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Teach, Tech, Lead
by Adrian Janson and Gus Humphries
Teach, Tech, Lead is a podcast by Gus Humphries and Adrian Janson that dives into the heart of modern education through three powerful lenses. Teach – What does it mean to be an effective educator today? We unpack evolving pedagogy, practical strategies, and innovative ways to engage, deliver, and assess learning in a rapidly changing world. Tech – From cutting-edge tools to tried-and-true platforms, we explore the latest in educational technology and share insights on how to bring it meaningfully into the classroom. Lead – What makes a great leader in education? We shine a light on leadership styles, practices, and stories that inspire transformation and growth in schools and beyond. Whether you’re a teacher, school leader, or simply passionate about education, Teach, Tech, Lead will inform, challenge, and inspire your practice. Got questions, ideas, or requests? We’d love to hear from you: [email protected]
Episodes
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Ep49: Zoe Bartlett #Lead
Zoe Bartlett is an education leader, systems thinker, and co-founder of Principal Operating Systems, where she works to help school leaders reduce operational load and build more sustainable leadership practices. Her work challenges the idea that leadership struggles are solely individual…
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Ep48: One-pager 16 - Thinking Is Compulsory
Our latest one-pager, Thinking Is Compulsory, pulls together many threads from previous one-pagers! We have started to build some foundational building blocks to a lesson - but this one-pager cuts to the heart of our key learning goals. If students travel through their classes without being...
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Ep47: Tracey Pacheco #Teach #Lead
Tracey Pacheco is the founder and director of Blend Learning and an experienced educator with 25 years in the New Zealand education sector. After 10 years in the classroom, she became a Ministry of Education-accredited PLD facilitator and established Blend Learning in 2015. Since then, Tracey has...
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Ep46: Haili Hughes #Teach #Lead
Recorded LIVE at the National Education Summit, this conversation with Dr.Haili Hughes is one which you will not want to miss! We touched on teacher retention, science of learning, explicit teaching, codification, lethal mutations, leadership, teacher wellbeing and teacher agency - amongst other...
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Ep45: Bjorn Norstrom #Teach
Bjorn Norstrom is an EdTech leader, STEM educator, and advocate for ethical AI adoption in K-12 education. A licensed technology educator with extensive industry certifications, Bjorn has spent more than two decades helping students and teachers connect classroom learning with real-world…
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Ep44: Alice Elwell #Teach #Lead
Dr Alice Elwell is an experienced educational leader, Head of English, and IB educator whose work sits at the intersection of teaching, research, and curriculum innovation. As a teacher of English, Theory of Knowledge, and Global Politics, she champions inquiry-driven learning, student voice, and...
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Ep43: Anita Skandarajah #Lead
Associate Professor Anita Skandarajah is an internationally recognised breast and endocrine surgeon, researcher, and medical educator. She is Head of Breast and Endocrine Surgery and Deputy Director of General Surgery at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, a Breast and Endocrine Surgeon at the Peter...
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Ep42: Danny Liu #Teach #Tech #Lead
Gus and I were thrilled to be able to chat to Professor Danny Liu - who is a molecular biologist by training, programmer by night, researcher and faculty developer by day, and educator at heart. A multiple international and national teaching award winner, he is Professor of Educational…
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Ep41: Brad Gaynor #Lead
Brad Gaynor is a leadership coach, keynote speaker, and published author of two books - From Burnout to Breakthrough: The Leadership Reset and Not One More Teacher Lost: How We Can Save the Profession. Gus and I chatted to him about a variety of topics including, why teachers burn out, his RESET...
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Ep40: One-pager 15 - Calling Across the Room
With shoutouts to House of the Dragon, Spiderman and our upcoming live pod at The National Education Summit with Dr Haili Hughes, this episode has it all! In our latest #one-pager, Gus outlines a technique he calls Calling Across the Room, designed to keep students on task in a very visible and...
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Ep39: One-pager 14 - What's the Takeaway
Many teachers use Learning Goals and Learning Intentions (or similar). Many others will be surface parts of study designs and give students lists of Key Knowledge of Key Skills dot points. None of these things are wrong, but in our latest one-pager, Gus and I discuss the ways in which we can help...
