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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.

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 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 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

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.

This week I head off to Japan with some stunning Physical Educators to explore Tokyo and deepen physical education teachers' awareness, of culture, traditions and society in Japan. This is part of the Japan Sports Forum by the Asia New Zealand Foundation as part of their education programme, which supports teachers and students in understanding the diversity of and opportunities in Asia.. Yasheeka works for the Foundation and is leading the trip to Tokyo this Friday. She spends some time with me talking about what we can expect in Japan, some of the culture surrounding education there and also some of expected outcomes as we explore the region.

This week I head off to Japan with some stunning Physical Educators to explore Tokyo and deepen physical education teachers’ awareness, of culture, traditions and society in Japan. This is part of the Japan Sports Forum by the Asia New Zealand Foundation as part of their education programme, which supports teachers and students in understanding the diversity of and opportunities in Asia..Yasheeka works for the Foundation and is leading the trip to Tokyo this Friday. She spends some time with me talking about what we can expect in Japan, some of the culture surrounding education there and also some of expected outcomes as we explore the region.

Video is a powerful way to engage our learners and Henry Harland has found a unique way to leverage high quality video to build excitement and energy with his students. Throughout this episode we talk a lot about social media and how it can be used effectively, we touch on tips for integrating more technology in meaningful ways throughout our practice, but the key take away lies in Henry's use of hype videos at the beginning of a topic or unit. We mention Instagram a lot in this episode, feel free to add and follow Henry as well as my own account. Henry shares some fantastic games and PE related content on a regular basis.

Video is a powerful way to engage our learners and Henry Harland has found a unique way to leverage high quality video to build excitement and energy with his students. Throughout this episode we talk a lot about social media and how it can be used effectively, we touch on tips for integrating more technology in meaningful ways throughout our practice, but the key take away lies in Henry's use of hype videos at the beginning of a topic or unit.We mention Instagram a lot in this episode, feel free to add and follow Henry as well as my own account. Henry shares some fantastic games and PE related content on a regular basis.

In the first week of the school holidays Jordan and I were fortunate enough to fly down to Dunedin to attend the 60th Physical Education New Zealand conference! We felt that this would be a good opportunity to sit down and have a discussion about what we enjoyed about conference, our key take aways and learning, and to share a few stories for people who didn't get to attend. Attending PENZ conference is always a highlight for me and it's great to meet and network with a number of like minded educators who are passionate about PE and movement. Lots of shout outs during this episode including the crew from Kings College in Auckland discussing their amazing scholarship programme; Hastings Boys PE department and their approach to building character among their junior students; a dodgey debate moderator; our new PENZ President Celia Fleck; a couple of water polo players, and a random guy in a kilt! As mentioned in the introduction, Dale Sidebottom and I are running two more workshops this term with a focus around gamification and game based learning. We are hitting up Hamilton on Monday the 20th of August, then making our way down to Christchurch for Tuesday the 21st of August. Check out the links as we would love to see you there! Please rate the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Facebook!

In the first week of the school holidays Jordan and I were fortunate enough to fly down to Dunedin to attend the 60th Physical Education New Zealand conference! We felt that this would be a good opportunity to sit down and have a discussion about what we enjoyed about conference, our key take aways and learning, and to share a few stories for people who didn't get to attend.Attending PENZ conference is always a highlight for me and it's great to meet and network with a number of like minded educators who are passionate about PE and movement. Lots of shout outs during this episode including the crew from Kings College in Auckland discussing their amazing scholarship programme; Hastings Boys PE department and their approach to building character among their junior students; a dodgey debate moderator; our new PENZ President Celia Fleck; a couple of water polo players, and a random guy in a kilt!As mentioned in the introduction, Dale Sidebottom and I are running two more workshops this term with a focus around gamification and game based learning. We are hitting up Hamilton on Monday the 20th of August, then making our way down to Christchurch for Tuesday the 21st of August. Check out the links as we would love to see you there!Please rate the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Facebook!

In today's episode we get to hear from Dr. Craig Harrison as we carry on talking about athlete development from a fortnight ago. If you haven't heard the previous episode, scroll down and have a listen to episode 35 ! Craig is an outstanding individual who makes a significant contribution to the development of our youth. You'll notice how well he articulates his thoughts and ideas around themes that he is obviously so passionate about which is unsurprising given the success of his podcast The Athlete Development Show. Enjoy part two, and please don't hesitate to contact Craig on the platforms below and jump onto iTunes and subscribe to his podcast. Craig on Twitter | Craig on Instagram |Craig on Facebook | Craig's website |Craig's podcast on iTunes. Today's episode of the NZPETeachercast was sponsored by Sport Strapping New Zealand. Head along and use the code SSNZ20 to save 20% off all annual packages.

