Send us a textAs a child, Anthony Calvillo absorbed himself in sport. Whether it be baseball, basketball, track and field or football, sport provided Anthony with an escape from a troubling home environment that was plagued by domestic violence and alcoholism.He grew up in a tough neighborhood about 20-minutes from central Los Angeles and knew that choosing sport over a life of street gang crime was his only way out. The natural gifts and abilities that Anthony possessed allowed him to thrive in sport, giving him the confidence needed to think bigger and have a dream of playing football at the college level. Through the support of important mentors in his life, Anthony knew that playing elite level sport was a way that he could have a better life. The path he took led him to be the starting quarterback at Utah State. It was here at Utah State, where Anthony was mentored by  his quarterback coach, Jim Zorn, the well-known left-handed QB who led the Seattle Seahawk offense for 8 seasons in the NFL. The outstanding success he had at Utah State led directly to a career in the CFL. Little did Anthony know it at the time but he would go on to play 20 seasons in the Canadian football League to become the league’s all-time leader in passing yardage at 79,816 yards, all-time leader in touchdowns thrown with 455 TD passes, He won Grey Cup championship 3 times and was voted the CFL’s most outstanding player 3 times which ties him for second behind Doug Flutie. As you listen to this episode, you will hear firsthand from Anthony, the way he approached the game and the physical and mental preparation he committed himself to throughout his career to improve and get better each season. Anthony admits that at certain points in his career, he had to hold the mirror up to himself in order to identify exactly what he needed to focus on to continue to show up and be the best version of himself possible to help guide and lead the Montreal Alouettes to greatness in the CFL. What defines Anthony the most in my opinion is not the records he holds, his Grey Cup wins, or his MVP awards, but more so his resilient spirit and his ability to overcome hardship and adversity in his life to carve out his own path of greatness. What we don’t talk about in this episode is the struggles that both he and his wife battled in overcoming cancer. This experience helped Anthony and his family to recognize what is most important in life- love, connection, and living with authenticity and purpose. The work that Anthony has done raising awareness about domestic violence is hugely important and he’s using his voice and platform to shed light on this issue in order to make a difference. It’s rare that we can get such a glimpse into the mindset of a champion. So many lessons shared in this episode. I hope you enjoy it.Connect With AnthonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonycalvillo13/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/acalvillo13?lang=en

Send us a textWhat is meaningful PE and what conditions need to be present for students to find joy and meaning in their PE experiences? Jorge Rodriguez and I sit down this week to make deeper sense of the meaningful PE framework and explore what it is we are wondering about and the major considerations that we need to think about in order to plant the seeds for students to be intrinsically motivated to pursue different forms of physical activity in their lives. Each week, we will have a discussion about meaningful PE in order to unpack our thinking, as well as any ideas that we have that we would like to better understand in moving forward with this approach to teaching physical education and how we are attempting to put it into practice in our program at The KAUST School in Saudi Arabia. Connect With Jorge:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhysedNowGlobal Physed Voxcast: https://www.globalphysed.net/Connect with Andy:Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyvasily

Send us a textIn the episode, Professor Kirk shares his deep insight related to critical pedagogies of affect and also gives us a glimpse into two of his latest books, the first one Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical Education and Models-based Practice in Physical Education that was co-authored with Dr. Ash Casey. We begin this discussion talking about early days in David's life and how moving from Scotland to Australia really helped to shape his world view and the way came to better understand people and culture. David speaks about the role that physical activity and sport played in his life and how it led him toward a career in education and ultimately on the path to becoming a world renown educational researcher in his field. David will challenge listeners from the physical education profession to think differently about how we might approach the future of our discipline in order to address the social and economic challenges that shape young people’s health, happiness and life chances. About Professor KirkDavid is  currently Professor of Education and former Head of the School of Education (2014-17) at the University of Strathclyde. His is an educational researcher with teaching and research interests in educational innovation, curriculum history, and physical education and sport pedagogy. He is founding editor of the peer reviewed journal Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (Routledge) and editor of Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport. He has held academic appointments previously in universities in England, Australia, Ireland and Belgium and is currently Honorary Professor of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland. His most recent book Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical Education was published by Routledge in 2020. His most recent co-authored book with Dr Kimberly Oliver, Girls, Gender and Physical Education: An Activist Perspective, was published by Routledge in August 2015. A book co-edited with Professor Patricia Vertinsky (University of British Columbia) Female Traditions in Physical Education: 'Women First' Revisted was published by Routledge in 2016.Connect With Professor KirkWebsite: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/kirkdavidprof/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ayLHQNEAAAAJ&hl=enDavid's Recent Books: https://www.routledge.com/Precarity-Critical-Pedagogy-and-Physical-Education/Kirk/p/book/9780367345129https://www.amazon.com/Models-based-Practice-Physical-Education-Routledge/dp/0367333325

