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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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!

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Dan Popping is a young teacher from the Waikato currently working at Rototuna Senior High School. I first met Dan when I attended one of his sessions at PENZ conference in 2018 down in Dunedin. Since that session I have seen him be a really visible educator on social media as he adds value to our learning area by sharing his experiences. His experiences at Rototuna High School paint a picture of a teacher that is collaborative, has a lot of passion for his students, and cares about the people he works with. The focus of the episode was an integrated approach to teaching Physical Education and Health, which he describes in depth. The set up at Rototuna is fascinating for someone like me who is based in a much more traditional Secondary School and I think the stories he shares will motivate a number of you as we move into the holiday period. Dan on Twitter. Win with Augmented Learning.

Rocky Biasi is a former teacher who practically stumbled across a career in counselling after finding himself suffering depression and anxiety and needing help. He quickly grew passionate about counselling, eventually formalising his professional development approach and created the Accidental Counsellor Training. The premise of the Accidental Counsellor Training is that as educators we often find ourselves in counselling situations by accident, but are not always equipped with the tools, knowledge or understanding to support our students. My chat with Rocky was both insightful and eye opening for me, particularly our discussion around a solutions focused approach. We also explore topics such as growth mindset and failure. Rocky's knowledge here is second to none, and I encourage you action some of the suggestions Rocky explains throughout the episode.

Last month I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Claire Amos who is the Principal at Albany Senior High School. Claire is an innovative leader and educator who is doing fantastic things for both her students and staff. We touch on a number of key topics throughout the episode including: the transition from Deputy Principal to Principal, some of her many "hats" in education, her "lens on powerful learning", future focused education and what that could look like moving forward. We also had the opportunity to discuss DisruptED - the Social Learning Experience which Claire and several other educational leaders launched earlier in the year. DisruptED is a unique take on professional learning where educators can drop in and out of as they please, contributing to the learning in a number of different ways. Do make sure you sign up to the DisruptEd Facebook Group, and check out Claire on Twitter!

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.

In today's Vlog (see the Facebook page for the video) I provide some rationale around the upcoming podcast rebrand from, NZPETeachercast to the Augmented Learning Podcast & Vlog. I also discuss my involvement in the upcoming Japan Sports Forum and an online conference I am looking to launch at the end of the term! Excited to be back and looking forward to more podcasts and vlogs this year!

Nichola and I spend an hour discussing a range of topics relating to our Maori learners and how we approach all things te ao Maori. Nichola is a vocal advocate for Maori and as the Maori representative on the PENZ board is leading the way by supporting our Maori educators to develop their confidence and skills in the classroom via the Maori Advisory Group. If you have any questions about anything we have discussed or you want to just get in touch with Nichola, hit her up via Manurewa High School. Nichola mentioned a new app that was released this week - Kupu. If you haven't seen it, you need to get it NOW! Click here to download on iOS or grab it on Google Play.

In today's episode I get to chat with Chris Hueston who is Head of Physical Education and Health at Newlands College in Wellington. Chris is doing an amazing job role modelling reflective practice while facilitating the development of this concept / process among his students and colleagues. He has a strong focus on relationships in the classroom which is very clear throughout this episode. We spend time discussing why reflective practice is important in teaching, how reflective practice occurs for Chris and his students, tools that support reflective practice, and a range of other topics and ideas. Check out Chris on Twitter.

The best workshop I attended at this years PENZ conference was the team from King's College describing some of the approaches they have with students working towards their scholarship portfolio. One key strategy that occurs late in term three was a Dragon's Den style pitch, requiring students to share and describe their selected topic! This unique take on sharing to a group and receiving feedback was a hit during the workshop and I thought it would be worth getting Alexandra Smith who is the HOD of Health & Physical Education at Kings College. If you teach Scholarship PE, you cannot afford to miss this episode! You can get in touch with Alexandra via Twitter.