In today's episode we get to hear from Dr. Craig Harrison as we carry on talking about athlete development from a fortnight ago. If you haven't heard the previous episode, scroll down and have a listen to episode 35 !Craig is an outstanding individual who makes a significant contribution to the development of our youth. You'll notice how well he articulates his thoughts and ideas around themes that he is obviously so passionate about which is unsurprising given the success of his podcast The Athlete Development Show. Enjoy part two, and please don't hesitate to contact Craig on the platforms below and jump onto iTunes and subscribe to his podcast.Craig on Twitter | Craig on Instagram |Craig on Facebook | Craig's website |Craig's podcast on iTunes.Today's episode of the NZPETeachercast was sponsored by Sport Strapping New Zealand. Head along and use the code SSNZ20 to save 20% off all annual packages.

In the first of this two part episode (two parts because the conversation ended up flowing out to 100 minutes!) Dr. Craig Harrison and I sit down to talk about a number of topics - Growing up, what drove Craig as an athlete, tertiary study, the move into athlete development, and how to foster a positive attitude toward physical activity with our young people. Craig is an outstanding individual who makes a significant contribution to the development of our youth. You'll notice how well he articulates his thoughts and ideas around themes that he is obviously so passionate about which is unsurprising given the success of his podcast The Athlete Development Show. Enjoy part one, and please don't hesitate to contact Craig on the platforms below and jump onto iTunes and subscribe to his podcast. Craig on Twitter | Craig on Instagram |Craig on Facebook | Craig's website |Craig's podcast on iTunes. Today's episode of the NZPETeachercast was sponsored by Sport Strapping New Zealand. Head along and use the code SSNZ20 to save 20% off all annual packages.

In the first of this two part episode (two parts because the conversation ended up flowing out to 100 minutes!) Dr. Craig Harrison and I sit down to talk about a number of topics - Growing up, what drove Craig as an athlete, tertiary study, the move into athlete development, and how to foster a positive attitude toward physical activity with our young people.Craig is an outstanding individual who makes a significant contribution to the development of our youth. You'll notice how well he articulates his thoughts and ideas around themes that he is obviously so passionate about which is unsurprising given the success of his podcast The Athlete Development Show. Enjoy part one, and please don't hesitate to contact Craig on the platforms below and jump onto iTunes and subscribe to his podcast.Craig on Twitter | Craig on Instagram |Craig on Facebook | Craig's website |Craig's podcast on iTunes.Today's episode of the NZPETeachercast was sponsored by Sport Strapping New Zealand. Head along and use the code SSNZ20 to save 20% off all annual packages.

What a treat you're in for with episode 34! Em Beban is a recent teaching graduate who is currently away in the Northern Hemisphere exploring the world. Prior to heading off she had been working as a relief teacher in Auckland doing some amazing things with her classes and students. She is an extremely passionate person which you will get a feel for immediately - our discussions around sustainability, the outdoors and experiential learning really highlight the type of deep thinker Em is. Please head along and check out some of her "rich and delicious" writing as she documents her travels abroad through her blog "All the little things". Additionally, you can follow along via Instagram. Like, share and review the podcast please!

What a treat you're in for with episode 34! Em Beban is a recent teaching graduate who is currently away in the Northern Hemisphere exploring the world. Prior to heading off she had been working as a relief teacher in Auckland doing some amazing things with her classes and students. She is an extremely passionate person which you will get a feel for immediately - our discussions around sustainability, the outdoors and experiential learning really highlight the type of deep thinker Em is.Please head along and check out some of her "rich and delicious" writing as she documents her travels abroad through her blog "All the little things". Additionally, you can follow along via Instagram.Like, share and review the podcast please!

In this weeks quickfire episode, I sit down with Adam Rybinski, Headboy from Rongotai College. I love being able to sit down with past and present students to hear what they have to say about education. All too often we get caught up in what the "professionals" have to say about how we should teach, but forget about the young people we are in front of every day. They have a voice, and opinions about how they want to learn and what works for them. We should be seeking feedback from them all the time! Adam shares his thoughts around what makes a good teacher, some of his best educational memories, and how teachers might build effective relationships with their students.

In this weeks quickfire episode, I sit down with Adam Rybinski, Headboy from Rongotai College. I love being able to sit down with past and present students to hear what they have to say about education. All too often we get caught up in what the "professionals" have to say about how we should teach, but forget about the young people we are in front of every day. They have a voice, and opinions about how they want to learn and what works for them. We should be seeking feedback from them all the time! Adam shares his thoughts around what makes a good teacher, some of his best educational memories, and how teachers might build effective relationships with their students.

