Augmented Learning Podcast & Vlog

A new feature for us on the Augmented Learning Podcast & Vlog is the "Friday Follow Up" where we briefly unpack the weeks episode and look to leave you with some form of provocation. This provocation will hopefully inspire you to take action over the weekend by unpacking the insights that were shared throughout the episode and leave you with some key actions moving forward. In today's episode, we'll unpack some of the challenges and opportunities that rural students face, as identified by Emma in her role at Oxford Area School, and what that means for us in our own teaching space.

During lockdown, Celia and I sat down with Emma to talk about some of her wins and successes teaching Outdoor Education in a rural school. Emma was a panel member at the PENZ conference earlier in the year where she entertained the audience with a snapshot of what teaching is like for here, around the theme of embracing uncertainty. Emma Don is the Head of Department of Health, Physical Education and Outdoor Education at Oxford Area School, a Year 1-13 school located in Oxford, at the foot of the Canterbury Foothills. Along with her role as HOD, Emma is also a Within School Lead (WSL) in the Tipu Maia Kahui Ako which encompasses Canterbury Area Schools. She is a Mum to two young boys, aged 6 and 3. Emma embraces every challenge as an opportunity to get better and improve her teaching and learning practice.

Next year I take a new step in my educational journey as a Deputy Principal at Wellington East Girls' College (WEGC). Throughout 2020 I have been fortunate to work closely with this school as an Across School Lead Teacher within the Motu Kairangi Kāhui Ako. Today's guest is a Within School Lead Teacher from WEGC who teaches Biology. Georgette Lampitt has been teaching for about 12 years and was trained in the UK. She has been part of teaching in a hub team at WEGC for about 5 years now. Throughout this episode George and I attempt to unpack a number of innovate approaches to learning they have within the school such as: •90 minute lessons and how that impacts learning •Ako time as an approach to pastoral care •Hubbing and integrated learning •Challenges and opportunities working within a modern learning environment WEGC are doing some amazing things and no doubt this episode will give you a variety of ideas you might be able to pull apart and see how you might be able to leverage them in your school.

Next year I take a new step in my educational journey as a Deputy Principal at Wellington East Girls' College (WEGC). Throughout 2020 I have been fortunate to work closely with this school as an Across School Lead Teacher within the Motu Kairangi Kāhui Ako. Today's guest is a Within School Lead Teacher from WEGC who teaches Biology. Georgette Lampitt has been teaching for about 12 years and was trained in the UK. She has been part of teaching in a hub team at WEGC for about 5 years now.Throughout this episode George and I attempt to unpack a number of innovate approaches to learning they have within the school such as:90 minute lessons and how that impacts learningAko time as an approach to pastoral careHubbing and integrated learningChallenges and opportunities working within a modern learning environmentWEGC are doing some amazing things and no doubt this episode will give you a variety of ideas you might be able to pull apart and see how you might be able to leverage them in your school.

On this weeks episode we have Celia sitting down with Kylie Thompson from the University of Waikato. Throughout this episode there is plenty of rich discussion about Kylie's transition from Secondary to Tertiary, initial teacher education, threshold concepts and the challenges facing primary school teachers trying to incorporate quality physical education. Kylie is currently lecturing in Health and PE at the University of Waikato. She was previously an HOD in Auckland, a national moderator at NZQA, an advisor for PENZ, and has just started her doctorate which aims to explore social and emotional learning in PE. Kylie is happiest when adventuring around the north island with her wife and two boys in their bright orange pop top caravan. Follow Kylie on Twitter.

On this weeks episode we have Celia sitting down with Kylie Thompson from the University of Waikato. Throughout this episode there is plenty of rich discussion about Kylie's transition from Secondary to Tertiary, initial teacher education, threshold concepts and the challenges facing primary school teachers trying to incorporate quality physical education.Kylie is currently lecturing in Health and PE at the University of Waikato. She was previously an HOD in Auckland, a national moderator at NZQA, an advisor for PENZ, and has just started her doctorate which aims to explore social and emotional learning in PE. Kylie is happiest when adventuring around the north island with her wife and two boys in their bright orange pop top caravan.Follow Kylie on Twitter.

We're excited to bring you episode 70 of the podcast today with Paul O'Leary! Paul is a 5th Year Health and Physical Education teacher and Year 11 Dean from Long Bay College in Auckland. Paul has been a big advocate in gamification and game based learning and uses this extensively in his teaching. We spend a lot of time unpacking his pastoral role and how it links with some of the key areas of Health and Physical Education. Paul talks a bit about some of the approaches his school took during lock down this year. Hopefully this generates some good discussion and dialogue around the challenges and successes other schools had during this period, so please add your comments and thoughts if you get some time! Paul is always keen to collaborate and share ideas to further develop personal learning, student's experiences and the value of the Physical Education and Health learning area, so if you haven't already, please follow Paul on Twitter.

We're excited to bring you episode 70 of the podcast today with Paul O'Leary! Paul is a 5th Year Health and Physical Education teacher and Year 11 Dean from Long Bay College in Auckland. Paul has been a big advocate in gamification and game based learning and uses this extensively in his teaching. We spend a lot of time unpacking his pastoral role and how it links with some of the key areas of Health and Physical Education.Paul talks a bit about some of the approaches his school took during lock down this year. Hopefully this generates some good discussion and dialogue around the challenges and successes other schools had during this period, so please add your comments and thoughts if you get some time!Paul is always keen to collaborate and share ideas to further develop personal learning, student’s experiences and the value of the Physical Education and Health learning area, so if you haven't already, please follow Paul on Twitter.

