Atomi Brainwaves Podcast

Monica Burns, edtech consultant and author, joins us to discuss her work with educators on how best to utilize technology in the classroom, what to look out for as well as what to avoid in classroom resources, and the role technological resources can play in the years to come as we adapt to a return to schools.

Steven Kolber, Melbourne-based educator and online education personality, discusses his journey in regards to teaching with technology, the opportunities and challenges that come with being a prominent figure in an online teaching community, and what teaching with technology will look like beyond 2021.

Anne Crossman, creator of the website homeschoolexpert.com., joins us to break down homeschooling in detail, dive into her experiences of homeschooling both as a student and teacher, discuss the different advantages and disadvantages homeschooling offers in contrast to traditional schooling, and explore how the world of homeschooling has changed and grown as a result of COVID-19.

Ben Cooper, creator of WAGOLL Teaching, joins us to discuss "what a good one looks like"–the inspiration behind the site's name–and how Wagoll Teaching offers teachers multimedia resources to improve their teaching and discover classroom best practices online

Karl C. Pupé, creator of the Action Hero Teacher blog and author of the ebook Teaching Generation Z returns to the podcast to discuss what it means to be a student in Generation Z, the challenges and opportunities presented to a teacher when faced with a classroom of Gen Z students, and the different strategies and approach teachers in this scenario can take. 

Ted Dintersmith, bestselling education author, executive film producer, and former UN representative for the US joins us to discuss his high profile history in education and how it led to his “What School Could Be” community-powered professional development platform for educators and the positive changes the initiative is bringing about in schools today.

Founder of the education consultancy business The Nerdy Teacher Nicholas Provenzano joins us to discuss his long time advocacy of education technology, the work he does in training students and teachers to use edtech, and his thoughts on what hybrid classrooms might look like in a post-covid world.

Bethany Petty, a high school teacher, blogger, author, and ed tech specialist joins us to discuss teaching with technology, the different strategies and resources she employs in her work, and what role technology might be set to play in a post covid world.

Learning technologies specialist, Matt Bergman joins us to discuss infusing technology into instruction, how he makes this concept a reality in his role for various age groups at the school level, and the importance of the teacher-technology relationship.

Terry Heick, founder and director of online teacher resource TeachThought, joins us to discuss how his experiences as a teacher led to the creation of TeachThought, the learning model frameworks and content it offers to teachers, and where the platform may fit into a post-COVID education landscape.

Blogger, edtech speaker, and social media presence Gwyneth Jones discusses her online persona of "The Daring Librarian", how she balances her work in edtech alongside teaching responsibilities and discusses the value edtech resources can bring in keeping school communities alive remotely.

Future of Privacy Forum policy counsel, Tyler Park, joins us to discuss the vital importance of student privacy as an issue in 2021, the steps that can be taken to protect students by teachers, parents, and students themselves, and the work he does on a policy level to implement the right privacy legislation in the US.

Educator, author and social media presence Steven W. Anderson joins us to discuss his own journey as a prominent teacher on social media, as well as how social media can be used as a positive force in the world of education.

Author, teacher, and speaker Jenny Webb joins us to discuss her journey in education, overcoming biases as an educational leader, and balancing her many responsibilities as a prominent educational figure with being a mother.

Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab co-founder Homa Tavangar joins us to discuss bringing a globalized approach to education into modern schools and her involvement in racial justice and equity initiatives in the education world.

Associate professor and educational innovator, Scott McLeod tells us the story of CASTLE, the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education, and the work it undertakes in training the next generation of tech-savvy school leaders in the US.

Award-winning educator and author Todd Nesloney joins us to discuss the value of building the right classroom culture, and the different ways that both teacher and student leadership alike help us get there.

Award-winning British education reformer Katharine Birbalsingh joins us to tell the story of Michaela Community School, the highly successful yet controversial and divisive traditionalist London school that has been central to the story of the UK education sector in recent years.

Steve Isaacs joins us to discuss game-based learning - its place in the classroom, different games and gaming strategies to pair with education, and how teachers can put the best gaming resources to use.

STEM Learning expert, Brian Crosby, breaks down exactly what STEM Learning is and why it is so important in the modern educational landscape, before diving into different strategies and techniques to bring STEM Learning to your classroom.

Author, blogger and teacher Karl Pupé joins us to share his extensive history of working with at-risk children and breaks down his wisdom and strategies with regards to best practice behaviour management for teachers.

Special education consultant and expert Tim Connell shares his 20-year expertise of working in special education and breaks down some of the best strategies for teachers to provide support for students with disabilities in the modern classroom.

Educational author and blogger, Alex Quigley outlines the reasons behind and challenges posed by reading and vocabulary gaps and outlines various strategies teachers and educational policy-makers can employ to close these gaps.

Google certified educator, Vicki Davis shares her journey in education blogging and podcasting and how it has led to the creation of a global teaching platform and network for her, her colleagues, and her students.