Send us a textIn this episode, three-time best-selling author and professional learning facilitator, Dr. Jenni Donahoo, joins me to discuss the work she does related to helping to develop collective efficacy in schools and capacity building for school improvement by strengthening the link between theory and practice. If you are a leader in education, Jenni shares valuable insight into how those responsible for leading can build collective efficacy among staff and how they can create the conditions for all stakeholders in their organization to thrive and flourish in regards to their professional development and learning. About JenniJenni Donohoo, PhD, is a three-time, best-selling author and professional learning facilitator with more than 20 years experience in leading school change. Jenni’s four books include: Quality Implementation: Leveraging Collective Efficacy to Make "What Works" Actually Work (co-authored by Steven Katz), Collective Efficacy: How Educators’ Beliefs Impact Student Learning, The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry: Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms (co-authored by Moses Velasco) and Collaborative Inquiry for Educators: A Facilitator’s Guide to School Improvement.Connect with JenniWebsite: https://www.jennidonohoo.com/ and http://teacher-efficacy.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jenni_DonohooGet Jenni's Books at: Most Recent Book: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Collective-Efficacy-Powerful-Achievement/dp/1071801805Previous Books: https://www.amazon.com/Collective-Efficacy-Educators%E2%80%B2-Beliefs-Learning/dp/1506356494https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/collective-efficacy/book253572https://www.amazon.com/Collaborative-Inquiry-Educators-Facilitator%E2%80%B2s-Improvement/dp/145227441Xhttps://store.educationcentre.auckland.ac.nz/the-transformative-power-of-collaborative-inquiry-realizing-change-in-schools-and-classrooms/Opening music written and performed by New York-based musician Scott Ferrare. You can find his work at: https://scottferrare.hearnow.comSpecial thanks to Bronx band Conversing with Oceans & Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast intro music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn today’s episode, well-known consultants, Anne Van Dam and Kath Murdoch, talk about The Changing Face of Professional Development, especially during the time of COVID, We discuss how the pandemic has changed the way we approach professional development, but also what hasn’t changed. As schools around the world try to navigate the tricky waters of the pandemic, what do they want to keep? What has worked well? But also how might they repackage PD to be more meaningful and purposeful for all stakeholders in the organization. Anne and Kath share thoughts and ideas to challenge and inspire. If you find value in this episode, please share with other educators who might alos benefit from listening. About Kath Kath 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.au Twitter: https://twitter.com/kjinquiry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kjinquiry/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 the globe to work with schools, facilitate workshops and present at conferences. Anne is experienced 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/AnnevanDam1966 Blog: https://unpackingourpedagogy.blogspot.com/

Send us a textAs an elite amateur golfer and tour professional, Sam Jarman enjoyed nothing more that practicing the game he loved and striving for mastery of his craft. His lifetime pursuit of excellence in golf was a journey of ups and downs that forced him to take a hard look at what it was he was missing from his tool kit that ultimately held him back from playing his very best and reaching his potential. He felt trapped in the belief that better golf was the only way that he could feel better about life, and about himself. In his pursuit to find more meaning in his own life and to better understand how to reconnect with the feelings of enjoyment and freedom he experienced when he first fell in love with the game, he was able to accept that perhaps the tour wasn’t meant to be for him. Instead he devoted his life to developing his own unique coaching philosophy to help his clients unlock the potential within themselves by helping them to develop a much broader and deeper understanding of who they are and what their purpose is in life. As his blog states, he takes his clients on a direct path that goes straight to the truth about what the feelings of freedom and confidence are truly about and where they come from. He compares this to taking a scenic route to understanding that starts from the other directions, taking people’s beliefs about the game one at a time and exploring them to see if it is these beliefs that are actually getting in the way. One by one, these ideas fall away until people are left with nothing but a deep realization of who they are and why they play. This realization comes in the form of happiness, peace, contentment that isn’t dependent on results or outcomes but instead runs much deeper and cuts to the core of what matters most in life. Although today’s discussion with Sam is about golf, there is so much takeaway value for anyone pursuing both personal and professional excellence in their life through their chosen craft, whatever that craft may be. I encourage you to have an open-mind as you listen to Sam not only share his own journey but also the work he has devoted his life to.  About Sam Sam Jarman is a professional golfer, coach, author and speaker. He played full time tournament golf for ten years, before he realized that helping other golfers to stop make the same mistakes he was making could be more enjoyable and more lucrative than continuing to make them himself.His first book 'The Three Principles of Outstanding Golf' is a fifty thousand word summary of the most significant thing he has learned; keep it simple. Sam lives near Woburn Golf Club in Buckinghamshire with Daisy, a pretty but slightly unreliable cocker spaniel. When he isn't teaching, writing or playing golf he spends his time salmon fishing, skiing, reading, poker or enjoying the odd pint of Guinness.Connect With Sam:Website: https://sportsprinciples.com/  & https://samjarmangolf.com/about-my-golf-coaching-philosophy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJarmanGolfSam's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Take-Relief-Uncover-Misunderstandings-Performance-ebook/dp/B07N1DC2ZDhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Principles-Outstanding-Golf/dp/0993573401Special thanks to Bronx band Conversing with Oceans & Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