A great episode for you this week, with Susie Stevens joining me to discuss all things relating to her recent appointment as President of Physical Education New Zealand. As well as covering governance in depth, Susie shares with us across a number of other domains she is involved in. Susie is an extremely knowledgeable individual who gives so much to the community and spaces she works in. -- Dr Susannah Stevens (Susie) works at the University of Canterbury and has just been seconded into a new strategic role. This platform, a Knowledge Commons, is tasked with bringing together the collective knowledge, skills, mana, networks and resources of partners to support the well-being and growth of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Working with the Ministry of Education, Canterbury District Health Board, Police, Chamber of Commerce, Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, The Press, Christchurch New Zealand and the City Council, this platform has audacious ambitions to make a difference. Prior to this, she managed a Research Institute for Child Well-being. She teaches the Graduate Diploma of Physical Education at UC, and is the President of Physical Education New Zealand. Susie loves learning, researching and challenging her thinking. She is currently part of funded research teams in the areas of well-being, movement, and Māori flourishing. Susie is actively involved with international organisations such as the Foundation of Global Community Health and the International Olympic Academy, and works hard to promote all things NZ PE on the global stage. Equally important, she has two boys, Mr9 and Mr6 who she has a tonne of fun with. Follow Susie on Twitter.

A great episode for you this week, with Susie Stevens joining me to discuss all things relating to her recent appointment as President of Physical Education New Zealand. As well as covering governance in depth, Susie shares with us across a number of other domains she is involved in. Susie is an extremely knowledgeable individual who gives so much to the community and spaces she works in.--Dr Susannah Stevens (Susie) works at the University of Canterbury and has just been seconded into a new strategic role. This platform, a Knowledge Commons, is tasked with bringing together the collective knowledge, skills, mana, networks and resources of partners to support the well-being and growth of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Working with the Ministry of Education, Canterbury District Health Board, Police, Chamber of Commerce, Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, The Press, Christchurch New Zealand and the City Council, this platform has audacious ambitions to make a difference.Prior to this, she managed a Research Institute for Child Well-being. She teaches the Graduate Diploma of Physical Education at UC, and is the President of Physical Education New Zealand. Susie loves learning, researching and challenging her thinking. She is currently part of funded research teams in the areas of well-being, movement, and Māori flourishing. Susie is actively involved with international organisations such as the Foundation of Global Community Health and the International Olympic Academy, and works hard to promote all things NZ PE on the global stage. Equally important, she has two boys, Mr9 and Mr6 who she has a tonne of fun with.Follow Susie on Twitter.

Today's episode features Amy Kaukau from Rototuna High School! Amy is currently the Poutiaki / Leader of Learning for Health and Physical Education and has over 14 years of experience teaching in New Zealand as well as abroad. In 2017, she completed a Masters in Educational Leadership and has recently been working with Tertiary leaders developing threshold concepts for Health and Physical education which focus on the jewels of the curriculum and what troublesome knowledge students find in our learning area. We spend a lot of time unpacking the Rototuna Senior High curriculum approach with a particular focus on threshold concepts - which I feel are a bit of a game changer when it comes to future focused learning and ensuring our students are critical thinkers across multiple learning areas. Learn a little more about threshold concepts at Rototuna Senior High School here. Follow Amy on Twitter.

Today's episode features Amy Kaukau from Rototuna High School! Amy is currently the Poutiaki / Leader of Learning for Health and Physical Education and has over 14 years of experience teaching in New Zealand as well as abroad.In 2017, she completed a Masters in Educational Leadership and has recently been working with Tertiary leaders developing threshold concepts for Health and Physical education which focus on the jewels of the curriculum and what troublesome knowledge students find in our learning area.We spend a lot of time unpacking the Rototuna Senior High curriculum approach with a particular focus on threshold concepts - which I feel are a bit of a game changer when it comes to future focused learning and ensuring our students are critical thinkers across multiple learning areas.Learn a little more about threshold concepts at Rototuna Senior High School here.Follow Amy on Twitter.

Today we have Andrew Joyce on the podcast! Andrew is an establishing Health and PE teacher in his 5th year at Aotea College, holding both pastoral and curriculum leadership roles within the school. He has a strong interest in relational pedagogical approaches, restorative practice and game-based learning. Andrew promotes authentic relationship-building with ākonga and is interested in how power relationships are explored/created in learning environments. We spend a lot of time talking about the many hats Andrew wears, restorative practice, and game based learning. Andrew is a young teacher, but speaks with the maturity of a teacher with many more years of classroom experience. Follow Andrew on Twitter.

Today we have Andrew Joyce on the podcast!Andrew is an establishing Health and PE teacher in his 5th year at Aotea College, holding both pastoral and curriculum leadership roles within the school. He has a strong interest in relational pedagogical approaches, restorative practice and game-based learning. Andrew promotes authentic relationship-building with ākonga and is interested in how power relationships are explored/created in learning environments.We spend a lot of time talking about the many hats Andrew wears, restorative practice, and game based learning. Andrew is a young teacher, but speaks with the maturity of a teacher with many more years of classroom experience.Follow Andrew on Twitter.

Lachie McLellan is a proud Kiwi and Ex New Zealand Sprinter who is currently in his 6th year of teaching Upper Elementary Physical Education at Stamford American International School in Singapore. He has previously taught an iPad Class at Grade 5 at Raha International School in Abu Dhabi, which has lead to an interest in the different way devices can be used as a tool to share knowledge and help students gain a deeper understanding of topics taught. Ha has a passion for coaching athletics and touch rugby and has completed Post Graduate studies on athlete centred coaching and leadership. We spend a good amount of time discussing his time as an elite athlete and how that supports him in the classroom, and some good examples of the way he uses technology in Primary PE. Follow LJ on Twitter.