Simon Hunt, social media presence and specialist leader in education, joins us to discuss his teaching journey, the innovations he brings to both his classroom and to the classrooms of others through his CPD training for other teachers, and offers his predictions on how classrooms of the future will be affected by the circumstances of today.

Specialist leader in education, Steph Reed shares with us her expertise on teaching children with autism in both a mainstream and specialist school setting, as well as exploring educational policies to assist specialist teachers and students with learning difficulties.

Our resident teaching expert, Su tackles the age-old issue of exam preparation, discussing the challenges exams and assessments pose for students, the different ways teachers can help their students navigate these difficulties, and the unique landscape of preparing for exams in 2020.

Educational thought leader and expert, Barrie Bennett, joins us to discuss Instructional Intelligence – the theory and research behind it, and the systemic change his programmes have brought about everywhere from Ireland to Western Australia.

Author of the Learning Spy, David Didau tackles the ever-relevant issue of the advantage gap that exists in education, how it can be addressed from a school and teacher based perspective and the roles that technology and cognitive psychology play in the conversation.

Our teaching expert Su walks us through her history of leading various departments in different schools and countries, and the wisdom she gathered along the way in terms of handling managing a team of teachers, dealing with senior school executives, and balancing department leadership with teaching responsibilities.

Author of over 20 books and leading voice in education, Guy Claxton breaks down his Learning Power Approach from the research and theory underpinning, and the history of its development, to its practical applications and success stories in the classroom.

In this edition of the Mailbag, where Su and I take on questions sent to us by our teacher listeners, we tackle how to handle having your own son in your class, approaching new government guidelines on student attendance, and what the process of subject and content selection looks like here at Atomi

Principal of the rapidly growing St Phillips Christian College In NSW, Darren Cox joins us to discuss the challenges involved in establishing culture and maintaining student and teacher wellbeing amidst the constant change at an emerging school, as well as predicting how the new normal might look for schools in terms of online learning.

Our teacher expert Su joins us to tackle the ever-relevant issue of challenging behaviour in the classroom - the external and internal factors causing it, and the best and worst strategies for trying to manage it in a positive and constructive manner.

Digital learning leadership expert Mary-Lou O'Brien joins us to discuss her unique career in the business and education worlds, break down the challenges faced by eLearning leaders when dealing with students and teachers, and offer some predictions on what the future of digital learning might look like.

Introducing the Mailbag edition, where Su and I take on questions sent to us by our teacher listeners! In this episode we discuss motivating students who are tired of online learning, handling a senior classroom faced with exams in difficult circumstances, and how to recognise a good online resource from a bad one.

We are joined by eminent educational figure Dylan Wiliam to discuss his area of expertise: formative assessment - what exactly it is, why it is important, how teachers can implement it in their classrooms, and what the future of formative assessment might look like.

The UK's most followed educator on social media, Ross Morrison McGill joins us to discuss the development of his blog the Teacher Toolkit from Twitter page to highly influential multi-content platform, as well as offer his expertise on the development and value of online resources in education.

Ready to Blend founder and president Heather Clayton Staker provides her expertise on how to disrupt traditional education systems with innovation, outline the best strategies for both hybrid and pure play school models, and assesses the changing landscape of the US classroom.

Learning design specialist and consultant Steve Collis joins us to bring us through his unique journey in education and offer insight into schools can maximise the learning potential of their students through careful and innovative design of the teaching environment.

Su Temlett explores the theory and science behind active learning, and proposes some of the main strategies for making active learning a central pillar of your classroom.

Bestselling education author Catlin Tucker joins us to provide her expertise on blended learning, critique some of the most popular resources and techniques for a blended classroom, and describe her role as a blended learning coach.

In our latest special edition coronavirus episode, Su walks us through what elements of student engagement can and cannot be replicated in the online setting, before taking a deep dive into the strategies and resources available to make this online engagement as constructive and human as possible.

Su Temlett provides an in-depth explanation of the traditional system of explicit teaching, then examines its place in the modern classroom alongside emerging teaching methods.

Influential author and keynote speaker James Nottingham walks us through the reasoning behind, practices involved in, and outcomes of his highly successful challenging learning process.

In this episode the venerable Briony Scott, Principal of Sydney's Wenona School, shares what it takes to create a thriving, dynamic and successful school community. In this broad-ranging discussion, we touch on topics from academic success to ensuring schools are still places for students and teachers to find and become their best selves as well as those all-important moments of joy along the way.

Su breaks down the evolution on attitudes towards teacher wellbeing in the education world, and what initiatives teachers and schools can undertake to protect and maintain their wellbeing.

Education consultant Anne Knock discusses the value that adapting the physical space can bring to the classroom, as well as her role as translator in this process between school and architect.

Registered psychologist Jocelyn Brewer talks us through digital nutrition, a framework to guide parents and students understand the virtual nutritional values of the online media content we consume via apps and games on tablets and screen technology.

Su Temlett joins us for a special edition COVID-19 episode to outline how teachers can incorporate asynchronous learning into their teaching strategies, easing teacher difficulties and providing maximum value to students while operating under the new remote arrangements.