A regular on the podcast, Dale Sidebottom joins me for an impromptu chat following the first of two New Zealand Learning with Games workshops where we have been sharing our knowledge around gamification and game based learning. Dale is a high energy educator with infectious enthusiasm that always lights up the room. We spend some time unpacking some of the great moments from our Hamilton workshop and have some general chit chat around a number of other topics such as: connection before content, gratitude, pitching game ideas, retreats, sunrises and Jugar Life!

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.

I had the privilege of sitting down with David Cournane, Head of Physical Education and Health at Wellington College to discuss the current climate of school sport. We pondered the value of sport within this system and touch on some of the challenges we face - such as early identification and specialisation, and the focus on winning versus development. David also touches on his involvement within a Sport NZ pilot project which looks at some of the themes mentioned above. As mentioned at the start of the podcast, Dale Sidebottom and I are hosting two workshops towards the end of August in Hamilton and Christchurch. Click through the links for more information. Today's episode is sponsored by Sport Strapping New Zealand, an online learning platform providing high quality video to support your school, coaches, managers and organisations to deliver effective injury prevention and management through sport strapping! Click here to trial or use the code NZPETEACHERCAST on any package to save 30%.

I strongly believe that as Physical Educators we are provided with an opportunity to build, foster and develop leadership more so than any other learning area. However, leadership is not something that comes natural to many people, nor does the ability to effectively teach it to a young person! What was exciting for me during the recording of this vlog was some of the insight Joel provided around this area. He really challenged the way I approach leadership when working with my students and gave me several ideas to take away and reflect on as I look at how I can be a better teacher for my students. Have a watch (or listen) of the episode and see what strikes a chord with you, then dtermine how you can transfer that learning or take away into the classroom or your teaching environment to build and foster leadership with the young people you work with. As mentioned toward the end of the episode, Joel is running an excellent two day workshop titled "Life by Design" which focuses around discovering your purpose, building decisiveness, gaining clarity through your vision, and developing the courage to act. If Joel has inspired you at all through this episode, please check out the landing page to his workshop here. Check out his Facebook page too!

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.

Another return guest for the video log this week, with Matt Lambert (Head of Physical Education and Health at Heretaunga College and PE Gear Shed superstar). We get to have a quick chat about the Armoury and how HC use it within their PE programme, as well as a few questions around the physical performance of our young people from a perspective of what we as educators do well and what we could do a little better. The episode has a couple of guest appearances too, the Heretaunga College Caretaker and his lawn mower, as well as the Heretaunga College School bell. It does seem schools are the worst places to record podcasts and video logs!

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.

Today we welcome a return guest on the video log / podcast! Troy Ruhe featured on the NZPETeachercast way back in episode 11 where he talked about Maori achieving educational success as Maori which was a very popular episode. This time we manage to find some down time on a brief trip back to Wellington where we have a short workout, then cram in a few questions about his PHD, talk about his new found CrossFit passion and discuss how teachers might go about developing and fostering our students' relationship with physical activity and sport. Thanks to CrossfitFRF for the workout!

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.

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.

Following a successful day presenting to a group of teachers in Wellington, Dale and I settle into our Hotel after flying to Auckland for day 2 of the Learning with Games NZ Tour. Dale has been somewhat of an inspiration for me, with his consistent focus on gratitude and mindfulness. On his own podcast (The Energetic Education Podcast), episode 42 with High Van Cuylenberg was one of the best interviews I have listened to last year. Hugh talked about how resilience, gratitude and mindfulness are three very important areas of your life that you can take control of. I wanted to throw some quickfire questions at Dale regarding his thoughts around gratitude, why gratitude is important and how he demonstrates gratitude on a daily basis.

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.

In the final episode for 2017 I had the pleasure of catching up with Susie Stevens who is the Lead Subject Advisor for Physical Education New Zealand. If you haven't met Susie before, she is a vibrant and very animated educator who is super passionate about all things movement and PE related. Susie shares a lot during this episode and discusses a number of topics in considerable detail. We hear about her time at the International Olympic Academy, thoughts on technology in PE, the current state of our profession, upcoming conferences, the role of PENZ, and also a bit of a review of what she has been involved with this year. Susie can be contacted at susie@penz.org.nz, or you can hit her up on Twitter @susierstevens, and don't forget to check out the PENZ website for more information, news and updates.

