On this episode of the podcast I interview Peter Harrington, co-founder of Simventure. Peter brings his unique and insightful perspective to education and all things learning from his time both as a student and a successful entrepreneur and entrepreneurship teacher in the higher education space. We learn how he went from failing his A-levels to hoping to be a primary school teacher, and how one teacher’s experiential and relational approach changed his life and became the basis of his work. All that and a snake in a box—coming up!

Resource Links:

Simventure - Peter’s Company

A blog post by Peter with a bit more about Ramano Zavaroni
York St. John University
Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
Dr. Francis Frei TED - How to Build (and rebuild) Trust
Glean Note-taking Software

Today on the show we bring you an interview with Neil Cooperman, a math teacher from New Jersey with over 50 years of experience. Neil is one of the most experienced teachers I’ve ever spoken to, but it is clear from our conversation that his passion for education hasn’t dimmed, and the wisdom he has gained over his many years of classroom service holds value for us all.

Listen as he shares stories of his career’s brightest moments, his AC/DC method of ensuring that classrooms foster critical thinking through inquiry and discovery, and his simple but ingenious popcorn strategy for gauging and managing student response and discussion during lessons—and much more! Here’s episode 13, with Neil Cooperman.

Connect with Neil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-cooperman-79974817/

Resources mentioned on this episode -

• Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design
• Desmos math learning software

Today I bring you a conversation that I recorded with Ashley Sawyer back in February. Ashley is a 3rd grade teacher at Saigon South International School* in Vietnam, and I just had a blast talking with her. We talk about some of the effects of Covid learning loss, the joys of a multicultural classroom, how to set proper priorities and boundaries as a teacher, facilitating “togetherness” in our learning environment, and more! You won’t want to miss it! Here’s episode 12, with Ashley Sawyer.

*Ashley was employed at SSIS at the time of recording, but has since moved to a new teaching position.

Ashley's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-sawyer-129206252/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Flipgrid: https://info.flip.com/en-us.html
• Marco Polo: https://www.marcopolo.me/