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Ep38: Jared Cooney Horvath #Teach #Tech #Lead
Gus and I were joined by Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath - a neuroscientist, educator, and researcher whose work explores how the brain learns and what that means for teaching in the real world. He's the author of The Digital Delusion, a thought-provoking book that challenges many of our assumptions…
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Ep37: One-pager 13 - The In and the Out
We know that our students have a limited 'cup' of ... for want of a better description... capacity, attention, focus! We have a tendency to fill their cups quickly and once this happens, the additional material we send in their direction, simply overflows their cup and is lost. After a prolonged...
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Ep36: Milica Savic #Teach #Lead
Milica Savic is the Coordinator of Learning & Teaching at Wesley College's Elsternwick Campus and she joined us in studio for a great conversation about learning design, instructional coaching and building cultures of inquiry. Milica has been part of a team leading a whole-school transformation…
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Ep35: Holly Wedd #Teach #Lead
Gus and I recently had a chance to chat to Holly Wedd, the Head Teacher of Maths at Orara High School. Holly has received several teaching and leadership awards, and chatting with her even for this small amount of time, it was clearly evident why! Not only does she have a passion for Maths and...
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Ep34: One-pager 12 - Thinking is Compulsory
The idea that we want (and need) our students to think seems quite uncontroversial right? In this modern age we find ourselves in, students will do their utmost to avoid thinking. Thinking is hard! It was certainly a challenge for us pre-AI but tech is continuing to make this difficult to enact…
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Ep33: Glenn Solomons #Teach #Lead
Glenn Solomons is a learning designer, course strategist and former school leader who helps educational consultants and school systems scale their impact through high-quality professional learning design. Through his company Cheeky Learning (https://www.cheekylearning.com.au/), Glenn works with...
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Ep32: Trent Ray #Tech
Trent Ray is the founder of The Cyber Safety Project and he joined Gus and myself for a chat about the challenges that schools, teachers and students face and the critical and evolving nature of the cyber safety landscape. Trent has a wealth of experience in the #Cybersafety field - driven from…
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Ep31: One-pager 11 - Are They Listening?
In the latest One-Pager from the #TeachTechLeadPodcast, Angus Humphries asks "Are they listening?" ... with the cheeky sub-title... "and why not?". Do we bombard students with long and verbose amounts of content and instructions, without first considering the cognitive load of students and how…
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Ep30: One-pager 10 - Five Things!
In the latest One-Pager from the #TeachTechLeadPodcast, Angus Humphries pitches "Five Things"! We all know the power of reading and writing and the transformative thinking that results. This technique discusses setting up a structured class room environment where students read with purpose, make...
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Ep29: Caiti Wade #Teach #Lead
Caiti Wade is on The Educator's Hot List and while this fact is not the important thing about her, the question it prompts, IS.... Why? Caiti has built a reputation for helping schools use evidence, data and cognitive science to drive meaningful student growth. With expertise spanning…
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Ep28: Ashleigh Martin #Lead
Gus and I had the pleasure of chatting to Ashleigh Martin, the Principal of Caulfield Grammar School. He is widely recognized for his forward-thinking approach to education, with a strong focus on innovation, student wellbeing, and preparing young people for a rapidly changing world. Under his...
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Ep27: Brent Sheffield #Teach
Brent Sheffield is a high school English teacher with a decade of experience driving real, measurable student growth in a Title 1 school. Brent focusses on simplifying the practices that actually move the needle - things like clear explanations, spaced retrieval, and consistent feedback. Brent is…
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Ep26: One-pager 09 - Feedback = Thinking and Doing
What is the most effective way to give feedback to students so that they actually take it on board and action it? Are you spending countless hours marking student work only to have them look at the mark and shove it to the bottom of their bag? In this, our 9th one-pager, Gus and I discuss the...