Getting to record podcast interviews in person are so much more enjoyable than over Skype. Even better than that though, are interviews that take place outside of New Zealand! For the penultimate episode of the year, #NZPETeachercast is broadcasting from St Kilda in Melbourne! A group of teachers and Directors of Sport have been on a travel scholarship to some outstanding schools who are doing innovative things with their ADP. While it is really hard to paint a picture of how these schools are implementing these programmes, we do our best to explain some of the key features and take aways from our observations. I am joined by the one and only Celia Fleck who featured on the podcast way back at episode 7 and took over as interviewer with episode 17! Also joining us for this session is Matthew Cleaver who is Head of Physical Education and Health and New Plymouth Boys High School. Keep an eye out for some video logs coming soon that will allow you to see some of the facilities we have observed throughout the trip.

In today's episode we hear from an individual who is about to start his teaching career. Jack Stewart will be working at Rongotai College next year and we have a brief chat about some of his experiences of education growing up, what his teacher training was like, and what he is looking forward to most next year. In 6 months time we are going to revisit some of his thoughts and ideas and see how he is progressing in his new career!

In this weeks episode I get to sit down with Design Thinking fan Ximena Aitken from Island Bay Primary School. I am still amazed when I talk to some of our outstanding Primary educators to hear hear how committed and passionate they are, and also how different the learning is from when I went through Primary school 30 (ish) years ago. Ximena is a bit of a Design Thinking Process pro so we spend most of our time talking about that, but we also touch on a prototype she has developed which helps gamify professional learning. You can get in touch with Ximena (@Edk8R) via her Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/Edk8R

On a fairly calm and quiet Halloween evening, I was fortunate enough to have Dave Meaclem (Rongotai College first XV coach), open his home to share a beer to two while talking leadership. I have enjoyed watching Dave not just develop and educate our students, but also empowering them to take up leadership roles and make positive decisions. Throughout this episode we get to hear how he fosters leadership among his athletes, but we also get insight and wisdom from a coach who has spent 32 years fine tuning his craft. Dave runs the Rugbycoach.co.nz Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/rugbycoachnz

Earlier this month I was extremely lucky to find myself in the Middle East of all places! As a masterclass presenter at the Connected PE Conference I was able to share my knowledge around gamification and flipped learning. One of the highlights of the trip was being able to sit down with and ex-pat Kiwi who has recently made the move to Dubai with his family to teach. Being in the United Arab Emirates is definitely an eye opener, and Greg Thurlow describes some of the challenges he and his family face on a day to day basis as well as some of the great experiences this opportunity affords. A great listen if teaching internationally is something in your short to medium term plan!

In this weeks episode of NZPETeachercast I have the pleasure of sitting down with Australia's most entertaining Science teacher (an unofficial title I have given him) - Pete Whiting! I love teachers who game, and Pete is a die hard gamer from way back. We spend a good amount of time discussing the implementation of gamification with his classes but we also delve into his passion for flipped learning and touch on his success using a Genius Hour approach with his students. Check out the links below to find out more about Pete and explore some of the things we discussed in the episode: Pete on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mr_van_W John Catterson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jfcatto How Pete and John gamified their classroom: http://bit.ly/2fe3vlC The Plague game and genius hour: http://bit.ly/2gFCtXt Classcraft: https://www.classcraft.com/ Pete and Johns podcast (Teachers Talking Teaching): http://teacherstalkingteaching.libsyn.com/

To kick off term four (in NZ schools) I am super pumped to have a very good friend and superstar coach and athlete on the Podcast! Jason Koster is a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, Olympic judo coach, business owner and co-founder of Fit Futures Learning Institute which provides online learning and education to help develop high quality personal trainers. In today's episode, Jason discusses what drives him, elaborates on aspects of his coaching philosophy, addresses strategies to manage loss and grief, then highlights what it means to have a strong tribe and community behind you.