Lachie McLellan is a proud Kiwi and Ex New Zealand Sprinter who is currently in his 6th year of teaching Upper Elementary Physical Education at Stamford American International School in Singapore.He has previously taught an iPad Class at Grade 5 at Raha International School in Abu Dhabi, which has lead to an interest in the different way devices can be used as a tool to share knowledge and help students gain a deeper understanding of topics taught. Ha has a passion for coaching athletics and touch rugby and has completed Post Graduate studies on athlete centred coaching and leadership.We spend a good amount of time discussing his time as an elite athlete and how that supports him in the classroom, and some good examples of the way he uses technology in Primary PE.Follow LJ on Twitter.

Crystal Kirch taught high school math in Southern California for seven years before transitioning to a role as a Digital Learning Coach, working with teachers on integrating technology into their classrooms to support student learning. I stumbled across her work all the way back in around 2011 / 2012 as I begun exploring a flipped approach with my classes. At this point in time, Crystal had an amazing blog detailing her flipped learning journey which included a number of great resources that really supported teachers getting started with the approach. Her creation of the WSQ (Watch, summarise, question) sheet provided a framework for teachers allowing them to ensure students were not only watching the videos, but digesting the content as well. More recently, Crystal has released a book titled Flipping with Kirch and can be purchased through Amazon at a very reasonable price! I would definitely recommend picking this book up if the things Crystal talks about during this episode are of interest to you. Please follow Crystal on Twitter (she is a wealth of knowledge) and don't hesitate to jump into our free Introduction to Flipped Learning course over at Augmented Learning.

Crystal Kirch taught high school math in Southern California for seven years before transitioning to a role as a Digital Learning Coach, working with teachers on integrating technology into their classrooms to support student learning.I stumbled across her work all the way back in around 2011 / 2012 as I begun exploring a flipped approach with my classes. At this point in time, Crystal had an amazing blog detailing her flipped learning journey which included a number of great resources that really supported teachers getting started with the approach. Her creation of the WSQ (Watch, summarise, question) sheet provided a framework for teachers allowing them to ensure students were not only watching the videos, but digesting the content as well.More recently, Crystal has released a book titled Flipping with Kirch and can be purchased through Amazon at a very reasonable price! I would definitely recommend picking this book up if the things Crystal talks about during this episode are of interest to you.Please follow Crystal on Twitter (she is a wealth of knowledge) and don't hesitate to jump into our free Introduction to Flipped Learning course over at Augmented Learning.

This week on the podcast we have Scott Hebert from Canada! Scott is a huge advocate for the use of "gamification" in education. Gamification is the application of game mechanics in non game concepts, an approach that is gaining massive traction in education, yet is still heavily misunderstood. Scott has transformed his classroom into a giant, year-long, RPG-style game where students compete with each other to achieve a common goal. He also shares his ideas on social media under the hashtag #GameMyClass. He has created resources and tools that are free for everyone, spending countless hours building his website, editing videos for his YouTube channel, writing blogs, and creating an online community where educators can share ideas. A highlight for Scott has been getting up on stage and speaking at a TEDx event with a session titled "The Power of Gamification in Education". We touch on a number of resources, videos and other tools throughout the episode, so feel free to click through the links below to explore them in more depth: •Scott's website. •Follow Scott on Twitter. •Subscribe to Scott on YouTube. •Actionable Gamification book by Yu Kai Chou. •Speed camera lottery video on YouTube. •Access to Scott's GlideApp template.

This week on the podcast we have Scott Hebert from Canada! Scott is a huge advocate for the use of “gamification” in education. Gamification is the application of game mechanics in non game concepts, an approach that is gaining massive traction in education, yet is still heavily misunderstood.Scott has transformed his classroom into a giant, year-long, RPG-style game where students compete with each other to achieve a common goal. He also shares his ideas on social media under the hashtag #GameMyClass. He has created resources and tools that are free for everyone, spending countless hours building his website, editing videos for his YouTube channel, writing blogs, and creating an online community where educators can share ideas.A highlight for Scott has been getting up on stage and speaking at a TEDx event with a session titled "The Power of Gamification in Education".We touch on a number of resources, videos and other tools throughout the episode, so feel free to click through the links below to explore them in more depth:Scott's website.Follow Scott on Twitter.Subscribe to Scott on YouTube.Actionable Gamification book by Yu Kai Chou.Speed camera lottery video on YouTube.Access to Scott's GlideApp template.

This week on the podcast we welcome Fran McEwen, Active Recreation Lead at Sport NZ, and founder of The Shift Foundation. Fran has a passion for young people, women and girls, and the vital role that physical activity plays in supporting all dimensions of hauora, especially mental wellbeing. We talk about the importance of engaging young people in the design process when seeking to improve outcomes for young people - get to know them, listen to them, empower them, provide the conditions for them to thrive. Following what has been a common theme over recent podcasts we talk about the importance of connecting with people, and with communities. Follow the Shift Foundation on Facebook and Instagram.

This week on the podcast we welcome Fran McEwen, Active Recreation Lead at Sport NZ, and founder of The Shift Foundation.Fran has a passion for young people, women and girls, and the vital role that physical activity plays in supporting all dimensions of hauora, especially mental wellbeing.We talk about the importance of engaging young people in the design process when seeking to improve outcomes for young people - get to know them, listen to them, empower them, provide the conditions for them to thrive.Following what has been a common theme over recent podcasts we talk about the importance of connecting with people, and with communities.Follow the Shift Foundation on Facebook and Instagram.