Send us a textIn this episode, Jim speaks about important mentors and the support that they gave him in helping him to find his true calling in life. In particular it was Dr. Bob Boucher, the former Dean of Human Kinetics at the University of Windsor, who really believed in Jim and helped to navigate and guide him on his trajectory into academic leadership. Although Jim has had a deep impact in the field of academics, his work in leadership has really been the main source of inspiration and motivation over the past several years. His book The 5C Leader-Exceptional Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Times was released in 2018 and has been widely read and well-received by both aspiring leaders and also experienced leaders in a variety of organizations and businesses. In this book Jim distills over 100 years of leadership research and theory development, couples it with his extensive research program, mixes in his consulting experience and his practical experience and delivers a leadership book rooted in what he calls the 5CsC1 – Credibility, C2 - Compelling Vision, C3 - Charismatic Communicator, C4 - Contagious Enthusiasm, C5 - Culture BuilderWe dive into a conversation about the 5Cs giving specific examples of their application in the role of leadership and also unpack some of the myths around what being a leader means. I highly encourage you to get your hands on a copy of Jim’s book, the 5C leader. Links to the book can be found in the show notes of this episode. Thanks for listening and I hope you check out Jim's work. About Dr. WeeseDr. Jim Weese teaches, consults, conducts research, and delivers speeches on the topic of leadership. He is heralded as a transformational academic leader and a leading authority in the area who has engaged audiences across many sectors on the power of people and the merits of a team approach to leadership. His “5C Leader” concept and new book serves as the foundation to his approach to leadership. He has also served as a consultant with both non-profit organizations as well as multinational companies and he currently leads academic leader development workshops for Academic Impressions, Inc. He has served in a number of senior leadership positions during his career (Athletic Director, Dean, Vice-President) and served as the President of the North American Society for Sport Management and the National Deans Councils for both Kinesiology (CCUPEKA) and Health Sciences Deans (CAHSD). He joined The University of Western Ontario in July of 2004 as the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, a post he held until December of 2015. He recently completed a second stint as the VP International at Western and currently serves as the Founding Executive Director of the Western Leader Academy (a.k.a. Deans’ School). He has earned a number of prestigious academic and leadership awards throughout his distinguished career including the top teaching, research, and leadership awards from his profession, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal by the Government of Canada in 2002 for his academic leadership and ten years later, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition for his leadership and advocacy for exercise and physical activity. In 2010, Weese worked with the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Hockey Teams at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. In 2014, his alma mater, the University of Windsor inducted him into its Sports Hall of Fame.Dr. Weese lives in London with his wife Sherri. His passions include golf, hockey, guitar, and gardening.Connect With Jim: Website: https://www.5cleader.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrWeeseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com

Send us a textWhile growing up in the projects of Portsmouth, Ohio, Chuck Ealey realized very early in life that sport was the only vehicle that would help him rise above poverty and be THE driving force that would lead him to getting an education. His mother Earlene was an influential figure in his life and although she only had an eighth grade education herself, she instilled in Chuck a firm belief that staying in school would allow him to find a better life for himself and to provide for his own family one day in ways that she couldn’t provide for him. Earlene taught Chuck many valuable lessons in life that would go on to serve him so well in the world. In his own words, she provided him with a strong sense of love and helped him to understand the power of connection, trust, respect and having a vision. When Chuck reflects back on early days, he is filled with pride in knowing that he had surrounded himself with such a supportive community of athletes while growing up. A few of his pals would go on to play professional baseball, but Chuck’s path led him in a different direction. One fateful day, while tearing it up on the basketball court in a high school match, a University of Toledo scout spotted him and recognized the enormous talent he had. However, it wasn’t a basketball recruiting scout, but instead a football scout. After that game, Chuck was offered a full ride football scholarship as a QB at the University of Toledo and would amazingly go on to having an undefeated record of 35 straight wins which still stands today as the best in NCAA history among starting QBs.What defines Chuck the most, however, is not his athletic accomplishments or becoming the first African-American QB to win a professional championship in football, but rather the life that he has led away from sport…..getting a university education for himself and being the father, husband, and grandfather he is, as well, the work he has done with his foundation which inspires People To Discover and Embrace Their Undefeated Spirit To Better Themselves and Their Community, One Play At A Time.Chuck Ealey’s life led him from America to Canada to pursue a dream of setting up a good life for himself and his family. He played professionally for 7 seasons in the Canadian Professional Football League winning one grey cup. He passed for over 13,000 yards and 82 touchdowns in his career. The impact he had on the game inspired a generation of amazing QBs such as Warren Moon, Damon Allen, Tracy Ham, Condredge Holloway and many more to follow in his footsteps.In 2012 a documentary was made about Chuck’s life and his journey. The documentary is called Stone Thrower- The Chuck Ealey Story which highlights his battle with racial intolerance that led him playing professional football in Canada, where he proudly remains to this day. You can find the documentary online, as well a link to it can be found in the show notes of this episode. Connect With Chuckhttps://undefeatedspirit.com/Chuck's Documentary: A Stone Throwhttps://vimeo.com/89731401