In the last episode of term three, I have managed to wrangle a teacher here at Rongotai College into sitting down for a chat. Matt Eagle is a Social Studies teacher who has invested a considerable amount of time, effort and hard work into building a community of learners within Rongotai College and the surrounding community. Whether that be through teaching social studies, coaching basketball or role modelling what it means to be an engaged and reflective learner, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge. Also, learn more about the Connected PE Community at the following link: http://bit.ly/2y5Raud

Today we welcome Dale Sidebottom, an enthusiastic primary and secondary trained teacher who travels around the world hosting active learning workshops to primary and secondary students with his company Energetic Education. He also runs a successful personal training company that focuses on creating engaging training contexts and environments. Dale is an amazing bloke who loves a good yarn and you're going to hear a lot about what drives him to motivate others in this episode. Make sure you check out his latest podcast at http://apple.co/2wDozqM and take a peek at https://learningwith.games which is his latest project!

Today we welcome Stephen McConnachie from Middleton Grange School onto the podcast. With a passion for all things technology, Stephen has successfully managed to embed exciting tools and e-learning approaches within his classroom. He also role models his use of technology by leading a wide variety of professional development opportunities for Mathematics educators around Christchurch and New Zealand.

It's fitting that for Episode 20 we get to hear from the amazing Andy Milne! A passionate Health teacher that gives SO much to the Health and PE community, Andy was this year awarded National Health Teacher of the Year. He is truly a global educator if ever I have met one, and we spend quite a bit of time discussing what this means among a variety of other very cool things Andy has achieved in his career. It was a real honour speaking with him. To celebrate 20 episodes, we are giving away a t-shirt from sendateacher.com (which we discuss in the podcast). All kiwi educators who share the Twitter post, or leave a review on iTunes (and yes you can have two entries if you do both!) will go in the draw to win one of these cool t-shirts and help get a teacher to #SHAPENashville 2018! Get in there team!

Today I get to speak with a former colleague who has been all over the media recently, for the changes around compulsory Te reo Maori at Auckland Grammar. Neitana Lobb is a passionate educator who has been teaching for about four years now and is doing great things motivating our young people and advocating for Maori culture in education.

In episode 18 of the NZPETeachercast, we have a passionate senior leader from Sacred Heart Girls' College in New Plymouth. We spend a lot the episode talking about how the school wide inquiry came about, with an emphasis on the HOF group that helped co-construct the process. Due to some unfortunate weather, there is a bit of clipping throughout - apologies in advance.

A while back it was suggested that maybe someone should interview me on NZPETeachercast.. I thought nothing much of it until a very respected colleague of mine (Celia Fleck) emailed me through some interview questions - now I know how all these people feel when I randomly ask them to appear on the podcast! Celia asked some great questions and we spend some time focusing on the past, present and future, linking in with the theme from this years PENZ conference. We cover a range of things: my sporting background, flipped learning, growth mindset, My Study Series, the future of PE and a few other things. I hope you learn a little more about me!

Todays episode is a unique one, because we put a request out for questions on Twitter and have presented them to a beginning teacher (actually in her second year). I must admit we received some really good questions! Mallory is a fantastic Health and PE teacher from Kings College who has been innovating since she started her career 18 months ago. She is a big proponent of social media and co hosts the NZBT chat on Twitter with Georgia Dougherty. Mallory (and Georgia) were also awarded the Outstanding New Professional at the recent PENZ conference, recognition that was well deserved for both of them!

Every so often you come across a teacher who is gifted with an amazing talent and ability to inspire the tamariki of NZ like no other. In the very brief time I have known him, Julian Reid falls into that category of educator - and I am blown away by his passion and enthusiasm for making a change. I have listened to this episode three times already and I regret only asking Julian 10 questions!

kickstarting new episodes of NZPETeachercast with a great interview with Jeremy Cumming, a seconded Secondary Advisor at the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch from Catholic Cathedral College. We have a fantastic discussion about the flipped classroom, with a bit of an emphasis on how it can impact relationships with our students.