This week we welcome Lis Wilson onto episode 62 of the Augmented Learning Podcast! Lis comes to us from the Western Academy of Beijing, but is currently back in New Zealand after getting stuck here once the world went into lock down! Lis has significant experience using a flipped approach with her mathematics classes, and is currently involved in researching this pedagogical approach - writing up her thesis as we speak! We talk a lot about how flipped learning is misunderstood, why this approach works so well in mathematics, some of the challenges teachers might face with a flipped approach, and evidence supporting a flipped approach in the classroom. If flipped learning is something you want to learn more about, please check out our Introduction to Flipped Learning course providing 60 minutes of PLD across five engaging lessons. A really good introduction to flipped learning for educators. Follow Lis on Twitter!

This week we welcome Lis Wilson onto episode 62 of the Augmented Learning Podcast! Lis comes to us from the Western Academy of Beijing, but is currently back in New Zealand after getting stuck here once the world went into lock down!Lis has significant experience using a flipped approach with her mathematics classes, and is currently involved in researching this pedagogical approach - writing up her thesis as we speak! We talk a lot about how flipped learning is misunderstood, why this approach works so well in mathematics, some of the challenges teachers might face with a flipped approach, and evidence supporting a flipped approach in the classroom.If flipped learning is something you want to learn more about, please check out our Introduction to Flipped Learning course providing 60 minutes of PLD across five engaging lessons. A really good introduction to flipped learning for educators.Follow Lis on Twitter!

This week on the podcast we welcome Craig Kemp from Ignite EdTech! Craig is a New Zealand born educator with over 14 years experience both in the classroom, in leadership and in consulting. He is an enthusiastic change agent that is passionate about every aspect of education and making a difference. Craig is currently based in Singapore and as a digital learning consultant he supports schools in their digital learning transformation journey. We spend a lot of time discussing educational technology and how schools go about the process of implementing change. He talks a lot about the strategic, authentic and purposeful use of technology in education and there are a lot of key take aways for teachers, but also school leaders who are going down a path of leveraging technology more. Following a common theme of our podcasts of late, Craig reinforces the point that schools need good people to be successful! Check out Ignite EdTech. Follow Craig on Twitter. Subscribe to Craig's new podcast, The EdTech Chat Podcast.

This week on the podcast we welcome Craig Kemp from Ignite EdTech!Craig is a New Zealand born educator with over 14 years experience both in the classroom, in leadership and in consulting. He is an enthusiastic change agent that is passionate about every aspect of education and making a difference. Craig is currently based in Singapore and as a digital learning consultant he supports schools in their digital learning transformation journey.We spend a lot of time discussing educational technology and how schools go about the process of implementing change. He talks a lot about the strategic, authentic and purposeful use of technology in education and there are a lot of key take aways for teachers, but also school leaders who are going down a path of leveraging technology more. Following a common theme of our podcasts of late, Craig reinforces the point that schools need good people to be successful!Check out Ignite EdTech.Follow Craig on Twitter.Subscribe to Craig's new podcast, The EdTech Chat Podcast.

Jamal Fiso is the 2020 Head Prefect at Rongotai College. Rongotai College is a state single-sex boys' secondary school in the southeastern suburb of Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand. At Rongotai College there is a clear view of what they want to achieve - encouraging young men to be the best that they can be in all areas of their lives. Jamal Fiso embodies this in everything he does as a leader. His leadership philosophy is all about connecting with others, where he embraces servant leadership. We do a lot reflection throughout the episode, covering topics such as: •Leadership •Engaging with staff and students throughout lockdown •Challenges and opportunities post lockdown •The habits aspiring young leaders should be embracing Jamal is an articulate and confident young man who has been inspiring students all year at Rongotai College. Despite his age, he appears to have a strong knowledge and understanding of leadership and is already looking at ways to make the Head Prefect and Student Leadership roles at Rongotai College more sustainable. It's not often we have students on the podcast, but this is a refreshing listen that all teachers should check out!

Jamal Fiso is the 2020 Head Prefect at Rongotai College. Rongotai College is a state single-sex boys' secondary school in the southeastern suburb of Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand. At Rongotai College there is a clear view of what they want to achieve – encouraging young men to be the best that they can be in all areas of their lives.Jamal Fiso embodies this in everything he does as a leader. His leadership philosophy is all about connecting with others, where he embraces servant leadership. We do a lot reflection throughout the episode, covering topics such as:LeadershipEngaging with staff and students throughout lockdownChallenges and opportunities post lockdownThe habits aspiring young leaders should be embracingJamal is an articulate and confident young man who has been inspiring students all year at Rongotai College. Despite his age, he appears to have a strong knowledge and understanding of leadership and is already looking at ways to make the Head Prefect and Student Leadership roles at Rongotai College more sustainable.It's not often we have students on the podcast, but this is a refreshing listen that all teachers should check out!

