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Capacity Building – Leadable – Trusty Tools

Introducing the first of our “Leadables”- “Trusty Tools” A critical element of change leadership is “going slow to go fast”, but sometimes leaders need a short, sharp focus to generate professional learning conversations or for individual reflection. Designed as “quick shots”, “Leadables” are intended to be used to provoke dialogue and focussed conversations around a variety […]

Podcast – From Me to Us

NPDLConnect Podcast series   Human exchange in a ´digitalized´world has turned the capacity to collaborate into a vital skill to develop professional knowledge.  John Mavorec sees this shift as a ´knowmad society´. Whereas industrial society required people to settle in one place and perform a specific function; technologies allow a new paradigm of workers to arise, performing from anywhere, […]

Podcast – Kerry Hall

NPDLConnect Podcast series How do learning environments support new pedagogies? How do they enable deeper learning? Given a blank canvas, what could our learning spaces look like? In this podcast, we hear about Cashmere Primary’s challenge to rebuild their school after the devastating Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand. From the ashes rose an opportunity to […]

Podcast – Scott Millman and Helen Leyden

NPDLConnect Podcast series Between the macro and the micro level visions for educational change, and as we work on making change happen, there are gaps that sometimes end in superficial or false signals of change. ´Leadership from the middle´ has a pivotal role shaping implementation to achieve coherence, turning what education should be into what […]

Podcast – Bruce Jepsen

NPDLConnect Podcast series When thinking about the future of education and how to reshape it for the modern era, we expect ¨the new¨ to emerge from the balance between the aspects we want to keep and those we want to change. This equation is easier said than done, especially when we consider that  whole education […]

Podcast – Derek Wenmoth

NPDLConnect Podcast series Derek Wenmoth is the Director of eLearning for Core Education Ltd, a not for profit referential educational research and development organization in NZ.  Derek, and CORE, focus on transforming education in NZ by enabling modern learning. Derek is also Cluster Lead for New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, and has vast experience as […]

Podcast – Michael Fullan part 2

NPDLConnect Podcast series Michael Fullan – Part II. In this Podcast Michael Fullan talks about the false signals of educational change. He shares his thoughts on what politicians usually overlook when aiming for equity worldwide. Michael reflects on the relationship between neuroscience and learning, the plasticity of the brain, the future emotional intelligence of robots and […]

Podcast – Michael Fullan part 1

NPDLConnect Podcast series Michael Fullan is a worldwide authority on educational reform. Michael “walks the talk” by leading our NPDL Partnership – a global endeavor to shift pedagogy and deepen learning  in over 1000 schools in 7 countries. A former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, Michael […]

Podcast – Joanne Quinn

NPDLConnect Podcast series Joanne Quinn leads the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning Capacity Building team,  inspiring change through the development of professional capital in 1000+ schools in 7 countries (Australia, Canada, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States and Uruguay). Joanne has a coherent, grounded, innovative perspective of change. She has worked and led at every […]

Podcast – Alan November

We’re really pleased to be able to bring to you our NPDLConnect Podcast series. Over time, we will feature a variety of Thought Leaders and practitioners from across the globe. Our aim is to provoke and challenge your thinking, and inform and support your leadership at classroom, school and district levels, and address both  myths and […]