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Ep25: Merinda Bermingham #Teach #Lead
What does it really mean to teach students to think for themselves? In our latest podcast episode, we speak with Dr Merinda Bermingham, whose PhD research in critical thinking — particularly teacher understanding of critical thinking — sits at the heart of her work as an educator. Merinda is…
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Ep24: Kate Stockmans #Teach #Lead
@Kate Stockmans is an English and Drama educator and the founder of CommuniKaters, with over a decade of teaching experience in international contexts including the UK, Australia, Nepal and Uganda. Trained in dialogic teaching principles, she is passionate about the role communication plays in...
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Ep23: Amy Green #Teach #Lead
Amy Green is a keynote speaker, author and podcast host who, through her consultancy work, explores what it really means to live and work well. After starting in education, she saw how outdated ideas about productivity were leaving people overwhelmed - prompting a bigger question: what if the...
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Ep22: Sean Miller #Teach #Tech
Gus and I recently chatted to Sean Miller, a secondary school leader and educator who is passionate about how schools can use AI ethically and creatively. It was a great discussion about how AI is impacting schools and the responsibility we have to provide guardrails and guidance to students…
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Ep21: Glenn Savage #Teach #Lead
Gus and I recently had the pleasure of talking to Professor Glenn Savage, a policy sociologist and Professor of Education Futures at Melbourne University’s Faculty of Education. Our discussion covered a wide range of topics from change management, retaining and attracting teachers to the...
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Ep20: Damir Odobasic #Teach #Tech
In this episode of the Teach, Tech, Lead podcast, Gus and I spoke to Damir Odobasic - an award-winning Ed Innovator, conference presenter and speaker about how students think, remember and transfer knowledge. In what ways are digital devices and technologies disrupting or changing learning? Is AI...
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Ep19: Ellen Moffat #Teach #Lead
Ellen Moffat is a Deputy Principal, leader and educator who has held a variety of curriculum and pastoral roles in her career. She was on The Educator's Hot List in 2018 and their Rising Stars list in 2023 as well as being an Excellence Awardee at the 2021 Australian Education Awards. What was...
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Ep18: One-pager 08 - While I'm Not Watching...
In the latest of our one-pagers, Gus and I discuss While I'm Not Watching... Rather than the title of a bad horror movie, this brand new One-Pager from the #TeachTechLeadPodcast details the positive habits that we want to instill in our students! This pod (and the one-pager linked below), will…
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Ep17: One-Pager 07 - Success Looks Like...
In the latest of our one-pagers, Gus and I discuss Success Looks Like... How can we best convey to students our expectations surrounding a task or activity such that they have the optimal chance of success? This pod (and one-pager linked below), will give you the answer to that question and make…
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Ep16: One Pager 06 - You Do This!
In the latest of our one-pagers, Gus and I discuss You Do This! Explicit instruction is a well understood teaching strategy - but what is the best way to get started? This pod (and one-pager linked below), will give you a clear method for delivering instructions to classes of any year level in a...
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Ep15: Lisa Cohen #Teach #Lead
Gus and I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Lisa Cohen, who along with Lianne Kady are the founders of Elevated Educators (www.elevatededucators.com.au) and Blooming Classrooms - a researched backed behavior and wellbeing program supporting school teachers to thrive. I quite like the...
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Ep14: Anneke Stracke #Teach
Gus and I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Anneke Stracke, who has been teaching for 3 years, to talk about the challenges of being a teacher graduate and the ways in which we can better support and attract new teachers. Anneke gave some great insights into the challenges of…
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Ep13: One Pager 05 - Catch the Volcano!
In the latest of our one-pagers, Gus and I discuss Catching the Volcano! Class discussion can be fun and engaging - but frequently, our students leave our classes without a sense of the main points of what was discussed. At other times, class discussions can wander off topic, leaving us feeling...
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Ep12: DLTV Conference Vox-pop!
Recently, I attended the Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria (DLTV) annual conference (DigiCon) at ACMI in Federation Square, Melbourne. I took my digital recorder along with the view to capturing some quick sound bites with Keynote presenters and attendees on a range of topics - from AI,...