This week we are joined by Gregor Fountain, Principal at Wellington College. Gregor is a brave and bold educational leader; he is passionate about young people and serving school communities. In this episode you get a real sense for the enthusiasm and story telling that would have been evident in the classroom during his teaching career, and is now clearly visible in his role as a school leader. We talk about: •Some of the people and experiences that influenced Gregor being where he is today •Leadership and its many and varied forms •Values based education •The role of boys' schools in nurturing a sense of belonging •His commitment to Te Reo Māori

This week we are joined by Gregor Fountain, Principal at Wellington College. Gregor is a brave and bold educational leader; he is passionate about young people and serving school communities. In this episode you get a real sense for the enthusiasm and story telling that would have been evident in the classroom during his teaching career, and is now clearly visible in his role as a school leader.We talk about:Some of the people and experiences that influenced Gregor being where he is todayLeadership and its many and varied formsValues based educationThe role of boys’ schools in nurturing a sense of belongingHis commitment to Te Reo Māori

This week we catch up with Tania Cotter who is the new CEO of Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ). Tania was appointed to the role just as New Zealand moved into lockdown, so has had a really challenging start as you can imagine! Despite these difficult times, she is already making great decisions for the organisation and moving PENZ in a direction that looks really promising! Tania previously worked for the Health Promotion Agency / Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) where she was involved in tasks such as developing the HPA Education Settings Strategy and the HPA Good Practice Guide for Working in Education Settings. She was constantly establishing new relationships with national and regional education sector associations, and other key stakeholders - as well as maintaining these very important relationships. She is very strong in project management where she was key in implementing new approaches, developing new tools, providing group training sessions, and one-one-one support for staff. These are all skills that are going to serve her well in the CEO role. Lately her time has been spent preparing for and leading the delivery of the PENZ Online Conference for 2020. "Power Up" is for physical education teachers and facilitators who want to share and challenge their thinking and approaches to improve their physical education teaching and learning. This innovative approach replaces the PENZ National Conference for 2020 which was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID. However, this replacement PLD opportunity is shaping up to be an excellent opportunity with hundreds of registrations taken already! If you want to take a look at the PENZ Online Conference, you can learn more and register by heading along to: https://conference.penz.org.nz/

This week we catch up with Tania Cotter who is the new CEO of Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ). Tania was appointed to the role just as New Zealand moved into lockdown, so has had a really challenging start as you can imagine! Despite these difficult times, she is already making great decisions for the organisation and moving PENZ in a direction that looks really promising!Tania previously worked for the Health Promotion Agency / Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) where she was involved in tasks such as developing the HPA Education Settings Strategy and the HPA Good Practice Guide for Working in Education Settings. She was constantly establishing new relationships with national and regional education sector associations, and other key stakeholders - as well as maintaining these very important relationships. She is very strong in project management where she was key in implementing new approaches, developing new tools, providing group training sessions, and one-one-one support for staff. These are all skills that are going to serve her well in the CEO role.Lately her time has been spent preparing for and leading the delivery of the PENZ Online Conference for 2020. "Power Up" is for physical education teachers and facilitators who want to share and challenge their thinking and approaches to improve their physical education teaching and learning. This innovative approach replaces the PENZ National Conference for 2020 which was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID. However, this replacement PLD opportunity is shaping up to be an excellent opportunity with hundreds of registrations taken already!If you want to take a look at the PENZ Online Conference, you can learn more and register by heading along to: https://conference.penz.org.nz/

Today we welcome another Australian guest to the show! Lenita Abouchabake's passion for health and young people always empowered her into learning ways to educate youth on how to become healthy, confident and resilient. This passion led her to becoming a Physical Education Teacher, to raise awareness on the importance of student wellbeing. Wanting to expand her classroom, she became a Teen Life Coach to deliver coaching programs for families, schools and communities, through The Wellbeing Warrior Project. We talk about a number of things around wellbeing: •Why there is a need for enhanced resilience and confidence in young people. •What we can do to support learners facing overwhelm. •Weighing up the balance between practitioners and credentials when inviting "experts" into our classroom. •Heart-led leadership. •The Wellbeing Warrior Project. We only really scratched the surface of what Lenita does and what she is capable of. This was a great episode from a very inspiring educator who is doing amazing things for the young people of Australia and around the world. Please get in touch with Lenita through the following links: 1. Bring Lenita to your school or event to speak: Lenita currently oversees her youth organisation The Wellbeing Warrior Project and travels extensively across the world, continuing to deliver her message to young people: http://www.wellbeingwarrior.com.au/ 2. Join her community and connect with coaches and speakers in the education market: It's Lenita's Facebook community where youth workers learn to amplify their impact and income in the education market: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empowerteensmakemoney 3. Connect with Lenita on other social platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lenitaabouchabake LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenitaabouchabake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1enita

Today we welcome another Australian guest to the show!Lenita Abouchabake’s passion for health and young people always empowered her into learning ways to educate youth on how to become healthy, confident and resilient.This passion led her to becoming a Physical Education Teacher, to raise awareness on the importance of student wellbeing.Wanting to expand her classroom, she became a Teen Life Coach to deliver coaching programs for families, schools and communities, through The Wellbeing Warrior Project.We talk about a number of things around wellbeing:Why there is a need for enhanced resilience and confidence in young people.What we can do to support learners facing overwhelm.Weighing up the balance between practitioners and credentials when inviting “experts” into our classroom.Heart-led leadership.The Wellbeing Warrior Project.We only really scratched the surface of what Lenita does and what she is capable of. This was a great episode from a very inspiring educator who is doing amazing things for the young people of Australia and around the world.Please get in touch with Lenita through the following links:1. Bring Lenita to your school or event to speak:Lenita currently oversees her youth organisation The Wellbeing Warrior Project and travels extensively across the world, continuing to deliver her message to young people: http://www.wellbeingwarrior.com.au/2. Join her community and connect with coaches and speakers in the education market:It’s Lenita’s Facebook community where youth workers learn to amplify their impact and income in the education market: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empowerteensmakemoney3. Connect with Lenita on other social platforms:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lenitaabouchabakeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenitaabouchabakeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/1enita

As we shift into this world of remote learning due to COVID-19, we wanted to bring you some short form episodes focusing on challenges, opportunities and also some success stories. Todays guest is an assistant principal from St Thomas of Canterbury College. Brad Milne has done a tremendous amount of work focusing on curriculum innovation within his school. He has worked to successfully implement TLIF projects, looking at how to better engage students in their junior curriculum. With a staff that is open and willing to embrace change, Brad has observed a lot of small wins and successes through this period of lock down. He shares some of the challenges, opportunities and a few tips for teachers to engage their learners through this challenging time.