Back in January I was very lucky to sit down with one of the most selfless teachers I have ever had the opportunity to meet. Christina Polatajko is a Primary teacher from Melbourne, Australia. What sets her apart from other teachers I have met, is her unwavering passion to learn from others educators. She self funds professional learning trips all around the world, and even goes as far as asking if she can "guest teach" other teachers PE classes. The first half of this episode is recorded in January, the second half was recorded upon her return from the USA so we get to hear all about her experiences abroad! Christina on Twitter. Christina's Facebook page. Christina's website.

Back in January I was very lucky to sit down with one of the most selfless teachers I have ever had the opportunity to meet. Christina Polatajko is a Primary teacher from Melbourne, Australia. What sets her apart from other teachers I have met, is her unwavering passion to learn from others educators. She self funds professional learning trips all around the world, and even goes as far as asking if she can "guest teach" other teachers PE classes. The first half of this episode is recorded in January, the second half was recorded upon her return from the USA so we get to hear all about her experiences abroad!Christina on Twitter.Christina's Facebook page.Christina's website.

This episode was recorded all the way back in January this year, and while the audio isn't stunning it's the content inside which makes this well worth the listen! I met Andy about three years ago when we both Keynoted the Tasmania State ACHPER conference. I was amazed by the passion he demonstrated and have been following his work closely ever since. In this episode, Andy really unpacks what good teaching looks like and feels like to him, and we hear a bit about his role helping mentor other physical educators conduct more effective PE and sport. Andy's website. Andy on Twitter.

This episode was recorded all the way back in January this year, and while the audio isn't stunning it's the content inside which makes this well worth the listen!I met Andy about three years ago when we both Keynoted the Tasmania State ACHPER conference. I was amazed by the passion he demonstrated and have been following his work closely ever since. In this episode, Andy really unpacks what good teaching looks like and feels like to him, and we hear a bit about his role helping mentor other physical educators conduct more effective PE and sport.Andy's website.Andy on Twitter.

Welcome back to the NZPETeachercast! On today's episode I describe the new format for the podcast where I am looking to introduce some shorter segments which will be also broadcast as videologs on the NZPETeachercast facebook page. Each fortnight I will be bringing shorter interviews featuring 3-4 quickfire questions with a guest or two. Each of these episodes will end on some actionable content that you can take away and implement in your teaching practice, or life in general. This will help make the podcast a little more sustainable moving forward and make for some interesting new educational related content. Today I discuss reflective practice - what it is, what it looks and a simple but effective way of being more reflective in your life. Like, subscribe and check us out on Facebook! As mentioned at the start of the episode, don't forget to book your Learning with Games workshop for next week: 7th of May at Heretaunga College in Wellington and 8th of May at Huapai District School in Auckland. Tickets available here.

Welcome back to the NZPETeachercast! On today's episode I describe the new format for the podcast where I am looking to introduce some shorter segments which will be also broadcast as videologs on the NZPETeachercast facebook page.Each fortnight I will be bringing shorter interviews featuring 3-4 quickfire questions with a guest or two. Each of these episodes will end on some actionable content that you can take away and implement in your teaching practice, or life in general. This will help make the podcast a little more sustainable moving forward and make for some interesting new educational related content.Today I discuss reflective practice - what it is, what it looks and a simple but effective way of being more reflective in your life. Like, subscribe and check us out on Facebook!As mentioned at the start of the episode, don't forget to book your Learning with Games workshop for next week: 7th of May at Heretaunga College in Wellington and 8th of May at Huapai District School in Auckland. Tickets available here.

Have you ever wondered why video games can become potentially addictive? Is it the built-in reward system, the sense of satisfaction that gamers may not have in the real world. Video games can also be used in a positive educational format, which leads me to our podcast for today. I will be talking with my good mate New Zealand super star teacher Carl Condliffe. Carl has established himself as a world leader in mixing gamification and education together. Today he will talk about his experience as a professional gamer, where he was flown all over the globe competing in gaming tournaments, right through to been an elite athlete as part of the New Zealand bobsled team. We will also discuss our brand new gamified learning platform in Learning with Games, your chance to receive a 20% discount if you sign up for a year’s subscription of amazing resources. Listen in as we will mention the code you need in today’s episode. This is just one podcast episode that you cannot afford to miss. Learning with Games is a new platform designed by Carl and myself– www.learningwith.games Limited time 20% discount code for Learning with Games – ‘LWG’ To find out more about Carl you can find him on twitter @NZPEteacher, as well as his main website – www.nzpeteacher.com Carl’s flipped learning study series – www.mystudyseries.co.nz Carl’s podcast can be found here – NZPETeachercast on iTunes