment with all stakeholders, will help to ensure that we meet the best needs of all children.George believes that by being curious, collaborative, and open to new learning, we can truly inspire our students to not only be prepared for the real world, but ensure that they make the world better than it is now.  This is the work that drives what George does.Connect with George:Website: https://georgecouros.ca/blog/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcourosGeorge's Book:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity-ebook/dp/B016YTBZKOhttps://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.

Send us a textIn this episode, I interview Fritzi Horstman, the founder and executive director of the Compassion Prison Project. In 2017, Fritzi won a Grammy Award working alongside Dr. Dre in The Defiant One, a 4-part documentary series. She has worked with many of the top names in the industry such as Richard Dreyfuss, Christian Slater, Jewel, Jennifer Lopez and many more, but it is not her accomplishments in the movie industry that now define Fritzi, but more so the work she is doing with the Compassion Prison Project. At the very core of her being, Fritzi’s Compassion Prison Project is about bringing humanity and compassion to incarcerated men and women. She is currently filming a documentary about the work that she and her team are doing in maximum security prisons in the United States and their commitment to help inmates understand that their true nature is not violent and hateful but instead magnificent and magical. Her new mission in life is to help incarcerated men and women heal and reform themselves in ways that help them re-enter society and contribute back to the communities that they live in proactive ways. Her hope is to provide them with the tools and skills to live meaningful lives that give them a sense of purpose, hope, connection and love. This conversation dives very deeply into the impact of childhood trauma, the importance of compassion for others and compassion for self, the power of belonging and connection, and the need to look more closely at our own lives and the work we need to do to live with more fulfillment and meaning. Fritzi hopes that listeners of this podcast, at minimum, better understand the devastating impact that childhood trauma can have and to understand what the ACE Test is (Adverse Childhood Experiences Test). It is her hope that everybody takes this test to better understand any childhood trauma that they may have experienced and what can be done about it. The ACE Test can be found at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. See the powerful Step Inside the Circle videoFritzi's BioFritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of CPP.  She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society.  She has a Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College.Connect With FritziWebsite: https://compassionprisonproject.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fritzi5Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fritzi.horstman and https://www.facebook.com/compassionprisonprojectPlease consider a donation to Fritzi's Compassion Prison Project. She currently has a fund raising initiative to be able to continue doing the amazing work that she and her team are doing. Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textJames Greenshields, the founder of the Resilient Leaders Foundation based in Australia, joins me on my podcast to share his inspiring story. James was a commanding officer in the Australian military who led a combat team of over 100 soldiers into a war zone 15 years ago. Having experienced firsthand the devastating impact that war can have, James developed PTSD and major depression that almost cost him his life. However, he was able to do the deep internal work needed to not only work his way through the recovery process, but to become a beacon of hope for others suffering from mental illness and PTSD. As a result, James and his wife, Kirsty, created the Resilient Leaders Foundation and have devoted themselves to building an organisation that provides people with the skills, resources and structures to lead and collaborate in order to thrive and flourish. James' BioJames is a man with a huge heart and a vision to match, and one of his favourite sayings is “we haven’t hit the causal issue yet …” His experience with Post Traumatic Stress, after serving in Iraq, set him on a path to learn all he could about healing the ‘causal issues’. The success of his healing journey is evident, and he describes himself as a man who lives with post-traumatic growth! As the Lead Facilitator for Men’s Wellbeing at Resilient Leaders Foundation, James is intensely passionate about assisting others reach their highest potential, and his mentoring and teaching programs are transformational, to say the least.James’ ability to ask the hard questions, his extensive leadership experience in challenging environments, and his affable manner mean organisations love his workshops.James is an inspiring and engaging public speaker, with a reputation to move an audience to tears within the first few minutes of a presentation. He will always encourage listeners to lead from the heart by oozing this quality himself.Connect With JamesWebsite: https://www.resilientleadersfoundation.org/mission/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ResilientLeadersFoundation/Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textDistance learning is tricky to navigate for teachers, but with careful planning that focuses on personalized learning, students can still thrive as they are able to find their own entry points to learning as artists. In this episode, Andrew Shuttleworth, a visual arts teacher from The KAUST School in Saudi Arabia, shares how he is striving to engage his students in a way that not only allows them to have voice and choice, but to work at a pace that best suits them as learners and how they want to create art.If you are a visual arts teacher or a curriculum coordinator and want to see Andrew's very personalized approach to distance learning, have a listen to this episode. As well, please share the episode with any art teachers who may be looking for ways to deliver their visual arts lessons in a distance learning format. Special mention in this episode to Linda Kent who is Andrew's colleague. Both Linda and Andrew are teaching grade 3 and have worked equally hard on creating rich and meaningful art lessons through distance learning. Andrew and Linda have collaborated in-depth through the process of putting together lessons for online learning in art. As well, Wayne Bartelink who is teaching art at the grade 1 level. Bio - Andrew ShutleworthAndrew Shuttleworth is a visual arts educator currently based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He’s been teaching in different contexts for 13 years at schools in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and now the Middle East. Andrew is passionate about the role the Arts can have in a well-balanced, transdisciplinary education. He is an advocate for choice-based Art pedagogy and strives to run his classroom as a TAB (Teaching Artistic Behaviour) studio. Previous professional experiences include teaching as a grade four and five teacher, tech integration specialist, and integrated arts teacher.Originally from the UK, Andrew grew up in Canada so for him, like many of his students, the concept of ‘home’ is abstract. Outside of his work, Andrew enjoys pottery, photography, painting, drawing, graphic arts, football (soccer) and music. He is also a candidate for a Masters of Art Education through the Art of Education University.Connect With AndrewInstagram: @adshuttleworthTwitter: @mr_s_artLinks to Andrew's work can be accessed at:Distance Learning PlansDistance Learning VideosSpecial thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn this episode, Dr. Clare Dallat, an expert in risk and crisis management, shares her deep insight into how schools and other organizations can navigate their way through the current COVID-19 public health crisis. Clare has a PhD in Engineering Psychology and an MSc. in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management and is the Director of Risk Resolve, an Australian-based consultancy organization. Using a systematic approach, Clare and her team have helped over 100 schools and organization from across Australia and internationally since 2011. It was a pleasure to have Clare on the 'In Times of Uncertainty' podcast series. Clare's Bio:Dr Clare Dallat is the Director of Risk Resolve; an Australian-based consultancy that has provided proactive and reactive risk and crisis management services for over 100 schools and organisations across Australia and internationally, since 2011. Clare has a PhD in Engineering Psychology and an MSc. in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management. Although the majority of her work is in supporting schools in the risk and crisis management of offsite programs (Outdoor Education programs, overseas trips, school tours etc), more recently, Clare has been applying these methods to in-school contexts. She is an experienced outdoor educator and has twenty five years of practice working in all aspects of the led-outdoor activity domain across the world. She is originally from Northern Ireland and has called Wales, the US and Canada home prior to moving to Australia some 20 years ago. Clare is an Accreditation Council member for the Association for Experiential Education and is an adjunct researcher with the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems at The University of the Sunshine Coast. In 2018,  she became the first person outside of North America to win the prestigious Reb Gregg Award for exceptional leadership, innovation and contribution to international wilderness risk management. Her recent research specifically into risk assessment, and the development of the Networked Hazard Analysis and Risk Management System (Net-HARMS; Dallat et al., 2018) has led to many organisations modifying their practices relating to the identification and management of safety risks. Net-HARMS is now being applied by many researchers and organisations worldwide, including Qantas Engineering and The Outdoor Education Group, Australia. Clare is involved in a current project, along with colleagues from the UAE and the UK, to develop and implement adventure tourism safety standards for the emirate of Fujairah, UAE. Connect With Clare: Twitter: @claredallatInstagram: @theoutdooreducationgroupWebsite: Www.oeg.edu.auSpecial thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn this new podcast series, I plan to do short interviews with educational leaders from around the world to discuss with them how the current COVID-19 crisis has impacted them both personally and professionally. We will explore ways that they are learning to cope with the adversity and hardship, what is keeping them inspired, and what they are learning about themselves. It brings me great pleasure to have Kath Murdoch on the show to share her learning. Hope you have a listen.About KathKath Murdoch is an experienced teacher, author, university lecturer and popular consultant who has worked for many years in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, America and Europe. She is widely respected for her work in the field of inquiry based learning and integrative curriculum in which she has taught, researched and published for well over 20 years.Kath began her professional life as a classroom teacher in Melbourne. Her fascination in how students’ constructed their understandings - and her interest in the way questions and big ideas could drive curriculum soon lead to a passion for integrative and inquiry based methodologies. This passion has become a career long focus for teaching, research and writing and the methodologies in which Kath specialises are now central to curriculum frameworks in many parts of the world – including the popular International Baccalaureate, PYP program. Critical to Kath’s success is her continued involvement in classroom teaching. Whether it is to demonstrate techniques, coach teachers or build her own repertoire of practices, Kath is committed to regular and ongoing work with students. Her classroom work and research feeds a dynamic and ever-evolving expertise in the area of integrative and inquiry-based learning. Kath’s professional development offerings are diverse. They range from intensive partnerships with schools to develop inquiry programs and practices over several years through to one-day workshops for beginning or experienced inquiry teachers. Whether in her home town of Melbourne or on the other side of the world, working with a team or speaking to a packed auditorium Kath’s style is refreshingly practical, inclusive and always connected to the real world of teaching.Connect With Kath:Website: www.kathmurdoch.com.auTwitter: @kjinquiryInstagram: @kjinquirySpecial thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn this new podcast series, I plan to do short interviews with educational leaders from around the world to discuss with them how the current COVID-19 crisis has impacted them both personally and professionally. We will explore ways that they are learning to cope with the adversity and hardship, what is keeping them inspired, and what they are learning about themselves. It brings me great pleasure to have Michelle Remington on the show to share her learning. Hope you have a listen. About Michelle: Dr. Michelle Remington began her career teaching internationally in 1996 as a grade 6 classroom teacher on the island of Saipan. In 1998 she and her husband Jesse, also an international teacher, moved to Venezuela where they spent the next eight years. During this time Michelle taught high school English, earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, and later moved into administration. In 2006 Michelle, Jesse and their two young children made the move from Venezuela to the UAE where they lived until June 2019. Michelle worked as an administrator both at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi and the American School of Dubai.Michelle is joined at The KAUST School by her husband and three children who are all enrolled in the KAUST School. Michelle enjoys traveling, reading, and participating in almost all sports including volleyball, tennis, basketball, pilates, and yoga. The family home is in Bigfork, Montana in the United States where they enjoy camping, waterskiing, kayaking, and hiking each summer.  Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn this new podcast series, I plan to do short interviews with educational leaders from around the world to discuss with them how the current COVID-19 crisis has impacted them both personally and professionally. We will explore ways that they are learning to cope with the adversity and hardship, what is keeping them inspired, and what they are learning about themselves. It brings me great pleasure to have Anne van Dam on the show to share her learning. Hope you have a listen.About Anne:Anne van Dam is an international educator who has worked in schools in the Netherlands,China, Singapore and Switzerland in a variety of roles; as a teacher, PYP coordinator,assistant principal and school Director. As an independent consultant she has travelled theglobe to work with schools, facilitate workshops and present at conferences. Anne isexperienced with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), is a workshop leader and developer and most recently has worked with the PYP development office in the Hague as a consultant on the enhanced PYP.Connect with Anne:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnevanDam1966Blog: https://unpackingourpedagogy.blogspot.com/Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music. https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/