As we shift into this world of remote learning due to COVID-19, we wanted to bring you some short form episodes focusing on challenges, opportunities and also some success stories.Todays guest is an assistant principal from St Thomas of Canterbury College. Brad Milne has done a tremendous amount of work focusing on curriculum innovation within his school. He has worked to successfully implement TLIF projects, looking at how to better engage students in their junior curriculum. With a staff that is open and willing to embrace change, Brad has observed a lot of small wins and successes through this period of lock down. He shares some of the challenges, opportunities and a few tips for teachers to engage their learners through this challenging time.

Stephen McConnachie is an educator from Canterbury, New Zealand who experienced some really challenging times during the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011. This has been discussed way back in episode 21, but Stephen (and his school) were without a campus, had access to very little resources, were facing an unorthodox teaching timetable (due to the need to rotate school access to a shared campus) and at times had access to no classroom at all. This forced many teachers to embrace digital technology as a way to reach their students, allow for meaningful engagement and collaboration and was in a way, the precursor to teachers all over the country embracing a digital approach in the classroom. Over the last 7 days, the world has been gripped in a pandemic that seems to be worsening every 12 hours. With Covid-19 causing issues all over the world, we are seeing a number of schools and educational institutions closing, with teachers placed into positions they have never found themselves before - teaching their students from a remote or online learning space. For some this is nothing new, but for others they are looking at trying to educate their students worrying that they don't have the skills or capability to deliver the content and knowledge required to teach their students. Stephen shares his experiences from the earthquakes and gives a variety of tips, tools and strategies that will help not just the teachers out there, but school leaders and also students who find themselves impacted by Coronovirus. He is a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area and this is an episode that I hope will help put a lot of people at ease. Stephen is no longer in front of the classroom having recently moved into educational consultancy. If you would like to get in touch with him regarding any of the topics discussed during this episode, please use the links below: Stephen on LinkedIn. Stephen on Twitter.

Stephen McConnachie is an educator from Canterbury, New Zealand who experienced some really challenging times during the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011. This has been discussed way back in episode 21, but Stephen (and his school) were without a campus, had access to very little resources, were facing an unorthodox teaching timetable (due to the need to rotate school access to a shared campus) and at times had access to no classroom at all. This forced many teachers to embrace digital technology as a way to reach their students, allow for meaningful engagement and collaboration and was in a way, the precursor to teachers all over the country embracing a digital approach in the classroom.Over the last 7 days, the world has been gripped in a pandemic that seems to be worsening every 12 hours. With Covid-19 causing issues all over the world, we are seeing a number of schools and educational institutions closing, with teachers placed into positions they have never found themselves before - teaching their students from a remote or online learning space. For some this is nothing new, but for others they are looking at trying to educate their students worrying that they don't have the skills or capability to deliver the content and knowledge required to teach their students.Stephen shares his experiences from the earthquakes and gives a variety of tips, tools and strategies that will help not just the teachers out there, but school leaders and also students who find themselves impacted by Coronovirus. He is a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area and this is an episode that I hope will help put a lot of people at ease.Stephen is no longer in front of the classroom having recently moved into educational consultancy. If you would like to get in touch with him regarding any of the topics discussed during this episode, please use the links below:Stephen on LinkedIn.Stephen on Twitter.

Carol Dweck with her book "Mindset" shaped the idea of a growth mindset, which really allowed us to explore this concept of failure. According to Dweck, In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work-brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. An approach like this views failure in a positive light, an opportunity to learn and further develop our skills, as opposed to thinking our abilities are fixed and beyond our capacity to change. Today's guest is Chris Desmond, an expert in getting uncomfortable. His podcast titled "Uncomfortable in Ok" is all about the uncomfortable things his guests have done or are in the process of doing. Stepping out of our comfort zone creates just enough good stress to ramp up your focus and drive, and it helps you respond positively to stress when unexpected things happen. Uncomfortable is Ok on Facebook. Chris Desmond on Twitter. Subscribe to the Uncomfortable is OK podcast.

Carol Dweck with her book "Mindset" shaped the idea of a growth mindset, which really allowed us to explore this concept of failure. According to Dweck, In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. An approach like this views failure in a positive light, an opportunity to learn and further develop our skills, as opposed to thinking our abilities are fixed and beyond our capacity to change.Today's guest is Chris Desmond, an expert in getting uncomfortable. His podcast titled "Uncomfortable in Ok" is all about the uncomfortable things his guests have done or are in the process of doing. Stepping out of our comfort zone creates just enough good stress to ramp up your focus and drive, and it helps you respond positively to stress when unexpected things happen.Uncomfortable is Ok on Facebook.Chris Desmond on Twitter.Subscribe to the Uncomfortable is OK podcast.