To kick of 2017, we're having a focus on elite athletes and coaches who are also educators. Todays guest is Zico Coronel from Rongotai College. Zico is an exceptional teacher and basketball coach. He has been the Assistant Head Coach of the Wellington Saints for a number of years, has coached in many schools around New Zealand, won a variety of championships with his current junior basketball team, and more recently was named Head Coach of the New Zealand U16 Boys team. I love the way Zico infuses his passion for basketball within all aspects of his teaching!

In the final episode of the NZPETeachercast for 2016, I get to interview a beginning teacher from Tamaki College in Auckland, NZ. Georgia Dougherty is a Health and PE teacher who is just wrapping up her first year in the profession. She is a teacher who is very reflective, has spent a considerable amount of time seeking to learn and develop her own practice, and in less than a year, is already considered a role model for those of us trying to be more innovative with our students. Throughout this episode we pull apart Georgia's first year as a teacher and consider some of the successes and challenges she has faced over the last 12 months. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I want to thank everyone for taking the time to listen in over the last 12 episodes. Tune in again in February 2017 for the start of a new teaching year, and more inspiring educators!

In the penultimate episode of the NZPETeachercast for 2016, I am extremely privileged to interview an ex student of mine. I taught Troy Ruhe during my time at Wellington High School, where he demonstrated success in everything he put his mind to. But even more impressive than his constant success in the classroom, was his willingness to be a role model for other Māori and Pasifika students throughout the school. He had mana, or an influence about him that had significant influence on many students and teachers that came in contact with him. Troy and I discuss a range of factors relating to his educational success as a Māori student.

In the 10th episode of the NZPETeachercast we have Andrew O'neill from Middleton Grange School. I met Andrew at PENZ conference earlier in the year and we bumped into each other again at the PENZ Inspired Leadership Programme here in Wellington. Andrew and his team are having huge success using a Sport Education approach with 1.4. We talk about this authentic approach to learning as well as discuss a few small successes as we move into the second year of a report format of PE Scholarship.

Today the NZPETeachercast has its first international guest in the one and only PE Geek, Jarrod Robinson. Jarrod develops and builds apps to support PE teachers in the classroom and contributes significantly to the professional development of teachers around the world. We talk across a range of topics including where he started from, Connected PE conference and community, emerging technologies in PE and his latest app, Monsuta Fitness.

In todays episode we hear from Cam Smith from Scots College as he discusses socio-critical thought and its practical applications in junior and senior PE. We also spend some time talking about his Masters in Education as well as making some bold predication's about the All Blacks.

In this episode we get to hear from Celia Fleck who is the current Curriculum Facilitator for Play.Sport. We discuss a range of topics including the Sport in Education Programme, her role with Play.Sport and the upcoming #WellyHPE Workshop Series.

In episode 6 of the NZPETeachercast we have Rachael Dixon joining us to talk health consultation. Despite being such a crucial part of our curriculum development, it's a process that seems to lack a lot of understanding as well as carry quite a few myths with it. Rachael addresses some of those myths and gives some great ideas about how we might prepare and plan for this process.

A throw back to PENZ Conference 2016 where I had my very first podcast interview with the one and only Garry Carnachan, Executive Director of the NZ Secondary Schools Sports Council. We talk about the Sport in Education programme, whats driving our youth away from physical activity and a brief discussion about a project called The Teachers Games.

In episode 4 of NZPETeachercast, we talk senior courses with Matt Lambert. Matt is the head of department of Physical Education and is taking a really unique approach to course design.

I'll be sharing a recent challenge, success and a new app I find useful in my teaching. Today I discuss the challenges of parent teacher evenings, a recent success meeting with a Board of Trustees representative and I talk about the application School Report Writer.

In episode 2 of NZPETeachercast, we have our first guest with Kelly Ross from Tarawera High School. Kelly is the Curriculum Leader of Health and PE and is doing amazing work within a modern learning environment thanks to a $14 million rebuild.

In the very first episode of NZPETeachercast, I describe my reasons for launching and introduce the format for the show. I'll be sharing a recent challenge, success and a new app I find useful in my teaching. Today I discuss the challenges of a disengaged student, my success within the Sport in Education approach to learning and the app Google Keep.