Send us a textIn today's episode, British sailor, Tracy Edwards, and I sit down to discuss her extraordinary journey and the life lessons she has learned through her passion for sailing and making a difference in the world. Tracy was the first woman to win the Yachtsman of the Year Award in the United Kingdom and assembled the first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Around the World Race, a treacherous 33000-mile course consisting of 6 different legs. Not only did they finish second in the race, Tracy and her team changed the course of racing history and inspired countless females to follow their dreams and and to strive for excellence in their lives. In today's discussion, Tracy opens up about the hardship and challenge that she experienced and how she had to overcome these obstacles in order to find her purpose and meaning in life. A deep thank you to Tracy for her time and energy. Tracy's documentary can be seen on Netflix at:  https://www.netflix.com/title/81272339About Tracy: Tracy was expelled from school at the age of 15 and with no exams or qualifications she left to travel the world. She began working on charter yachts in Greece at the age of 17 and learned how to sail. Tracy took part in her first Whitbread Round the World Race as cook aboard ‘Atlantic Privateer’ in 1985/86 becoming the first woman to race around the world on a Maxi.Upon completion she decided to enter the first all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread and ‘Maiden’ crossed the start line on 2nd Sept 1989 and sailed into the history books. ‘Maiden’ went on to win two of the legs and came second in class overall. The best result for a British boat since 1977 and the best result for an all-female crew ever. Tracy was awarded the MBE and became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.In 1998 Tracy put together the first all-female crew to race a Multihull, this time in an attempt to be the first all-female crew to sail around the world non-stop and win the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the world by sail. Sponsored by Royal & SunAlliance, the women had broken five world records and were well on the way to beating the Jules Verne, when their 92ft catamaran was dismasted 2000 miles off the coast of Chile.In 2002, Edwards created the first ever truly mixed gender team and broke four major world records in Maiden II.In October 2003 she signed a sponsorship deal with the Gulf State of Qatar as part of a four year sailing programme. The Oryx Quest 2005 was the first round the world race to start and finish in the Middle East. The worlds’ four largest and fastest multihulls raced against each other for the first time in sailing history. The event ended with non-payment by Qatar.In 2007 and 2008 Tracy worked for CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) as Project Manager for their International Youth Advisory Conference. Working with the UN she assisted in the creation of the 2009 Resolution to the UNCRC. Upon completion of her contract Tracy enrolled at Roehampton University taking a 3 year degree in Psychology and graduating with an upper 2:1Connect With Tracy: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracyEdwardsMBE and https://twitter.com/maidenfactorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMaidenFactorWebsite: https://www.themaidenfactor.org/Netflix Documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/81272339

Send us a textIn today's show, Dr. Jim Knight and I have a discussion about his journey in life and the key experiences that helped to shape the work he has done developing the Instructional Coaching framework.  Jim and his team have deeply committed themselves to working with partners around the globe to improve the education of all students. In this episode, Jim unpacks different styles of coaching and their impact on teaching and learning. As well, he shares his insight into the 7 Partnership Principles that are the foundation of the Instructional Coaching framework.  Hope you enjoy this discussion with Jim and find takeaway value you can apply to your own teaching/leadership practice. Jim's Bio: Jim Knight, Senior Partner of ICG, is a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. He has spent more than two decades studying instructional coaching, writing several books on the topic.  Jim’s articles on instructional coaching have been included in publications such as The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Teachers Teaching Teachers. Jim directs several research projects, including Pathways to Success, a comprehensive, district-wide school reform project in the Topeka, Kansas, School District. Jim also leads the Intensive Instructional Coaching Institutes and the Teaching Learning Coaching annual conference. Jim has presented and consulted in more than 40 states, most Canadian provinces, and around the world. He has also won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards.Connect With Jim: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimknight99Website: https://instructionalcoaching.com/Email: hello@instructionalcoaching.comSpecial thanks to Bronx band Conversing with Oceans & Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/