Shaun is a teacher who experienced some challenges around burn out and mental illness early in his career. As Shaun came to discover different strategies and lessons to support himself throughout this time, he found himself becoming obsessed with the power of the mind and human potential. This lead to the founding of Smile Teachers where Shaun collaborates with a range of experts to share the most powerful ways to cultivate self-love and positivity. Shaun and his team are passionate about changing lives so that we have inspiring and passionate educators who can make a positive difference in the world. Throughout this episode we spend some time talking about the challenges teachers and students face on a day to day basis and how we can go about filling our own buckets. As part of Smile Teachers, Shaun runs a number of programmes and some amazing retreats. For listeners of the podcast he is offering $500 off his January retreat to Bali, all you need to do is mention this podcast episode. So if you haven't booked in your Summer holiday yet, check out what is on offer at the retreat! Follow Smile Teachers on Instagram. Check out the Smile Teachers FaceBook page.

Shaun is a teacher who experienced some challenges around burn out and mental illness early in his career. As Shaun came to discover different strategies and lessons to support himself throughout this time, he found himself becoming obsessed with the power of the mind and human potential.This lead to the founding of Smile Teachers where Shaun collaborates with a range of experts to share the most powerful ways to cultivate self-love and positivity. Shaun and his team are passionate about changing lives so that we have inspiring and passionate educators who can make a positive difference in the world. Throughout this episode we spend some time talking about the challenges teachers and students face on a day to day basis and how we can go about filling our own buckets.As part of Smile Teachers, Shaun runs a number of programmes and some amazing retreats. For listeners of the podcast he is offering $500 off his January retreat to Bali, all you need to do is mention this podcast episode. So if you haven’t booked in your Summer holiday yet, check out what is on offer at the retreat!Follow Smile Teachers on Instagram.Check out the Smile Teachers FaceBook page.

Celia Fleck is a colleague I have worked very closely with across the last four years. She has become a great friend since our paths first crossed when Rongotai College joined the Sport in Education Project back in 2015. Since then we have had shared a number of podcast episodes, almost travelled the length of New Zealand, toured some amazing schools throughout Melbourne and served on the Board of Physical Education together. She is an inspiring educator who is true to her values and isn't scared to tell it how it is (much like her former protege who was on the podcast recently!). She is also a great critical thinker who gives everything for the profession. It's these qualities which recently had me thinking that Celia would make a great co-host! After a few discussions about what that could look like, she agreed to jump on board. In this episode we talk about what she enjoys about podcasts, what she listens to, and what she is hoping to add to the Augmented Learning Podcast! Follow Celia on Twitter.

Celia Fleck is a colleague I have worked very closely with across the last four years. She has become a great friend since our paths first crossed when Rongotai College joined the Sport in Education Project back in 2015. Since then we have had shared a number of podcast episodes, almost travelled the length of New Zealand, toured some amazing schools throughout Melbourne and served on the Board of Physical Education together.She is an inspiring educator who is true to her values and isn’t scared to tell it how it is (much like her former protege who was on the podcast recently!). She is also a great critical thinker who gives everything for the profession. It’s these qualities which recently had me thinking that Celia would make a great co-host! After a few discussions about what that could look like, she agreed to jump on board.In this episode we talk about what she enjoys about podcasts, what she listens to, and what she is hoping to add to the Augmented Learning Podcast!Follow Celia on Twitter.

If you're a regular listener you're no doubt aware of my former obsession with video games and gamification. This stemmed from time spent gaming as a young teacher where I would get flown around the world playing FIFA competitively for tens of thousands of dollars (which is small time compared to what the younguns are playing for these days). This fascination lead me down a path of exploring gamification in education, a passion that has again earned me lots of fun travel to speak about how we can motivate and engage our learners through the use of game mechanics in the classroom. Todays guest makes what I do look like small time gamification. Charlie is a Science teacher who is gamifiying his classes at another level. Through the use of powerful narrative, his students are exploring scenarios and solving problems in a way that simply couldn't be done in a traditional classroom. His commitment to the cause is really a sight to behold and the stories he shares with us today will really challenge your perception of what a learning environment can look like. If anything that we discuss today interests you, please check out our free Introduction to Gamification course. You can access this course here. In addition to this, we mention a book called Actionable Gamification. I promised I would give a copy of this book away, but i'm going to make you work for it! If you want to go into the draw for this book, what you have to do is, leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, take a screenshot, and send that screenshot through to me at carl@augmentedlearning.co.nz. Easy as that! Follow Charlie on Twitter. Check out Charlie's YouTube page.

If you're a regular listener you're no doubt aware of my former obsession with video games and gamification. This stemmed from time spent gaming as a young teacher where I would get flown around the world playing FIFA competitively for tens of thousands of dollars (which is small time compared to what the younguns are playing for these days). This fascination lead me down a path of exploring gamification in education, a passion that has again earned me lots of fun travel to speak about how we can motivate and engage our learners through the use of game mechanics in the classroom.Todays guest makes what I do look like small time gamification. Charlie is a Science teacher who is gamifiying his classes at another level. Through the use of powerful narrative, his students are exploring scenarios and solving problems in a way that simply couldn't be done in a traditional classroom. His commitment to the cause is really a sight to behold and the stories he shares with us today will really challenge your perception of what a learning environment can look like.If anything that we discuss today interests you, please check out our free Introduction to Gamification course. You can access this course here. In addition to this, we mention a book called Actionable Gamification. I promised I would give a copy of this book away, but i'm going to make you work for it! If you want to go into the draw for this book, what you have to do is, leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, take a screenshot, and send that screenshot through to me at carl@augmentedlearning.co.nz. Easy as that!Follow Charlie on Twitter.Check out Charlie's YouTube page.