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Ep11: Brayden Stone #Teach #Lead
Gus and I were thrilled to be joined by Brayden Stone - Principal of Southern Cross Grammar School, to talk about pedagogy, leadership and connecting with students. Brayden spoke passionately about his work with the Ivanhoe Institute and the work in constructing the Ivanhoe Playbook; a collection...
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Ep10: Michael Rosenbrock #Teach #Lead
Gus and I were thrilled to chat to Michael Rosenbrock, who, with Dr Simon Breakspear, has co-authored the new book The Pruning Principle! Imagine as a leader or classroom teacher examining practice and subtracting instead of adding? The Pruning Principle challenges us to look at what we do and...
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Ep09: Dr. Anthea Rhodes #Lead
Gus and I were thrilled to be able to chat to Dr Anthea Rhodes, who is a paediatrician, researcher and child health advocate. She has clinical interests in the health needs of the vulnerable child, with expertise in child development and behaviour and research interests in child public health,...
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Ep08: One Pager 04 - Minimise distractions
In the latest of our one-pagers, Angus Humphries and I discuss minimising distractions! Sounds pretty easy right? Well - in theory - it should be! But creating an environment in which distractions are minimised or removed entirely takes some planning and structure - and once you set these in…
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Ep07: One Pager 03 - Thinking Time / Thinking Face
In the next instalment of our pedagogical "one-pagers", we look at "thinking time / thinking face"! Just how long should you wait before asking students to answer a question? How do you know if they are actually thinking about the questions? #Education #Pedagogy #Teaching #TeachTechLeadPodcast…
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Ep06: One Pager 02 - The Mental Model
In this second of our One Pagers, The Mental Model, we examine what a teacher wants a class to look like and how to establish that structure so that students know what is expected and teachers can easily see when it's "not happening". #Education #Pedagogy #Teaching #TeachTechLeadPodcast The link…
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Ep05: One Pager 01 - Start the Engine!
In this first of our One Pagers, we discuss a way of starting your class (on time) and establishing a positive tone in which students are engaged with learning right from the start. The technique also utilises retrieval practice brilliantly! #Education #Pedagogy #Teaching #TeachTechLeadPodcast…
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Teach, Tech, Lead: Ep04 - Meg Adem
In this episode of Teach, Tech, Lead, we chat to Meg Adem! Meg is our Head of Campus and we talk to her about her educational journey, including what inspires her, the challenges of leadership and how she achieves work life balance. It's a great conversation - hope you enjoy it! Don't forget that...
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Teach, Tech, Lead: Ep03 - Renee Adams
In this episode of Teach, Tech, Lead, we talk to Renee Adams - a Maths educator of many years' experience who has done amazing work with girls' sport, in particular, playing a strong role in the establishment of secondary school girls' football. As always, feel free to email us at...
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Teach, Tech, Lead: Ep02 - Adrian Janson
In this episode of Teach, Tech, Lead, Gus and AJ discuss the world of tech and touch on some of the topics that we may explore in future episodes! Feel free to email us at [email protected] with comments and questions! Thanks for listening - we hope you enjoy it!
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Teach, Tech, Lead: Ep01 - Gus Humphries
Teach, Tech, Lead is a brand new podcast that explores the future of education — how we teach, the tech we use, and the leaders who inspire change. Join Gus Humphries and Adrian Janson (AJ) as they uncover ideas that challenge and inspire. In this first episode, Gus and AJ introduce the podcast…
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Teach, Tech, Lead is a podcast by Gus Humphries and Adrian Janson that dives into the heart of modern education through three powerful lenses. Teach – What does it mean to be an effective educator today? We unpack evolving pedagogy, practical strategies, and innovative ways to engage, deliver, and assess learning in a rapidly changing world. Tech – From cutting-edge tools to tried-and-true platforms, we explore the latest in educational technology and share insights on how to bring it meaningfully into the classroom. Lead – What makes a great leader in education? We shine a light on leadership styles, practices, and stories that inspire transformation and growth in schools and beyond. Whether you’re a teacher, school leader, or simply passionate about education, Teach, Tech, Lead will inform, challenge, and inspire your practice. Got questions, ideas, or requests? We’d love to hear from you: [email protected]
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