First of all, thank you for the support and feedback across the last 50 episodes. I haven't been as consistent as I hoped since the podcast launch, and at times considered pulling things right back. But I'm glad I persevered and I'm very grateful to have hit this milestone. We've got a big announcement in the coming weeks around some changes and additions to the podcast which I think is going to make the podcast significantly better and help bring you even more stories of amazing educators, leaders and influencers. But, it's time to introduce today's guest. If you consume my content on a regular basis, you will know I talk about this person a lot, and hold them in very high regard. She has had a massive influence on my career, more so than I think she actually realises. One thing each and every one of us share, is the fact that we have leaders in our lives. Regardless of where you find yourself, or what stage of life you're at, leaders will play a big part in shaping your day to day. Some of us even have the privilege of leading others, and if you're one of those lucky people I have no doubt that your leadership is shaped in some part by a leader who has had a really positive impact on you. Prue Kelly is that leader for me. She was my very first Principal as a teacher and I quickly established she was someone I could always go to for support. She took a risk on me on more than one occasion, and despite the mistakes I made or difficulties I found myself in, knew she would always go into bat for me. Leadership to me, is making those people around you better. Prue cared immensely about her staff, and she fostered a rich learning environment that I'm still yet to see replicated elsewhere. We touch on this towards the end of the podcast, but her annual hand written Christmas letters to every single staff member showed her strong leadership, and passion for growing better people.

First of all, thank you for the support and feedback across the last 50 episodes. I haven't been as consistent as I hoped since the podcast launch, and at times considered pulling things right back. But I'm glad I persevered and I'm very grateful to have hit this milestone. We've got a big announcement in the coming weeks around some changes and additions to the podcast which I think is going to make the podcast significantly better and help bring you even more stories of amazing educators, leaders and influencers.But, it's time to introduce today's guest. If you consume my content on a regular basis, you will know I talk about this person a lot, and hold them in very high regard. She has had a massive influence on my career, more so than I think she actually realises.One thing each and every one of us share, is the fact that we have leaders in our lives. Regardless of where you find yourself, or what stage of life you're at, leaders will play a big part in shaping your day to day. Some of us even have the privilege of leading others, and if you're one of those lucky people I have no doubt that your leadership is shaped in some part by a leader who has had a really positive impact on you. Prue Kelly is that leader for me. She was my very first Principal as a teacher and I quickly established she was someone I could always go to for support. She took a risk on me on more than one occasion, and despite the mistakes I made or difficulties I found myself in, knew she would always go into bat for me.Leadership to me, is making those people around you better. Prue cared immensely about her staff, and she fostered a rich learning environment that I'm still yet to see replicated elsewhere. We touch on this towards the end of the podcast, but her annual hand written Christmas letters to every single staff member showed her strong leadership, and passion for growing better people.

In today's episode I chat with Dale Sidebottom from Energetic Education. I love books. I love reading them, listening to them, recommending them and giving them away. I love the story that is woven in your imagination when you read them. And I love that there is nothing you can experience in life, that somebody hasn't already experienced before, and written about it in a book. Another person that shares my passion for books, is Dale. Hes no stranger to the podcast or the work I do, and I am fortunate enough I get to learn from him and work with in some form or another every day. We decided to do something different this time around, and that was record a podcast episode about our passion for a good book! We share our thoughts on five or six books that aren't necessarily educational focused, but can give great life lessons that will still be applicable in the classroom. Through the books we share, Dale and I dive into a number of themes throughout the episode include productivity, mental health, happiness, goal setting and philosophy. Books we talk about in the podcast: I will always write back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh. 10X Rule by Grant Cardone. The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Check out Dale via Energetic Education and also his new Jugar Life Daily Mission Cards!

In today's episode I chat with Dale Sidebottom from Energetic Education.I love books. I love reading them, listening to them, recommending them and giving them away. I love the story that is woven in your imagination when you read them. And I love that there is nothing you can experience in life, that somebody hasn't already experienced before, and written about it in a book.Another person that shares my passion for books, is Dale. Hes no stranger to the podcast or the work I do, and I am fortunate enough I get to learn from him and work with in some form or another every day. We decided to do something different this time around, and that was record a podcast episode about our passion for a good book!We share our thoughts on five or six books that aren't necessarily educational focused, but can give great life lessons that will still be applicable in the classroom. Through the books we share, Dale and I dive into a number of themes throughout the episode include productivity, mental health, happiness, goal setting and philosophy.Books we talk about in the podcast:I will always write back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka.Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh.10X Rule by Grant Cardone.The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll.The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.Check out Dale via Energetic Education and also his new Jugar Life Daily Mission Cards!

Today we're talking to Sam Forward from Ellesmere College in Christchurch. I have been fortunate enough to develop a nice friendship and working relationship with Sam over the last few months. We both attended the Japan Sports Forum spending a few weeks exploring Tokyo and I was quite impressed with Sam's no nonsense approach and ability to apply a critical lens to many of the situations and engagements we found ourselves in. This critical approach is an important skill both in life and probably more importantly in front of our students where we should be role modelling this as much as possible. We spend a little time recapping our trip to Japan, discussing the differences between New Zealand and Japanese approaches to Physical Education and Sport. But most of our discussion is related to Sam's experiences as an Across School Lead Teacher for his Ngā Mātāpuna o te Waihora Kahui Ako. Sam is a passionate educator who adds tremendous value not only to the Physical Education community, but to teaching across New Zealand in General. Follow Sam on Twitter.